OreOrbit Dependency Index · monthly snapshot
October 2025: 24%
China supplied 24% of the EU's imports of the ten critical minerals behind Europe's defence industry in October 2025, according to the OreOrbit Dependency Index (Bohemia Defense).
By mineral
- Rare earths87%
- Graphite74%
- Cobalt26%
- Gallium18%
- Tungsten10%
- Germanium8%
- Lithium8%
- Titanium2%
- Nickel2%
- Antimony1%
China's share of the value of extra-EU imports, all tracked products per mineral. Source: Eurostat Comext, via OreOrbit.