BRICS
AbbreviationBRICS
Named afterFounder member states' initials (in English)
PredecessorBRIC (informal)
Founded atYekaterinburg, Russia
(1st BRIC summit)
TypeIntergovernmental organization
PurposePolitical and economical
FieldsInternational politics
Membership
10 members
FundingMember states
Websitehttps://brics2023.gov.za/

BRICS is an intergovernmental organization comprising Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. Originally identified to highlight investment opportunities,[1] the grouping evolved into a cohesive geopolitical bloc, with their governments meeting annually at formal summits and coordinating multilateral policies since 2009. Bilateral relations among BRICS are conducted mainly on the basis of non-interference, equality, and mutual benefit.[2]

The founding countries of Brazil, Russia, India, and China held the first summit in Yekaterinburg in 2009, with South Africa joining the bloc a year later.[3][4] Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates joined the organization on 1 January 2024.[5][6]

Combined, the BRICS members encompass about 30% of the world's land surface and 45% of the global population.[lower-alpha 1] Brazil, Russia, India, and China are among the world's ten largest countries by population, area, and GDP (PPP). All five initial member states are members of the G20, with a combined nominal GDP of US$28 trillion (about 27% of the gross world product), a total GDP (PPP) of around US$57 trillion (33% of global GDP PPP), and an estimated US$4.5 trillion in combined foreign reserves (as of 2018).[8][9]

The BRICS countries are considered the foremost geopolitical rival to the G7 bloc of leading advanced economies, implementing competing initiatives such as the New Development Bank, the BRICS Contingent Reserve Arrangement, the BRICS payment system, the BRICS Joint Statistical Publication and the BRICS basket reserve currency.

BRICS has received both praise[10][11][12][13] and criticism[14][15][16] from numerous commentators.

History

Founding

The term BRIC was originally developed in the context of foreign investment strategies. It was introduced in the 2001 publication, Building Better Global Economic BRICs by then-chairman of Goldman Sachs Asset Management, Jim O'Neill.[17][18]

The foreign ministers of the initial four BRIC General states (Brazil, Russia, India, and China) met in New York City in September 2006 at the margins of the General Debate of the UN Assembly, beginning a series of high-level meetings.[19] A full-scale diplomatic meeting was held in Yekaterinburg, Russia, on 16 June 2009.[20]

The BRIC grouping's 1st formal summit, also held in Yekaterinburg, commenced on 16 June 2009,[21] with Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Dmitry Medvedev, Manmohan Singh, and Hu Jintao, the respective leaders of Brazil, Russia, India, and China, all attending.[22] The summit's focus was on improving the global economic situation and reforming financial institutions, and discussed how the 4 countries could better co-operate in the future.[21][22] There was further discussion of ways that developing countries, such as 3/4 of the BRIC members, could become more involved in global affairs.[22]

In the aftermath of the 2009 Yekaterinburg summit, the BRIC nations announced the need for a new global reserve currency, which would have to be "diverse, stable and predictable."[23] Although the statement that was released did not directly criticize the perceived "dominance" of the US dollar – something that Russia had criticized in the past – it did spark a fall in the value of the dollar against other major currencies.[24]

2010 expansion

In 2010, South Africa began efforts to join the BRIC grouping, and the process for its formal admission began in August of that year.[25] South Africa officially became a member nation on 24 December 2010, after being formally invited by China to join[26] and subsequently accepted by other BRIC countries.[25] The group was renamed BRICS – with the "S" standing for South Africa – to reflect the group's expanded membership.[27] In April 2011, the President of South Africa, Jacob Zuma, attended the 2011 BRICS summit in Sanya, China, as a full member.[28][29][30]

New Development Bank

Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro and Russian president Vladimir Putin during the BRICS in Brasília, Brazil.

In June 2012, the BRICS nations pledged $75 billion to boost the lending power of the International Monetary Fund (IMF). However, this loan was conditional on IMF voting reforms.[31] In March 2013, during the fifth BRICS summit in Durban, the member countries agreed to create a global financial institution to cooperate with the western-dominated IMF and World Bank.[32] They planned to set up this New Development Bank by 2014.[33] However, disputes relating to burden sharing and location slowed down the agreements.

