OreOrbit Dependency Index · monthly snapshot
July 2026: 33%
China supplied 33% of the EU's imports of the ten critical minerals behind Europe's defence industry in July 2026, according to the OreOrbit Dependency Index (Bohemia Defense), against 44% a year earlier.
By mineral
- Rare earths87%
- Graphite60%
- Germanium49%
- Tungsten45%
- Cobalt33%
- Lithium30%
- Gallium14%
- Antimony4%
- Nickel4%
- Titanium3%
China's share of the value of extra-EU imports, all tracked products per mineral. Source: Eurostat Comext, via OreOrbit.