List of BRICS Summits and Host Nations
BRICS summit is being hosted by India in 2021. Know all the details about BRICS and the host countries over the years in the table below. Also find out various details of the members of the group here.
BRICS: Basic details
BRICS: Brazil, India, Russia, China and South Africa.
Establishment: 2006
Members: 5 (Brazil, India, Russia, China and South Africa)
Organisation type: Economic, political, regional cooperative organisation
First summit: 16 June 2009 in Russia (Yekaterinburg)
Total summits: 11 (2019)
Latest Summit: 13–14 November 2019 Brasília (Brazil)
Global exposure: Comprises 43% of the world population, 17% share in the world trade.
The term "BRIC" was coined by then-chairman of Goldman Sachs Asset Management, Jim O'Neill in 2001.
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This organisation has a very prominent role in the world economy because it represents around 43% of the world's population and 30% of the world's GDP.
Since 2009, its summits are held annually and till date 11 summits have been held. The latest summit of the BRICS is held at Brasília (Brazil) on 13–14 November 2019. Its meeting is chaired by the Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro.
The theme of the 11th BRICS summit 2019 is ‘BRICS: Economic Growth for an Innovative Future’.
Let us have a look on the list of BRICS summits;
| Host Nation |
Date |
Chairmanship |
| 1. Yekaterinburg, Russia |
16 June 2009 |
Dmitry Medvedev |
| 2. Brasília, Brazil |
15 April 2010 |
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva |
| 3. Sanya, China |
14 April 2011 |
Hu Jintao |
| 4. New Delhi, India |
29 March 2012 |
Manmohan Singh |
| 5. Durban South Africa |
26–27 March 2013 |
Jacob Zuma |
| 6. Fortaleza , Brazil |
4–17 July 2014 |
Dilma Rousseff |
| 7. Ufa, Russia |
8–9 July 2015 |
Vladimir Putin |
| 8. Benaulim, (Goa) India |
15–16 October 2016 |
Narendra Modi |
| 9. Xiamen, China |
3–5 September 2017 |
Xi Jinping |
| 10. Johannesburg , South Africa |
25–27 July 2018 |
Cyril Ramaphosa |
| 11. Brasília, Brazil |
13–14 November 2019 |
Jair Bolsonaro |
| 12. Saint Petersburg Russia |
July 2020 |
Vladimir Putin |
| 13. India |
June 2021 |
Narendra Modi |
The above table shows that India has hosted the BRICS summits two times; first in 2012 and second in 2016. The next BRICS summit will be held in Saint Petersburg Russia in July 2020 and it will be headed by Vladimir Putin.
About BRICS Bank or New Development Bank
The fourth BRICS Summit held in New Delhi (2012) paved the way for the establishment of a bank that can mobilize resources for infrastructure and sustainable development projects in BRICS members.
After the consideration at New Delhi summit, the BRICS Bank or the New Development Bank (NDB) was established on 15 July 2014.
Its initial authorized capital of US$ 100 billion. Its headquarter is located in Shanghai, China and K. V. Kamath is the first President of the New Development Bank.
So this was the complete list of BRICS summits held till date. Click below to read such more topics…
