The 2027 BRICS summit will be held in China. Chinese President Xi Jinping announced at the 18th BRICS Leaders’ Summit in New Delhi, the capital of India, that his country would assume the group’s chairmanship next year.
The city where the 19th BRICS Leaders’ Summit will be held during China’s chairmanship has not yet been announced.
BRICS becomes an 11-member group
During the period when China hosts the summit, BRICS will operate as an 11-member group following the addition of new members in 2024 and 2025. Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates joined the group in 2024, while Indonesia joined in 2025.
Following its expansion, BRICS became a group representing approximately half of the world’s population and around 40 percent of global economic output.
Summits hosted by China
China has previously hosted three BRICS summits. Its first hosting was the 3rd BRICS Leaders’ Summit, held in Sanya, Hainan province, in 2011. With South Africa’s participation in that summit, BRICS formed its five-member core group.
At the 9th BRICS Leaders’ Summit, held in Xiamen, Fujian province, in 2017, the group decided to implement an expanded cooperation model called “BRICS Plus,” which enabled leaders of countries outside the group to be invited to the summits.
China most recently hosted the 14th BRICS Leaders’ Summit in 2022. Held online with moderation from Beijing because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the summit saw Xi Jinping call for “more comprehensive and inclusive cooperation.” Following this call, six countries were invited to join the group in 2023.
The establishment and expansion of BRICS
BRICS was established in 2009 by China, Russia, Brazil and India under the name “BRIC.” The group took the name “BRICS” after South Africa joined the forum, which brings together major developing economies, in 2011.
