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BRICS partner countries

BRICS has 10 partner countries, a tier below full membership that was created at the Kazan summit in October 2024.

The full list

First partners (1 January 2025) 8

Invited at the Kazan summit in October 2024 and partners from 1 January 2025, under Russia's announcement at the end of its chairship.

• 🇧🇾Belarus
• 🇧🇴Bolivia
• 🇨🇺Cuba
• 🇰🇿Kazakhstan
• 🇲🇾Malaysia
• 🇹🇭Thailand
• 🇺🇬Uganda
• 🇺🇿Uzbekistan

Later 2025 additions 2

Admitted during Brazil's 2025 chairship: Nigeria on 17 January and Vietnam on 13 June 2025.

• 🇳🇬Nigeria
• 🇻🇳Vietnam

Not on the list

• Indonesia: Named among the first partners by China's foreign ministry on 24 December 2024, but became a full BRICS member on 6 January 2025.
• Saudi Arabia: Invited as a full member in 2023 and never a partner country.
• Algeria, Turkey: Reported among the countries offered partner status after Kazan in 2024, but neither is named as a partner country in the Rio Declaration or in 2026 listings.

Questions

How many BRICS partner countries are there?

BRICS has 10 partner countries, a tier below full membership that was created at the Kazan summit in October 2024.

Which partner countries are on the list?

Belarus, Bolivia, Cuba, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Thailand, Uganda, Uzbekistan, Nigeria and Vietnam.

What is an easy way to remember them?

8 + 2. The first eight run B, B, C, K, M, T, U, U: Belarus, Bolivia, Cuba, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Thailand, Uganda, Uzbekistan. Nigeria and Vietnam followed in 2025.

Is Indonesia a BRICS partner country?

No. Indonesia became a full BRICS member on 6 January 2025.

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Each name checked against at least two sources, one of them BRICS Rio de Janeiro Leaders' Declaration, on 2 October 2026. Next review by 28 December 2026.
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