The 2025 trade index between China and other BRICS members was released in Xiamen, rising for 10 consecutive years.

China News Service, Xiamen, September 8 (Reporter Chen Yue) The "2025 China and Other BRICS Trade Index" compiled by the General Administration of Customs of China was officially released in Xiamen on the 8th. Taking 2009, the first meeting of BRICS leaders, as the benchmark value of 100, the index rose to 334.14 in 2025, achieving an upward climb for 10 consecutive years.

On the same day, at the Fourth Business Environment Forum held in Xiamen, the Statistical Analysis Department of the General Administration of Customs released the index.

According to reports, the index consists of four indicators: "trade scale", "trade structure", "trade innovation" and "trade potential". In 2025, the "trade scale" indicator value between China and other BRICS members was 295.31, a record high for five consecutive years; the "trade structure" indicator value was 188.15; the "trade innovation" indicator value was 396.24, a significant increase of 53.44 from 2024, setting a record high; the "trade potential" indicator value reached 456.88, maintaining growth for nine consecutive years.

Zhao Junlun, deputy director of the Statistical Analysis Department of the General Administration of Customs, said that in 2025, Indonesia will become a formal member of the BRICS countries, and the influence of the BRICS cooperation mechanism will continue to increase. The scale of bilateral trade between China and other BRICS members has steadily increased, the trade structure has made steady progress, and trade resilience has continued to increase. China Customs will continue to compile and publish the "China and other BRICS trade index" on a regular basis to help BRICS cooperation reach a new level.