BRICS Tower headquarters in Shanghai

At the BRICS leaders meeting in St Petersburg in September 2013, China committed $41 billion towards the pool; Brazil, India, and Russia $18 billion each; and South Africa $5 billion. China, who held the world's largest foreign exchange reserves and contributes the bulk of the currency pool, wanted a more significant managing role. China also wanted to be the location of the reserve.[34] In October 2013, Russia's Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said that creating a $100 billion in funds designated to steady currency markets would be taken in early 2014. The Brazilian finance minister, Guido Mantega, confirmed that the fund would be created by March 2014.[35] However, by April 2014, the currency reserve pool and development bank had yet to be set up, and the date was rescheduled to 2015.[36] One driver for the BRICS development bank is that the existing institutions primarily benefit extra-BRICS corporations, and the political significance is notable because it allows BRICS member states "to promote their interests abroad... and can highlight the strengthening positions of countries whose opinion is frequently ignored by their developed American and European colleagues."

New Development Bank's logo.

In July 2014, during the sixth BRICS summit in Fortaleza, the BRICS signed the document to create the US$100 billion New Development Bank (formerly known as the "BRICS Development Bank") and a reserve currency pool worth over another US$100 billion. Documents on cooperation between BRICS export credit agencies and an agreement of cooperation on innovation were also inked. The Fortaleza summit was followed by a BRICS meeting with the Union of South American Nations presidents in Brasilia.[37]

Other initiatives

Since 2011, the National Institutes of Statistics of the BRICS group of countries (IBGE, Rosstat, the National Bureau of Statistics of China, the Central Statistics Office (India) and Statistics South Africa) produce an annual joint statistical publication in order to put statistical production in perspective, compare adopted methodologies and statistical results. The publication serves as single data platform for the mutual benefit of participating countries.

Since 2012, the BRICS group of countries have been planning an optical fibre submarine communications cable system to carry telecommunications between the BRICS countries, known as the BRICS Cable.[38] Part of the motivation for the project was the spying of the U.S. National Security Agency on all telecommunications that flowed in and out of United States territory.[39] As of 2023, construction of the proposed cable network has not started.

After the 2015 summit, the respective communications ministers, under a Russian proposal, had a first summit for their ministries in Moscow in October where the host minister, Nikolai Nikiforov, proposed an initiative to further tighten their information technology sectors and challenge the monopoly of the United States in the sector.

In August 2019, the communications ministers of the BRICS countries signed a letter of intent to cooperate in the Information and Communication Technology sector. This agreement was signed in the fifth edition of meeting of communication ministers of countries member of the group[40] held in Brasília, Brazil.

Meeting of BRICS foreign ministers on 22 September 2022

The New Development Bank plans on giving out $15 billion to member states to help their struggling economies. Member countries are hoping for a smooth comeback and a continuation of economic trade pre-COVID-19. The 2020 BRICS summit was held virtually in St. Petersburg, Russia and discussed how to handle the COVID-19 pandemic and how to fix the multilateral system via reforms.[41] During the 13th BRICS summit, in 2021, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi called for a transparent investigation into the origins of COVID-19 under the World Health Organization with the full cooperation of "all countries", and Chinese leader Xi Jinping spoke directly afterwards, calling on BRICS countries to "oppose politicisation" of the process.[42]

In May 2023, South Africa announced that they would be giving diplomatic immunity to Vladimir Putin and other Russian officials so that they could attend the 15th BRICS Summit despite the ICC arrest warrant for Putin.[43][44] In July 2023, the Russian president announced that he will not personally attend the BRICS summit in Johannesburg on 22–24 August despite good relations with the South African government. Russian news channels noted that Putin will remotely participate online in all BRICS leaders’ sessions, including its Business Forum, and also deliver his remarks virtually.[45]

2024 expansion

In August 2023, at the 15th BRICS Summit, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa announced that 6 emerging market group countries (Argentina, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates) had been invited to join the bloc. Full membership was scheduled to take effect on 1 January 2024.[46][47][48] However, the Argentine general election in November 2023 led to a change in president to Javier Milei, who had committed to withdraw the country's membership application.[49] On 30 November 2023, incoming Foreign Minister of Argentina Diana Mondino confirmed that Argentina will not join the BRICS.[50] On 29 December 2023 the Government of Argentina sent a letter to all BRICS leaders to officially announce its withdrawal from the application process.[51]

