OreOrbit Dependency Index · monthly snapshot
August 2026: 32%
China supplied 32% of the EU's imports of the ten critical minerals behind Europe's defence industry in August 2026, according to the OreOrbit Dependency Index (Bohemia Defense), against 29% a year earlier.
By mineral
- Rare earths84%
- Graphite60%
- Germanium59%
- Tungsten43%
- Lithium32%
- Cobalt27%
- Antimony8%
- Gallium7%
- Titanium4%
- Nickel1%
China's share of the value of extra-EU imports, all tracked products per mineral. Source: Eurostat Comext, via OreOrbit.