Critical Materials Atlas
Reference · by country

Dependency by country

Where each major economy sources its critical materials — and how exposed it is. The import-vulnerability index (0–100) value-weights each material’s supply-risk by how concentrated the country’s sourcing of it is. Ranked most-exposed first.

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The index measures the vulnerability of a country's sourcing — risky materials bought from few suppliers — not its economic size or systemic importance. A small economy buying from single suppliers can therefore rank above a large, diversified one.

🇲🇰 Macedonia [FYROM] 31
vulnerability 31/100 · 23 materials · $1.1B · China-led 5
🇲🇽 Mexico 25
vulnerability 25/100 · 31 materials · $2.6B · China-led 6
🇺🇸 United States 19
vulnerability 19/100 · 32 materials · $17.9B · China-led 4
🇧🇪 Belgium 19
vulnerability 19/100 · 31 materials · $2.3B · China-led 3
🇨🇦 Canada 18
vulnerability 18/100 · 32 materials · $2.0B · China-led 8
🇯🇵 Japan 17
vulnerability 17/100 · 32 materials · $30.7B · China-led 14
🇮🇳 India 17
vulnerability 17/100 · 32 materials · $14.2B · China-led 10
🇳🇱 Netherlands 17
vulnerability 17/100 · 32 materials · $6.6B · China-led 7
🇫🇷 France 17
vulnerability 17/100 · 32 materials · $4.3B · China-led 3
🇧🇷 Brazil 16
vulnerability 16/100 · 32 materials · $6.6B · China-led 6
🇻🇳 Vietnam 16
vulnerability 16/100 · 30 materials · $5.6B · China-led 9
🇬🇧 United Kingdom 15
vulnerability 15/100 · 32 materials · $3.2B · China-led 11
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia 15
vulnerability 15/100 · 28 materials · $1.7B · China-led 9
🇪🇬 Egypt 15
vulnerability 15/100 · 30 materials · $1.8B · China-led 12
🇪🇸 Spain 15
vulnerability 15/100 · 32 materials · $2.8B · China-led 8
🇲🇾 Malaysia 14
vulnerability 14/100 · 31 materials · $4.6B · China-led 10
🇵🇱 Poland 14
vulnerability 14/100 · 32 materials · $1.9B · China-led 5
🇨🇳 China 14
vulnerability 14/100 · 32 materials · $90.5B
🇮🇩 Indonesia 14
vulnerability 14/100 · 32 materials · $3.8B · China-led 12
🇨🇭 Switzerland 13
vulnerability 13/100 · 32 materials · $3.5B · China-led 4
🇹🇷 Turkey 12
vulnerability 12/100 · 31 materials · $8.3B · China-led 7
🇰🇷 South Korea 12
vulnerability 12/100 · 32 materials · $19.7B · China-led 15
🇩🇪 Germany 11
vulnerability 11/100 · 32 materials · $12.5B · China-led 5
🇹🇭 Thailand 11
vulnerability 11/100 · 32 materials · $4.4B · China-led 14
🇸🇪 Sweden 11
vulnerability 11/100 · 32 materials · $2.0B · China-led 2
🇮🇹 Italy 9
vulnerability 9/100 · 32 materials · $7.8B · China-led 2