The aim of latest expansion is touted as part of a plan to build a multipolar world order that puts weight to hitherto subdued voices of the Global South and brings them to the centre of the world agenda.[52]

Summits

The grouping has held annual summits since 2009, with member countries taking turns to host. Prior to South Africa's admission, two BRIC summits were held, in 2009 and 2010. The first five-member BRICS summit was held in 2011. The most recent BRICS leaders' summit took place virtually on 23 June 2022 hosted by China.[53][54] India hosted the BRICS 2021 summit in New Delhi and, amid tensions with China, Chinese leader Xi Jinping had made a soft move by supporting India's Chairmanship in 2021.[55]

Sr. No.Date(s)Host countryHost leaderLocationNotes
1st16 June 2009 RussiaDmitry MedvedevYekaterinburg (Sevastianov's House)The summit was to discuss the global recession taking place at the time, future cooperation among states, and trade. Some of the specific topics discussed were food, trade, climate trade, and security for the members. They called out for a more influential voice and representation for up-and-coming markets. Note at the time South Africa was not yet admitted to the BRICS organization at the time.[56]
2nd15 April 2010 BrazilLuiz Inácio Lula da SilvaBrasília (Itamaraty Palace)Guests: Jacob Zuma (President of South Africa) and Riyad al-Maliki (Foreign Minister of the Palestinian National Authority). The second summit continued on the conversation of the global recession and how to recover. They had a conversation on the IMF, climate change, and more ways to form cooperation among states.[56]
3rd14 April 2011 ChinaHu JintaoSanya (Sheraton Sanya Resort)First summit to include South Africa alongside the original BRIC countries. The third summit had members debating on the global and internal economies of countries.[56]
4th29 March 2012 IndiaManmohan SinghNew Delhi (Taj Mahal Hotel)The BRICS Cable announced an optical fibre submarine communications cable system that carries telecommunications between the BRICS countries. The fourth summit discussed how the organization could prosper from the global recession and how they could take advantage of that to help their economies. BRICS had the intention of improving their global power and providing adequate development for their state.[57]
5th26–27 March 2013 South AfricaJacob ZumaDurban (Durban ICC)The fifth summit discusses the New Development Bank proposition and Contingent Reserve Agreement. BRICS also announced the Business Council and its Think Tank Council.[57]
6th14–17 July 2014 BrazilDilma RousseffFortaleza (Centro de Eventos do Ceará)[58]BRICS New Development Bank and BRICS Contingent Reserve Arrangement agreements signed.[59] The members of BRICS conversed with each other about political coordination, development, and economic growth. They established the Fortaleza Declaration and Action Plan.[60]
7th8–9 July 2015 RussiaVladimir PutinUfa (Congress Hall)[61]Joint summit with SCO-EAEU. The seventh summit discussed global, economic problems, and better ways to foster cooperation among member states.[60]
8th15–16 October 2016 IndiaNarendra ModiBenaulim (Taj Exotica)Joint summit with BIMSTEC. The eighth BRICS summit debated on topics like counter-terrorism, economies, and climate change. BRICS also issued the Goa Declaration and Action Plan, hoping to harden their relationships.[62]
9th3–5 September 2017 ChinaXi JinpingXiamen (Xiamen International Conference Center)Joint summit with EMDCD. The ninth summit was an event that talked about a bright future for BRICS and what their goals intend to be. They still covered and debated international and regional issues with one another; hopeful to keep moving forward.[62]
10th25–27 July 2018 South AfricaCyril RamaphosaJohannesburg (Sandton Convention Centre)The tenth summit had the members discuss their rising industries. Hoping they can cut a bigger slice of the industry market.
11th13–14 November 2019 BrazilJair BolsonaroBrasília (Itamaraty Palace)[55]The eleventh summit discussed advancements in the BRICS's science and innovation fields. Primarily trying to advance technology and digital currency. They made mutual agreements to help stop drug trafficking and organized crime; both internationally and internally
12th21–23 July 2020 (postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic)[63]
17 November 2020 (video conference)[64]		 RussiaVladimir PutinSaint Petersburg[65]Joint summit with SCO. Discussing a mutual agreement on helping BRICS member countries to help foster better living standards and quality of life for each country's people. Plans on focusing on peace, economies, and cultural societal issues.[66]
13th9 September 2021 (video conference) IndiaNarendra ModiNew DelhiBRICS Games 2021[67]
14th23 June 2022 (video conference) ChinaXi JinpingBeijingA major development on the summit was creation of a new, basket type reserve currency. The currency, which is challenging US dollar, combines BRICS currencies and is backed by precious metals.
15th22–24 August 2023 South AfricaCyril RamaphosaJohannesburg (Sandton Convention Centre)Argentina, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates were invited to join the bloc. Full membership took effect on 1 January 2024.[47][48] On December 29, 2023, the Government of Argentina sent a letter to all BRICS leaders officially declining the invitation to join the bloc.[51]
16thOctober 2024 RussiaTBDKazan[68]

