G-20 major economies

Group of Twenty (G20)

Member countries in the G20   Members of the European Union not individually represented   2016 guest nations
Formation	1999 2008 (Heads of State/Heads of Government Summits)
Purpose	Bring together systemically important industrialized and developing economies to discuss key issues in the global economy.
Membership	20  Argentina  Australia  Brazil  Canada  China  France  Germany  India  Indonesia  Italy  Japan  South Korea  Mexico  Russia  Saudi Arabia  South Africa  Turkey  United Kingdom  United States  European Union
Chairperson	Angela Merkel (2017) Mauricio Macri (2018)
Staff	None
Website	g20.org

The G20 (or G-20 or Group of Twenty) is an international forum for the governments and central bank governors from 20 major economies. It was founded in 1999 with the aim of studying, reviewing, and promoting high-level discussion of policy issues pertaining to the promotion of international financial stability. It seeks to address issues that go beyond the responsibilities of any one organization. The G20 heads of government or heads of state have periodically conferred at summits since their initial meeting in 2008, and the group also hosts separate meetings of finance ministers and central bank governors.

The members include 19 individual countries—Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, South Korea, Mexico, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Turkey, United Kingdom and United States—along with the European Union (EU). The EU is represented by the European Commission and by the European Central Bank. Collectively, the G20 economies account for around 85% of the gross world product (GWP), 80% of world trade (or, if excluding EU intra-trade, 75%), and two-thirds of the world population.