BRICS has expanded to 20 countries โ 10 members and 10 partners โ after adding Vietnam. BRICS+ now makes up 44% of world GDP (PPP) and 56% of the global population. The US failed to divide China and Vietnam in its Second Cold War.
The 10 BRICS members are Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa, Egypt, Ethiopia, Indonesia, Iran, and the United Arab Emirates.
The 10 BRICS partners are Belarus, Bolivia, Cuba, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Nigeria, Thailand, Uganda, Uzbekistan, and Vietnam.
The BRICS 20 have a combined population of 4.45 billion, out of a global population of 8.01 billion in 2025, based on IMF data.^[[1] https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2025/07/04/brics-expansion-population-gdp-vietnam/]