Saudi Arabia and the BRICS+ group

https://www.google.com/search?q=saudi+arabia+hasnt+joined+BRICS&oq=saudi+arabia+hasnt+joined+BRICS&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOTIICAEQABgNGB4yCggCEAAYCBgNGB4yCggDEAAYCBgNGB4yCggEEAAYgAQYogQyCggFEAAYgAQYogTSAQoyNzQyMGowajE1qAIIsAIB&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8#fpstate=ive&vld=cid:e76f2ce1,vid:JQVE1p6e1Iw,st:0  Saudi Arabia stays out but welcomes greater cooperation

https://www.arabnews.com/node/2576648/saudi-arabia

https://amwaj.media/article/deep-dive-saudi-arabia-and-brics-a-balancing-act

https://www.ispionline.it/it/pubblicazione/se-un-brics-non-fa-primavera-143447

more on the BRICS+

https://www.claws.in/brics-vs-g7-can-they-truly-be-compared/ perhaps the basis for an essay

also good for an essay https://carnegieendowment.org/research/2024/10/brics-summit-emerging-middle-powers-g7-g20?lang=en

and remember https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_GDP_(nominal)_per_capita

more information

https://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etudes/BRIE/2024/760368/EPRS_BRI(2024)760368_EN.pdf

https://www.statista.com/chart/33311/brics-share-of-global-gdp-and-population/

https://www.ey.com/en_in/insights/tax/economy-watch/can-brics-play-a-key-role-in-shaping-future-global-economic-policy

https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/foreign-trade/india-and-china-drive-shift-from-g7-to-brics-in-global-trade-dynamics-ey-report/articleshow/114806991.cms?from=mdr