Member states

FlagCountry
Capital
Area
(km2)
Population
(2016)
Density
(/km2)
GDP per cap.
(PPP)[69]		HDI[62][70]Currency
Official languagesLeadersAccession
Brazil
Federative Republic of Brazil		Brasília8,515,767203,062,5122518,6860.754Brazilian real (R$)
(BRL)		Portuguese
also see Languages of Brazil		Head of State: Luiz Inácio Lula da SilvaSeptember 2006
Russia
Russian Federation		Moscow17,075,400146,519,7598.324,4490.798Russian rouble (₽)
(RUB)		Russian
also see Languages of Russia		Head of State: Vladimir Putin
Head of Government: Mikhail Mishustin		September 2006
India
Republic of India		New Delhi3,287,2401,284,480,000364.410,4840.640Indian rupee (₹)
(INR)		Hindi (Devanagari script)&, English .
Also see Languages of India		Head of State: Droupadi Murmu
Head of Government: Narendra Modi		September 2006
China[lower-alpha 2]
People's Republic of China		Beijing9,640,011[lower-alpha 3]1,374,820,000139.621,2240.727Renminbi (Chinese yuan, ¥)
(CNY)		Standard Chinese[71]
written in simplified characters[71]
see also languages of China		Head of State: Xi Jinping
Head of Government: Li Qiang		September 2006
South Africa
Republic of South Africa		Pretoria (executive)
Cape Town (legislative)
Bloemfontein (judicial)		1,221,03758,048,33242.416,0900.713South African rand (R)
(ZAR)		12 languagesHead of State: Cyril Ramaphosa24 December 2010
Egypt
Arab Republic of Egypt		Cairo1,010,408105,231,000103.5616,9800.731Egyptian pound (LE)
(EGP)		ArabicHead of State: Abdel Fattah el-Sisi
Head of Government: Moustafa Madbouly		1 January 2024
Ethiopia
Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia		Addis Ababa1,104,300105,163,98892.73,7240.498Ethiopian birr (BR)
(ETB)		Afar
Amharic
Oromo
Somali
Tigrinya		Head of State: Sahle-Work Zewde
Head of Government: Abiy Ahmed		1 January 2024
Iran
Islamic Republic of Iran		Tehran1,648,19579,011,70048.017,4430.766Iranian rial (Rl)
(IRR)		PersianHead of State:
Ali Khamenei
Head of Government: Ebrahim Raisi		1 January 2024
Saudi Arabia
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia		Riyadh2,149,69038,401,0001567,0190.875Saudi riyal (SR) (SAR)ArabicHead of State: Salman
Head of Government: Mohammed bin Salman		1 January 2024
United Arab EmiratesAbu Dhabi83,6004,106,42712178,2550.911UAE dirham (AED)ArabicHead of State: Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan
Head of Government: Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum		1 January 2024
Map key:
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  Applicant
  Openly considering applying

Application and expansion process

While there is currently no formal application process to join BRICS, any hopeful government must receive the unanimous backing of all member states to receive an invitation. It was not until the early 2020s that discussions regarding allowing new states to join the club were widely held. Leaders and senior diplomats from the participating members began to discuss the prospect of adding additional members to the organization at that point.[72][73][74]

In August 2023, at the 15th BRICS Summit, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa announced that Argentina, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates had been invited to join the organisation on 1 January 2024.[47][48]

On 30 December 2023, the new government of Argentina, which formally submitted an application for BRICS membership under Alberto Fernández's government in 2022, officially declined the offer to join the bloc due to the new government's different foreign policy.[50][75]

On 1 January 2024, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates officially joined the bloc.

