OreOrbit Dependency Index · monthly snapshot
March 2026: 39%
China supplied 39% of the EU's imports of the ten critical minerals behind Europe's defence industry in March 2026, according to the OreOrbit Dependency Index (Bohemia Defense), against 42% a year earlier.
By mineral
- Gallium95%
- Rare earths78%
- Germanium68%
- Graphite59%
- Tungsten39%
- Cobalt28%
- Lithium10%
- Titanium4%
- Antimony3%
- Nickel2%
China's share of the value of extra-EU imports, all tracked products per mineral. Source: Eurostat Comext, via OreOrbit.