金砖国家（巴西、俄罗斯、印度、中国和南非）作为新兴经济体的重要组成部分，作为发展中国家在科技创新领域发挥主导作用的主要群体，已经并将继续成为推动世界科技创新发展和经济增长的重要引擎。本报告分析了金砖国家在二十国集团中31个三级指标5个二级指标乃至一级指标的排名情况；测算了金砖国家科技创新综合竞争力，预测了其未来科技创新发展水平，梳理了中国与金砖国家科技创新合作现状。研究表明，2001～2017年金砖五国创新竞争力均有所提升，其中，中国的提升幅度最大，巴西紧随其后，印度、俄罗斯、南非提升幅度缓慢。金砖五国综合创新指数变化趋势各异，估测到2030年，五国科技创新综合竞争力将持续增强，指数增长率将呈现分化态势。
As an important component of emerging economies，BRICS （Brazil，Russia，India，China and South Africa） is a major group playing a leading role in science，technology and innovation （STI） among developing countries. BRICS have become and will continue to be an important engine for STI development and economic growth in the world. This chapter analyzes the ranking of BRICS in terms of 33 level-3 indicators，5 level-2 indicators and level-1 indicators in the G20，measures the comprehensive innovation competitiveness of BRICS，forecasts their future STI development，and examines the status quo of STI cooperation between China and other BRICS countries. The research shows that the innovation competitiveness of BRICS countries improved in 2001-2017. China saw the biggest improvement，followed by Brazil，India，Russia and South Africa. It is estimated that by 2030，the comprehensive innovation competitiveness of the five BRICS will continue to increase，and its growth rate will show a diverging trend.
