BRIC

In economics, BRIC (typically rendered as "the BRICs" or "the BRIC countries") is an acronym that refers to the fast-growing developing economies of Brazil, Russia, India, and China. The acronym was first coined and prominently used by Goldman Sachs in 2001.

The four countries, combined, currently account for more than a quarter of the world's land area and more than 40% of the world's population.

Brazil, Russia, India, and China

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BRIC

 Brazil

President (head of state and government): Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva

 Russia

President (head of state): Dmitry Medvedev

Prime Minister (head of government): Vladimir Putin

 India

President (head of state): Pratibha Patil

Prime Minister (head of government): Manmohan Singh

 China

President (head of state): Hu Jintao

Premier (head of government): Wen Jiabao

 

 

Global giants

Painting BRIC by numbers

Categories	Brazil	Russia	India	China
Area	5th	1st	7th	4th
Population	5th	9th	2nd	1st
Population growth rate	107th	221th	90th	156th
Labour force	5th	6th	2nd	1st
GDP (nominal)	10th	8th	12th	3rd
GDP (PPP)	9th	6th	4th	2nd
GDP (real) growth rate	81th	69th	28th	16th
Exports	21st	11th	23rd	2nd
Imports	27th	17th	16th	3rd
Current account balance	47th	5th	169th	1st
Received FDI	16th	12th	29th	5th
Foreign exchange reserves	7th	3rd	6th	1st
External debt	24th	20th	27th	19th
Public debt	47th	117th	29th	98th
Electricity consumption	10th	3rd	7th	2nd
Number of mobile phones	5th	4th	2nd	1st
Number of internet users	5th	11th	4th	1st
Motor vehicle production	6th	12th	9th	2nd
Military expenditures	14th	8th	9th	2nd
Active troops	14th	5th	3rd	1st
Cultivated land	5th	4th	2nd	3rd
Forest area	2nd	1st	10th	5th
Rail network	10th	2nd	4th	3rd
Road network	4th	8th	2nd	3rd