The world’s emerging economies

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Brazil
Russia
India
China
South Africa
Export
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Export to

20.5%

BRICS

WORLD

Brazil
Russia
India
South Africa
Numbers are shown in billion US$
Population
GDP
Brazil
Russia
India
China
South Africa
Rest of World

They’re known as the BRICS, and combined they make up more than two-fifths of the world’s population and over a fifth of global GDP. Hover the labels to see the figures in 2016.

Use our interactive chart to explore what the BRICS economies mean for the world, and what they mean to each other.

Sources: IMF, World Bank