Countries that have applied for membership

A total of 15 countries[76] have formally applied to join BRICS, listed as follows:[77]

Potential candidates

In addition, Afghanistan,[72] Angola,[85] Comoros, DR Congo, Gabon, Guinea-Bissau,[86] Libya, Myanmar,[87] Nicaragua,[88] South Sudan, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, Somalia, Uganda, and Zimbabwe have expressed interest in membership of BRICS.[89]

Financial architecture

The New Development Bank (NDB) is based in Shanghai.
The New Development Bank (NDB) and Contingent Reserve Arrangement (CRA) were signed into treaty at the 2014 BRICS summit in Brazil.
Equal distribution of shares between the shareholders of the NDB.

The financial architecture of BRICS is made of the New Development Bank (NDB) and the Contingent Reserve Arrangement (CRA). These components were signed into treaty in 2014 and became active in 2015.

New Development Bank

The New Development Bank (NDB), formally referred to as the BRICS Development Bank,[90] is a multilateral development bank operated by the five BRICS states. The bank's primary focus of lending is infrastructure projects[91][92] with authorized lending of up to $34 billion annually.[92] South Africa hosts the African headquarters of the bank.[93] The bank has a starting capital of $50 billion, with wealth increased to $100 billion over time.[94] Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa initially contributed $10 billion each to bring the total to $50 billion.[93][94] As of 2020, it had 53 projects under way worth around $15 billion.[95]

In 2021, Bangladesh, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates and Uruguay joined the NDB.[96]

BRICS Contingent Reserve Arrangement

The BRICS Contingent Reserve Arrangement (CRA) is a framework for providing protection against global liquidity pressures.[91][94][97] This includes currency issues where members' national currencies are being adversely affected by global financial pressures.[91][97] Emerging economies that experienced rapid economic liberalization went through increased economic volatility, bringing an uncertain macroeconomic environment.[98] The CRA competes with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Along with the New Development Bank, it is an example of increasing South-South cooperation.[91] It was established in 2015 by the BRICS countries. The legal basis is formed by the Treaty for the Establishment of a BRICS Contingent Reserve Arrangement, signed in Fortaleza in July 2014. With its inaugural meetings of the BRICS CRA Governing Council and Standing Committee, held on 4 September 2015, in Ankara, Turkey[99] it entered into force upon ratification by all BRICS states, announced at the 7th BRICS summit in July 2015.

BRICS payment system

At the 2015 BRICS summit in Russia, ministers from the BRICS states initiated consultations for a payment system that would be an alternative to the SWIFT system. The stated goal was to initially move to settlements in national currencies.[100] The Central Bank of Russia highlighted the main benefits as backup and redundancy in case there were disruptions to the SWIFT system.[101]

China also launched its own alternative to SWIFT: the Cross-Border Interbank Payment System, which enables financial institutions worldwide to send and receive information about financial transactions.[102] India also has its alternative Structured Financial Messaging System (SFMS), as do Russia SPFS and Brazil Pix.

Potential common currency

BRICS countries committed to study the feasibility of a new common currency or similar, at the 2023 BRICS summit in South Africa.[103][104][105] Fair and easier international trade as well as a major reduction in costs of transactions would be some of the reasons why the countries could forge a currency union.[106]

Reception

The five leaders of BRICS in Brasília, Brazil, in 2019.
Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro welcoming the BRICS leaders.

In 2012, Hu Jintao, the then General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party and President of China, described the BRICS countries as defenders and promoters of developing countries and a force for world peace.[10] Western analysts have highlighted potential divisions and weaknesses in the grouping, including significant economic instabilities,[107][108][109][110] disagreements among the members over the UN Security Council reform,[111] and India and China's disputes[112] over territorial issues.[11]

On 9 April 2013, Isobel Coleman, director of the Civil Society, Markets, and Democracy Program at the American think tank Council on Foreign Relations, and later U.S. representative to the UN, claimed that the BRICS members share a lack of consensus. They uphold drastically different political systems, from a vibrant democracy in Brazil to entrenched oligarchy in Russia, and their economies are little integrated and are different in size by orders of magnitude. She also claimed that the significant difference in GDP influences the reserves: China accounts for over 41% of the contribution, which in turn leads to its bigger political say within the association.[113]

