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.
“The remarkable G20 New Delhi Declaration, which I congratulate Prime Minister Modi and all G20 Members on, puts the World Bank at the center of our search for solutions.”
Ajay Banga, President, World Bank GroupG20 Summit, New Delhi, 2023 · Source · Photo: World Bank
G20 · Miami 2026The United States assumed the G20 presidency on December 1, 2025, with leaders to meet in Miami in December 2026Image: U.S. Department of State
The U.S. G20 presidency coincides with the nation’s Semiquincentennial, and the Miami 2026 logo carries the America250 mark. Alongside the summit year, Freedom 250 is the national, nonpartisan public-private partnership President Trump announced on December 18, 2025, to lead the celebration of 250 years of American freedom and independence.
Led by CEO Keith Krach, a former under secretary of state, Freedom 250 works with states, companies and organizations on events in all 50 states and abroad, coordinating with the White House Task Force 250, federal departments and the America250 Commission. Its announced program included the Great American State Fair on the National Mall, a national Freedom Tour of schools, the Patriot Games for high school athletes, and free toolkits for teachers and local organizers.
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 December 14–15, 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.
For the 2026 Leaders’ Summit at Trump National Doral on December 14–15, the U.S. presidency lists 19 state participants, 2 non-state participants and 12 invited countries.
State participants (19)
The member economies taking part under the U.S. presidency.
Argentina
Australia
Brazil
Canada
China
France
Germany
India
Indonesia
Italy
Japan
Mexico
Poland
Russia
Saudi Arabia
South Korea
Türkiye
United Kingdom
United States
Non-state participants (2)
The two regional unions with permanent seats.
African Union
European Union
Invited countries (12)
Guest countries invited by the United States to join the 2026 G20.
Azerbaijan
Finland
Ireland
Kazakhstan
Netherlands
Norway
Qatar
Singapore
Spain
United Arab Emirates
Uzbekistan
Vietnam
The 2026 table looks different from past years. South Africa, which held the 2025 presidency and hosted the Johannesburg summit, is not taking part under the U.S. presidency, and Poland joins as a state participant.
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.
G20 United Kingdom · Manchester · November 27–28, 2027
Manchester to Host the 2027 G20 Leaders’ Summit
Prime Minister Andy Burnham greets onlookers outside the No 10 North office in Manchester, July 24, 2026. Picture by Simon Dawson / No 10 Downing Street, CC BY 4.0
Manchester will host the G20 Leaders’ Summit on November 27–28, 2027. The British government confirmed the choice on September 23, 2026, naming Manchester Central Convention Centre, in the heart of the city, as the venue. Heads of government from the world’s largest economies will gather there for the two-day summit that closes the United Kingdom’s year-long G20 presidency, joined by thousands of diplomats and delegates from international organizations.
The United Kingdom takes over the presidency from the United States in December 2026, after leaders meet at Trump National Doral in Miami. It will be the first British G20 presidency since 2009, when London hosted the summit at the height of the financial crisis and leaders pledged an extra $1.1 trillion to support the world economy.
Why Manchester
The city has a close link to the man who will chair the summit. Prime Minister Andy Burnham served as Mayor of Greater Manchester for almost a decade before taking office in July 2026, and this summer he opened a No 10 North office in the city to sit alongside Downing Street. The choice of Manchester was made before he became prime minister, and it fits his focus on regional growth beyond London.
The government says meetings will be held across the country during the presidency, so that the benefits reach regions beyond the host city. Local leaders expect the summit to give the city’s hospitality and visitor economy a significant boost.
“We’re proud to host the G20 Leaders’ Summit in Greater Manchester.” Bev Craig, Mayor of Greater Manchester
“It’s a huge honor to be chosen as the host city for the G20.” Garry Bridges, Leader of Manchester City Council
What is at stake
First Secretary of State Louise Haigh said the summit would be a chance to showcase the best of the United Kingdom to the world. The government’s stated aims for the presidency are to reinforce global economic stability and to encourage international investment, which it ties directly to jobs at home: G20 members have brought thousands of investment projects to the UK and created hundreds of thousands of jobs.
The G20 brings together 19 countries, the European Union and the African Union. Its members account for about 85% of global GDP, 75% of international trade and two-thirds of the world’s population.
Group of Nations will cover the UK presidency and the Manchester summit in its preview to the G20, B20 and W20 United Kingdom.
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Our G20 record
Group of Nations has published the official G20 and B20 editions of The Global Briefing across successive presidencies, most recently the Brazilian presidency at Rio de Janeiro.
“The Alliance was born in the G20, but its destiny is global.”
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, President of BrazilG20 Summit, Rio de Janeiro, 2024 · Source · Photo: Lula Oficial / Flickr (CC BY-SA 2.0)
G20 summit questions
When and where is the G20 summit 2026?
The G20 summit 2026 takes place at Trump National Doral in Miami, Florida, on December 14 and 15, 2026. The United States holds the 2026 G20 presidency, and the G20 Miami summit closes the U.S. presidency year.
Which countries are taking part in the G20 Miami summit?
The U.S. presidency lists 19 state participants, including Poland, plus the African Union and the European Union. It has also invited 12 countries: Azerbaijan, Finland, Ireland, Kazakhstan, the Netherlands, Norway, Qatar, Singapore, Spain, the United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan and Vietnam. South Africa, which hosted the G20 Johannesburg summit in 2025, is not taking part in 2026.
What are the G20 priorities in 2026?
The U.S. presidency's G20 agenda centers on economic growth through deregulation, affordable and secure energy, and innovation in AI and emerging technologies. Work runs through four working groups, sherpa meetings and meetings of G20 finance ministers and central bank governors, trade ministers and energy ministers.
Where is the G20 summit in 2027?
The United Kingdom holds the G20 presidency in 2027, with the leaders' summit in Manchester on November 27 and 28, 2027.
Where have recent G20 summits been held?
Recent G20 summits were held in Johannesburg, South Africa (2025), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (2024), New Delhi, India (2023) and Bali, Indonesia (2022). Each produced a G20 leaders' declaration or communique.
What is the official G20 publication?
Group of Nations publishes The Global Briefing, formerly the G20 Global Briefing Report Review, a G20 summit publication that records what leaders agreed. Editions back to 2010 are free to read on our publications page.
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