The Group of Twenty
The G20
Nineteen countries, the European Union and the African Union — around 85 per cent of world GDP and two thirds of the world's population. The forum where the advanced and emerging economies have to agree in the same room.
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The G20 was created in 1999 as a meeting of finance ministers and central bank governors, after the Asian financial crisis exposed how little the G7 could settle on its own. It was elevated to leaders' level in 2008, in the middle of the global financial crisis, and has met at that level ever since.
Its membership is what makes it different. The G7 is a caucus of allies; the G20 puts the United States, China, Russia, India, Brazil, Saudi Arabia and the European Union around one table. That makes agreement slower and communiqués more heavily negotiated — and it makes the agreements that do emerge considerably more consequential, because they bind the economies that actually move global demand.
Like the G7 it has no secretariat. The presidency rotates annually and the host sets the agenda, convenes the sherpa and finance tracks through the year, and chairs the leaders' summit. The African Union was admitted as a permanent member in 2023.
Current presidency
G20 United States — Miami 2026
The United States assumed the G20 presidency in December 2025 and hosts the leaders' summit at Trump National Doral, Miami, on 14–15 December 2026, chaired by President Donald Trump. The State Department convened the first sherpa meeting in December 2025.
The American presidency has framed its agenda around unleashing economic prosperity — reducing regulatory burden, unlocking affordable energy and pioneering new technologies.
Members
Argentina · Australia · Brazil · Canada · China · France · Germany · India · Indonesia · Italy · Japan · Mexico · Republic of Korea · Russia · Saudi Arabia · South Africa · Türkiye · United Kingdom · United States — together with the European Union and the African Union.
Invited states for the 2026 Miami summit include Azerbaijan, Finland, Ireland, Kazakhstan, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Qatar, Singapore, Spain, the United Arab Emirates and Uzbekistan.
G7 leaders within the G20
Seven G20 members also sit in the G7, and their leaders carry both mandates into the room.
| Member | Leader | Office |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Donald Trump | President — chair of the 2026 G20 |
| United Kingdom | Andy Burnham | Prime Minister — takes the G20 chair in 2027 |
| France | Emmanuel Macron | President — 2026 G7 presidency |
| Germany | Friedrich Merz | Chancellor |
| Italy | Giorgia Meloni | Prime Minister |
| Japan | Sanae Takaichi | Prime Minister |
| Canada | Mark Carney | Prime Minister |
| European Union | António Costa & Ursula von der Leyen | President of the European Council; President of the European Commission |
Next presidency
G20 United Kingdom — 2027
The United Kingdom takes the G20 presidency in 2027, confirmed alongside South Korea for 2028 at the Johannesburg summit in November 2025. It will be the first British G20 presidency since 2009.
The stakes are domestic as well as diplomatic: G20 members account for seventeen of Britain's top twenty export markets and eighteen of its top twenty sources of foreign direct investment.
Presidency rotation
| Year | Presidency | Summit |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | India | New Delhi — African Union admitted |
| 2024 | Brazil | Rio de Janeiro |
| 2025 | South Africa | Johannesburg |
| 2026 | United States | Miami, 14–15 December |
| 2027 | United Kingdom | Venue to be confirmed |
| 2028 | Republic of Korea | Venue to be confirmed |
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Our G20 record
Group of Nations has published the official G20 and B20 global briefing reviews across successive presidencies, most recently the Brazilian presidency at Rio de Janeiro.
Summit alerts
Know what is being published, before it is published.
A short note ahead of each summit — the edition in production, the deadline for inclusion, and what the presidency has put on the agenda. No more than one a month.