BRICS group set for expanded summit

The BRICS summit to be held in Kazan, Russia, will be the first to bring together original members – Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa – as well as newly inducted nations


BRICS members
Invited to join but has not officially accepted membership
Applied for or seeking membership

Brazil
Egypt
Ethiopia
South Africa
Iran
UAE
Saudi Arabia
India
Russia
China


GLOBAL SHARE OF BRICS GROUP (Including Saudi Arabia)

India: 18.1%	China: 17.7%	45.9% of population (2023)

China: 17.8%	27.0% of GDP (2023)

Russia: 12.0% 	Saudi Arabia: 11.8%	42.5% of oil production (2023)

China: 14.4%	24.8% of exports of goods (2022)*

*Merchandise trade only


Sources: Energy Institute Statistical Review of World Energy, New Indian Express,
World Bank, World Trade Organisation, World Population Review 
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