Brics members: The BRICS is currently composed of eleven

The BRICS is currently composed of eleven countries: its five original members – Brasil, China, India, Russia, and South Africa, -, and six new members admitted in 2024-25 - Egypt, Ethiopia, Indonesia, and Iran, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates. 2010: South Africa was accepted as a full member, and the group became BRICS. 2011: South Africa attended its first BRICS summit in China. 2014: The Fortaleza Declaration was adopted at the 6th BRICS Summit, and it marked the establishment of the New Development Bank (NDB). Brics wants emerging nations to have more influence in world affairs, and is expanding. Learn about the origin and evolution of BRICS, an informal group of ten countries that started as BRIC in 2001. Find out the year of joining, capital, and currency of each BRICS member, and the latest news and controversies surrounding the group.