In economics,
BRIC is a grouping
acronym that refers to the
countries of
Brazil,
Russia,
India and
China, which are all deemed to be at a similar stage of newly advanced economic development. It is typically rendered as "the
BRICs" or "the
BRIC countries" or "the
BRIC economies" or alternatively as the "Big Four". A related acronym,
BRICS, includes
South Africa.