OreOrbit Dependency Index · monthly snapshot
June 2026: 32%
China supplied 32% of the EU's imports of the ten critical minerals behind Europe's defence industry in June 2026, according to the OreOrbit Dependency Index (Bohemia Defense), against 29% a year earlier.
By mineral
- Rare earths81%
- Tungsten56%
- Graphite54%
- Lithium39%
- Germanium35%
- Cobalt31%
- Gallium8%
- Antimony6%
- Titanium4%
- Nickel2%
China's share of the value of extra-EU imports, all tracked products per mineral. Source: Eurostat Comext, via OreOrbit.