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Palanor Research · Regional Outlook · BRICS · Q3 2026

BRICS in the Third Quarter of 2026

The bloc holds a record share of world output even as currency pressures and credit divergence test its founders.

Palanor Research · prepared by the Council · October 18, 2026 · 12-minute reading · 4 charts

Abstract

The BRICS bloc share of world output on a purchasing-power basis reached its highest level in readings since 1990 as of the end of 2024. The G7 share fell to its lowest level in readings since 1990 as of the end of 2025. Founders operated with divergent inflation, credit and currency paths through the third quarter, widening internal strains even as aggregate economic weight continued to rise.

Key findings

  1. 01The BRICS bloc held 38.3 per cent of world GDP on a purchasing-power basis at the end of 2024, the highest reading since 1990.
  2. 02The G7 share fell to 28.07 per cent of world GDP at the end of 2025, the lowest reading since 1990.
  3. 03India consumer price inflation reached 4.44 per cent in July, up 2.82 percentage points over a year, while Brazil inflation softened to 4.22 per cent, down 0.91 points over a year.
  4. 04India's credit-to-GDP gap reached 4.32 percentage points in January 2026, the highest since October 2011, climbing 9.28 percentage points over a year.
  5. 05Brazil's debt service ratio stood at 29.8 per cent of income in January 2026, the highest since April 1999, up 2.20 percentage points over a year.
  6. 06South Africa's real effective exchange rate settled at 115 in August, the highest since July 2018 and an appreciation of 11.2% over a year, while India's rate weakened 7.3% over the same span.
  7. 07The Trump administration suspended major Indian IT companies from the US Permanent Labour Certification program, citing alleged misuse.

The full reading

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Method

This Regional Outlook for BRICS (Q3 2026) was written from an evidence pack gathered on October 13, 2026: 27 public series, 5 Current reads, 12 Wire stories. Every number in the text appears in that pack, each line of which names its series, its latest reading, its date and its source. A checker rejects any section that quotes a number, a ranking or a cause the pack does not hold; the words are then rewritten, never the facts. The 4 charts are drawn from the stored observations of the named series over the stated window, not from the text. Readings cited here carry the date they were published; a series that prints after this edition may differ from the figure quoted. The edition is not revised after publication; a correction is added as a dated note. Byline: Palanor Research · prepared by the Council.

Sources: World Bank Open Data (WDI, WGI) · GDELT Project · BIS statistics · The Palanor Wire

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