BRICS is an association of five major countries including 🇧🇷 Brazil, 🇷🇺 Russia, 🇮🇳 India, 🇨🇳 China, and 🇿🇦 South Africa.
On Aug. 24, 2023, BRICS announced that it would formally accept six new members at the start of 2024: 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia, 🇮🇷 Iran, 🇪🇹 Ethiopia, 🇪🇬 Egypt, 🇦🇷 Argentina, and 🇦🇪 UAE.
BRICS+:Share of global population: 46.0%
Share of global GDP: 29.3%
Share of global oil production: 43.1%
Share of global exports: 25.1%
BRICS 🇧🇷🇷🇺🇮🇳🇨🇳🇿🇦 + 🇦🇷🇪🇬🇮🇷🇦🇪🇸🇦🇪🇹
💵 23% of Exports
🪖 34% of Military Man Power
🔥 35% of Natural Gas Production
🌽 40% of Corn
⚫️ 40% of Coal Reserves
⛏️ 45% of Iron Ore Production
🚗 46% of Vehicle Production
🔩 48% of Titanium Production
🌾 52% of Wheat
◻️ 53% of Sugar
🍙 60 % of Rice
☁️ 60% of Cotton
⚫️ 65% of Coal Production
🧑🌾 65% of Agricultural Workforce
🪦 68% of Cement Production
⚙️ 69% of Steel Production
🍎 72% of Apple