And, according to Goldman Sachs, about 85% of the world’s middle class will be living in the BRICS and other developing countries by 2030. Moreover, with many of the factors that have fueled the BRICS’ rapid growth – including relatively low labor costs, rising productivity, trade liberalization, and the free flow of information and capital – still in play, writing off the BRICS would be premature.
此外，金砖国家消费市场价值超过4万亿美元，与欧元区等量齐观。而根据高盛的数据，到2030年，大约85%的全球中产阶级将生活在金砖国家和其他发展中国家。此外，许多助推金砖国家高速增长的因素——包括相对较低的劳动力成本、生产率的提高、贸易自由化以及信息和资本的自由流动——仍然有效，现在就宣判金砖国家已是明日黄花还为时过早。