OreOrbit Dependency Index · monthly snapshot
May 2026: 37%
China supplied 37% of the EU's imports of the ten critical minerals behind Europe's defence industry in May 2026, according to the OreOrbit Dependency Index (Bohemia Defense), against 28% a year earlier.
By mineral
- Tungsten90%
- Germanium87%
- Rare earths84%
- Graphite60%
- Cobalt26%
- Lithium7%
- Antimony6%
- Nickel5%
- Gallium5%
- Titanium2%
China's share of the value of extra-EU imports, all tracked products per mineral. Source: Eurostat Comext, via OreOrbit.