by BEN NORTON
BRICS keeps expanding, adding partner countries in January 2025, after admitting new members in 2024. It now makes up roughly half of the global population and more than 41% of world GDP (PPP). It’s an economic powerhouse, with top producers of key commodities like oil, gas, grains, meat, and minerals.
Indonesia was admitted as a full member of BRICS on January 6, 2025. This was announced just two weeks after Russia had revealed that Indonesia was one of nine countries that were added as BRICS “partners”.
This means that BRICS now has 10 full members, consisting of the following:
- Brazil
- Russia
- India
- China
- South Africa
- Egypt
- Ethiopia
- Indonesia
- Iran
- United Arab Emirates
Joining the 10 BRICS members are eight partner countries that are on the path to full membership. These are:
- Belarus
- Bolivia
- Cuba
- Kazakhstan
- Malaysia
- Thailand
- Uganda
- Uzbekistan
The following is an updated map showing the members and partners of BRICS, as of January 7, 2025:
Original article (December 25, 2024):
BRICS, the Global South-led forum for economic cooperation, continues to grow in influence, as its seeks to de-dollarize and transform the international monetary and financial system.
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The group is an economic powerhouse, including top producers of key commodities like oil, gas, grains, meat, and minerals.
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