OreOrbit Dependency Index · monthly snapshot
January 2026: 39%
China supplied 39% of the EU's imports of the ten critical minerals behind Europe's defence industry in January 2026, according to the OreOrbit Dependency Index (Bohemia Defense), against 43% a year earlier.
By mineral
- Rare earths86%
- Gallium80%
- Tungsten64%
- Graphite55%
- Cobalt38%
- Germanium29%
- Lithium24%
- Antimony4%
- Titanium3%
- Nickel3%
China's share of the value of extra-EU imports, all tracked products per mineral. Source: Eurostat Comext, via OreOrbit.