OreOrbit Dependency Index · monthly snapshot
February 2026: 24%
China supplied 24% of the EU's imports of the ten critical minerals behind Europe's defence industry in February 2026, according to the OreOrbit Dependency Index (Bohemia Defense), against 34% a year earlier.
By mineral
- Rare earths87%
- Tungsten56%
- Graphite50%
- Cobalt26%
- Antimony14%
- Lithium7%
- Titanium4%
- Nickel1%
- Gallium0%
- Germanium0%
China's share of the value of extra-EU imports, all tracked products per mineral. Source: Eurostat Comext, via OreOrbit.