China Still Dominates BRICS Growth, But India Has Grown Faster in Past Five Years

Source: India Today | Original Published At: 2026-09-14 04:59:59 UTC

Key Points

• BRICS' share of global income rose from 21.9% in 2011 to 28.9% in 2025, according to economist Surjit Bhalla's analysis.
• Excluding China, the share of the other 10 BRICS members fell from 11.9% to 11.5%, while China accounted for 72% of the bloc's income increase.
• China's share of BRICS income rose from 45.6% in 2011 to 60.2% in 2025, and from 54.1% to 68.9% among the five long-standing members.
• India's aggregate GNI grew by about 52% between 2020 and 2025, compared with roughly 32% growth for China using the same World Bank Atlas method measure.
• China's absolute GNI increase was about $4.86 trillion over that period, compared with about $1.37 trillion for India, leaving China's GNI nearly five times larger than India's in 2025.
• India's share of global goods exports rose modestly from 1.71% in 2011 to 1.88% in 2023, while China drove most of BRICS export growth.