BASIC Countries

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BASIC is a bloc of four large newly industrialized countries — Brazil, South Africa, India, and China — formed in 2009 to act jointly at the Copenhagen climate summit and subsequent UN climate negotiations.

Aggregate Statistics

GDP
$25.2T
4 of 4 countries
Population
3.14B
4 of 4 countries
CO2 Emissions
17.2 Gt
4 of 4 countries

Country Breakdown

Data available for 4 of 4 members
Country GDP %Population %CO2 Emissions %
🇨🇳China$18.7T
74.26%
1.41B
44.93%
13.1 Gt
76.26%
🇮🇳India$3.9T
15.49%
1.45B
46.27%
3.2 Gt
18.33%
🇧🇷Brazil$2.2T
8.66%
212.0M
6.76%
491.5 Mt
2.86%
🇿🇦South Africa$401.1B
1.59%
64.0M
2.04%
440.2 Mt
2.56%

Member Countries (4)