WORLD INCOME SHARE · GNI, ATLAS METHOD

BRICS-11 now generates 29% of world income — but strip out China and that number has barely moved since 2011.

Ten of the eleven BRICS members together hold their income share flat at roughly 11–12% of the world total across 14 years. China alone accounts for almost the entire bloc's gain.

28.9%

BRICS-11 share of world income, 2025

17.4%

China alone, up from 10.0% in 2011

11.5%

Rest of BRICS-11 (ex-China), 2025

3.5%

India's share, up from 2.5% in 2011

Full data

Income is GNI, Atlas method, current US$: GNI per capita × population, summed

Group	2011	2015	2019	2023	2025
BRICS-11	21.9	25.9	28.0	29.8	28.9
Excluding China	11.9	11.7	11.3	11.5	11.5
China	10.0	14.2	16.7	18.2	17.4
India	2.5	2.7	3.2	3.5	3.5
Memo: share of world population	50.9	50.5	50.3	49.7	50.5