BRIC countries - Statistics & Facts

The term “BRIC” is an acronym formed with the initial letters of the four major emerging market countries: Brazil, Russia, India, and China. It was coined in 2001 by Jim O’Neill, chief economist at Goldman Sachs, and has been widely used ever since. The four BRIC states hold annual meetings, in which South Africa has also been participating since 2011, prompting the alternative nomenclature “BRICS”. Despite this however, the original term “BRIC countries” remains more commonly used.


The total combined population of the four BRIC states was estimated to constitute around 40 percent of the total global population in 2014. Additionally, the economic development seen in the BRIC countries is posing an ever increasing challenge to the status of the United States as the foremost global economic power. With the GDP in 2015 creeping up to over 16 billion U.S. dollars – almost the same amount the United States generated in the same year –, and quickly increasing growth rates, the possibility is becoming ever more real.

As of now, the GDP per capita in the industrialized countries is still significantly higher than that of the BRIC states. However, the four BRIC countries are estimated to be among, if not the, leading economies by 2050 - the are among the countries with the largest GDP in 2016 already.

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Total population of China

1,374.62m

Total population of Brazil

206.1m
China
Total population of China 1,374.62m Life expectancy at birth in China 75.2yr Median age of the population 36yr China’s GDP 14,839.24bn USD Unemployment rate in China 4.1% Death rate in China (in deaths per 1,000 inhabitants) 7.2 China: National debt (in billion U.S. dollars) 4,323.7bn USD Positive perception of products made in China in Pakistan 69%
Brazil
Total population of Brazil 206.1m Life expectancy at birth in Brazil 74.68yrs Average age of the population in Rio de Janeiro from 1950 to 2015 6.32yr Brazil’s GDP 1,798.62bn USD Unemployment rate in Brazil 11.27% Death rate in Brazil (in deaths per 1,000 inhabitants) 6.16 Brazil: National debt (in billion U.S. dollars) 1,578.15bn USD Positive perception of products made in Brazil in Vietnam 70%
India
Total population of India 1,309.35m Life expectancy at birth in India 68.35yr Degree of urbanization in India 32.75% India’s GDP 1875.16bn USD Unemployment rate in India 8.4% India: Death rate (in deaths per 1,000 inhabitants) 7.31 India: National debt (in billion U.S. dollars) 1,648.1bn USD Positive perception of products made in India in China 38%
Russia
Total population of Russia 143.44m Life expectancy at birth in Russia 70.91yr Russia’s GDP 1,280.73bn USD Unemployment rate in Russia 5.51% Russia: Death rate (in deaths per 1,000 inhabitants) 13 Russia: National debt (in billion U.S. dollars) 227.12bn USD Positive perception of products made in Russia in Algeria 71%

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China
Total population of China 1,374.62m Life expectancy at birth in China 75.2yr Median age of the population 36yr China’s GDP 14,839.24bn USD Unemployment rate in China 4.1% Death rate in China (in deaths per 1,000 inhabitants) 7.2 China: National debt (in billion U.S. dollars) 4,323.7bn USD Positive perception of products made in China in Pakistan 69%
Brazil
Total population of Brazil 206.1m Life expectancy at birth in Brazil 74.68yrs Average age of the population in Rio de Janeiro from 1950 to 2015 6.32yr Brazil’s GDP 1,798.62bn USD Unemployment rate in Brazil 11.27% Death rate in Brazil (in deaths per 1,000 inhabitants) 6.16 Brazil: National debt (in billion U.S. dollars) 1,578.15bn USD Positive perception of products made in Brazil in Vietnam 70%
India
Total population of India 1,309.35m Life expectancy at birth in India 68.35yr Degree of urbanization in India 32.75% India’s GDP 1875.16bn USD Unemployment rate in India 8.4% India: Death rate (in deaths per 1,000 inhabitants) 7.31 India: National debt (in billion U.S. dollars) 1,648.1bn USD Positive perception of products made in India in China 38%
Russia
Total population of Russia 143.44m Life expectancy at birth in Russia 70.91yr Russia’s GDP 1,280.73bn USD Unemployment rate in Russia 5.51% Russia: Death rate (in deaths per 1,000 inhabitants) 13 Russia: National debt (in billion U.S. dollars) 227.12bn USD Positive perception of products made in Russia in Algeria 71%

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