Charted: How BRICS Stacks Up Against the G7 Economies

Charted: How BRICS Stacks Up Against the G7 Economies

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The BRICS sphere is growing, adding five new members and eight new “partner” countries in the last year.

How does this new emerging geopolitical block compare to the current leaders in economic and political power?

This chart shows how BRICS stacks up against the the G7 by tracking the combined share of the world economy of each block in 2025.

All data is sourced from the International Monetary Fund, last updated in October 2024. The share was calculated from nominal GDP forecasts measured in current USD. Figures are rounded.

BRICS Vs G7: Share of the World Economy

With 10 members, the BRICS+ bloc accounts for around 29% of the global economy in 2025, which is still dominated by the G7.

Country	Group	GDP 2025 (USD Billions)
🇺🇸 U.S.	G7	$30,337
🇩🇪 Germany	G7	$4,922
🇯🇵 Japan	G7	$4,389
🇬🇧 UK	G7	$3,730
🇫🇷 France	G7	$3,283
🇨🇦 Canada	G7	$2,330
🇮🇹 Italy	G7	$2,460
🇨🇳 China	BRICS	$19,535
🇮🇳 India	BRICS	$4,272
🇧🇷 Brazil	BRICS	$2,307
🇷🇺 Russia	BRICS	$2,196
🇮🇩 Indonesia	BRICS+	$1,493
🇦🇪 UAE	BRICS+	$569
🇮🇷 Iran	BRICS+	$464
🇿🇦 South Africa	BRICS	$418
🇪🇬 Egypt	BRICS+	$346
🇪🇹 Ethiopia	BRICS+	$121
🇹🇭 Thailand	BRICS+ Partners	$545
🇲🇾 Malaysia	BRICS+ Partners	$488
🇰🇿 Kazakhstan	BRICS+ Partners	$307
🇺🇿 Uzbekistan	BRICS+ Partners	$127
🇨🇺 Cuba	BRICS+ Partners	$107
🇧🇾 Belarus	BRICS+ Partners	$77
🇺🇬 Uganda	BRICS+ Partners	$63
🇧🇴 Bolivia	BRICS+ Partners	$51
🌍 RoW	ROW	$30,557
World	N/A	$115,494

Note: The original name from BRICS came from the initials of its founding members. The larger group with all 10 members is referred to as BRICS+ in this article since no new name has been announced yet.

A quick refresher on who/what BRICS is.

The BRICS acronym initially started as a way to signal investment opportunities in fast-growing economies in the 2000s.

Since then, the five founding members (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa) have tried to create a platform supporting a multipolar world. They’ve prioritized creating global institutions to parallel those funded by primarily G7 countries.

There’s also been talk of BRICS countries establishing a shared currency for trade, abandoning the dollar.

A huge benefit of not using the dollar would be a way to avoid financial sanctions currently curtailing global trade with at least two countries in the bloc—Russia and Iran.

However, a new BRICS currency is unlikely due to the vastly different economic structures of the involved countries. On the other hand, more intra-bloc trade may happen in national currencies.

For example, India has already used its currency (rupees) to buy crude oil from the UAE.

The Geopolitics at Play with a BRICS Invitation

The pitch to join BRICS founding members has been met with mixed results on the world stage. Some countries have jumped on board: including the UAE, Iran, Egypt, Ethiopia, and most recently: Indonesia.

Others have taken a more cautious approach, choosing instead to be a “partner” nation, one step below a full member.

BRICS Founders	BRICS+ New Members	BRICS+ Partners	Invited to Join BRICS+
🇧🇷 Brazil	🇦🇪 UAE	🇧🇾 Belarus	🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia (Pending)
🇷🇺 Russia	🇮🇷 Iran	🇧🇴 Bolivia	🇦🇷 Argentina (Rejected)
🇮🇳 India	🇪🇬 Egypt	🇨🇺 Cuba	N/A
🇨🇳 China	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	🇰🇿 Kazakhstan	N/A
🇿🇦 South Africa	🇮🇩 Indonesia	🇲🇾 Malaysia	N/A
N/A	N/A	🇹🇭 Thailand	N/A
N/A	N/A	🇺🇬 Uganda	N/A
N/A	N/A	🇺🇿 Uzbekistan	N/A

Their caution is not unwarranted. Some, like Vietnam, rely heavily on U.S. trade and would not look to anger their largest export market.

Another key U.S. ally, Saudi Arabia, received an invitation to join BRICS, but has not yet responded. Argentina’s Javier Milei flat out refused to join, wanting closer relations with America.

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Wondering how just the founding members of BRICS do against the G7? Check out G7 Vs BRICS: Share of the World Economy for breakdown from 1980.