Merchandise exports from BRICS countries to the world rose from about $900 billion in 2003 to nearly $6 trillion in 2024, while the grouping’s share of global exports doubled to nearly 24%, Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said on Friday.
Goyal made the remarks at the Leaders’ Session of the BRICS Business Forum in New Delhi, in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Russian President Vladimir Putin and representatives of other BRICS member countries.