巴西、俄罗斯、印度和中国四个具有发展潜力的发展中大国被称为“金砖四国”。过去几年特别是金融危机以来,以“金砖四国”为代表的新兴经济体为推动世界经济增长贡献了重要力量。本文分析了四国1992-2007年间各自的商品贸易概况并对其进行了对比总结,发现四国的商品贸易均以高出世界平均水平的速度在发展,但是发展的模式、方式并不相同。 The four developing countries with potential for development in Brazil, Russia, India and China are called “BRICs.” Over the past few years, especially since the financial crisis, the emerging economies represented by the “BRICs” have contributed a lot to the promotion of world economic growth. This article analyzes the general situation of the merchandise trade in the four countries from 1992 to 2007 and compares them to each other. It finds that the merchandise trade of the four countries are developing at a rate higher than the world average, but the modes of development are different.