# BRICS accounts for around 40% of global GDP today — Ushakov

https://mins.news/en/item/53009

- TASS, 2026-09-10 12:21 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/politics/2185539

> Russian presidential aide Yury Ushakov said at a briefing that the 11 BRICS countries account for about 40% of global GDP and nearly half of the world’s population. He said they contribute almost half of global economic growth and cover around 32% of the world’s land area.

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