In 2014, the Indian Marxist author Vijay Prashad raised the limitations of the BRICS as a political and economic "locomotive of the South" because they follow neoliberal policies. They have established neither new counter-balancing institutions nor come up with an alternative ideology. Furthermore, the BRICS project, argues Prashad, has no ability to challenge the primacy of the United States and NATO.[114]

After the 2023 BRICS Summit, Con Coughlin, defence and foreign affairs editor at The Daily Telegraph, claimed "the challenge BRICS presents to the established world order seems destined to failure" and accused the organization of being used by China as a vehicle for expanding its global influence. Coughlin also noted the contradictions within the organization, such as the border dispute between China and India, and called for greater Western engagement with India as part of a new strategic alliance.[16]

A multi-year study at Tufts University found that the "common portrayal of BRICS as a China-dominated group primarily pursuing anti-U.S. agendas is misplaced ... The BRICS countries connect around common development interests and a quest for a multipolar world order in which no single power dominates. Yet BRICS consolidation has turned the group into a potent negotiation force that now challenges Washington's geopolitical and economic goals".[115]

According to Thomas Hill, Atlantic Council, the de-dollarization efforts within BRICS, particularly in North Africa, present a significant challenge to US interests. The inclusion of Egypt and the enthusiasm in Algiers and Tunis suggest that North African states may actively support BRICS's priority of de-dollarization. This poses a threat to the US, as a coordinated de-dollarization effort in the region could diminish American influence and impact existing trade agreements. The expansion of BRICS raises concerns for US policymakers, given the group's commitment to global de-dollarization, which aims to replace the dollar with the "R5" or “the renminbi, ruble, rupee, real, and rand”, or with other multilateral central bank digital currency (CBDC) as the new global currency. This shift could limit the US ability to run deficits and maintain low interest rates. Moreover, de-dollarization would undermine the effectiveness of US sanctions, relying on the SWIFT system, as BRICS seeks alternative financial systems, potentially making SWIFT obsolete.[116]

BRICS Pro Tempore Presidency

The group at each summit elects one of the heads of state of the component countries to serve as President Pro Tempore of the BRICS.
In 2019, the pro tempore presidency was held by the president of Brazil.[117]

The theme of the 11th BRICS summit was "BRICS: economic growth for an innovative future", and the priorities of the Brazilian Pro Tempore Presidency for 2019 are the following – Strengthening of the cooperation in Science, technology and innovation; Enhancement of the cooperation on digital economy; Invigoration of the cooperation on the fight against transnational crime, especially against organized crime, money laundering and drug trafficking; Encouragement to the rapprochement between the New Development Bank (NDB) and the BRICS Business Council.[118]
Currently the new President Pro Tempore is Russia and their goals are: investing into BRICS countries in order to strengthen everyone's economies, cooperating in the energy and environmental industries, helping with young children and coming up with resolutions on migration and peacekeeping.[119]

Current leaders

Current leading highest state representatives:

Member  Brazil  Russia  India  China  South Africa
Image
Name Luiz Inácio Lula da SilvaVladimir PutinNarendra Modi Xi JinpingCyril Ramaphosa
Posi­tion President of BrazilPresident of RussiaPrime Minister of India President of ChinaPresident of South Africa
Member  Egypt  Ethiopia  Iran  Saudi Arabia  United Arab Emirates
Image
Name Abdel Fattah el-SisiAbiy AhmedEbrahim Raisi Mohammed bin SalmanMohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan
Posi­tion President of EgyptPrime Minister of EthiopiaPresident of Iran Crown Prince of Saudi ArabiaPresident of the United Arab Emirates

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ The BRICS have a combined area of 44,300,000 km2 (17,100,000 sq mi) and an estimated total population of about 3.67 billion.[7]
  2. ↑ The sovereignty of China is disputed. Since the conclusion of the Chinese Civil War, the Republic of China on Taiwan still views itself as the continuation of the former Chinese republic, with legitimate sovereignty over mainland China despite no actual control. See: Political status of Taiwan, Retreat of the Republic of China to Taiwan, Four-Stage Theory of the Republic of China, Two Chinas, One-China policy, and Cross-strait relations.
  3. ↑ The actual area under PRC control is 9,596,960.

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