BRICS countries rank among top three G20 economies by growth in 2025, with India in first place

India, Indonesia and China top the ranking of gross domestic product (GDP) growth indicators among the Group of Twenty countries that have already published consolidated data for 2025, as reported by Agencia Brasil.

According to the ranking, India took first place among G20 countries in terms of economic growth as of October 2025, with 6.6 per cent. In turn, the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) announced that it had raised its GDP growth forecast for the 2025–2026 financial year to 7.6 per cent, ANI, a partner of TV BRICS, reports. The article notes that the Indian economy demonstrated resilient performance, recording real GDP growth rates of 7.2 per cent and 7.1 per cent in the 2023–2024 and 2024–2025 financial years, respectively. According to experts, the key components of India’s economic success have been industrial development, accelerated industrialisation and the application of new technologies.

Indonesia ranks second, demonstrating economic growth of 5.1 per cent in 2025. As reported by ANTARA, citing the country’s statistical office, industrial production was the key driver of growth. Its volume increased by 5.4 per cent in the fourth quarter of 2025, and it is expected to approach 6 per cent growth this year.

China is among the top three G20 countries in terms of GDP growth in 2025. During this period, the country’s economic output reached a record US$20.3 trillion and amounted to 5 per cent year-on-year growth, Xinhua News Agency, a partner of TV BRICS, reports. According to the authorities, the integration of new technologies into industry has deepened, while the development of production capacity has qualitatively improved and accelerated.

Saudi Arabia ranked fourth with growth of 4.5 per cent. Türkiye completes the top five with a result of 3.6 per cent.

Brazil placed sixth, with economic growth of 2.3 per cent over the past year. The main contribution to this growth came from agriculture, which became the principal driver of the national economy, rising by 11.7 per cent year-on-year. The Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) announced that GDP reached US$2.44 trillion last year. As noted in the article, Brazil’s GDP has been growing for the fifth consecutive year.