Critical minerals for which U.S. net import reliance was 100% in 2025.
The United States was fully reliant on net imports for 13 critical mineral commodities in 2025. The list combines the 100% net-import-reliance commodities in Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026 with the final 2025 United States critical-minerals list. The set includes gallium, natural graphite, manganese, niobium and tantalum. It also includes arsenic, cesium, fluorspar, indium, rubidium, scandium, titanium sponge metal and yttrium.
| Rank | Entry | Value | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenic | 100% | 2025 |
| 2 | Cesium | 100% | 2025 |
| 3 | Fluorspar | 100% | 2025 |
| 4 | Gallium | 100% | 2025 |
| 5 | Natural graphite | 100% | 2025 |
| 6 | Indium | 100% | 2025 |
| 7 | Manganese | 100% | 2025 |
| 8 | Niobium | 100% | 2025 |
| 9 | Rubidium | 100% | 2025 |
| 10 | Scandium | 100% | 2025 |
| 11 | Tantalum | 100% | 2025 |
| 12 | Titanium sponge metal | 100% | 2025 |
| 13 | Yttrium | 100% | 2025 |
Source 1: U.S. net import reliance by mineral commodity, 2025
Publisher: United States Geological Survey
Dataset/table: U.S. net import reliance by mineral commodity, 2025
Source 2: Final 2025 critical-minerals list
Publisher: United States Department of the Interior
Dataset/table: Final 2025 critical-minerals list
Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026 lists 16 mineral commodities at 100 percent net import reliance. The 13-item public set retains only commodities also included in the final 2025 federal critical-minerals list.
The 100-percent net-import-reliance commodities in Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026 were matched against the final 2025 critical-minerals list, and only exact commodity matches were retained.
The reliance status and critical-list status refer to the same 2025 federal policy frame, with the 2026 USGS edition reporting the 2025 reliance values.
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