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G20

Also known as Group of Twenty Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors, G21, Group of Twenty, G-20

The G20 or Group of 20 is an intergovernmental forum comprising 19 sovereign countries, the European Union (EU), and the African Union (AU). It works to address major issues related to the global economy, such as international financial stability, climate change mitigation and sustainable development, through annual meetings of heads of state and heads of government.

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The G20 is a group of 19 countries plus the European Union and African Union that meets annually to discuss and coordinate responses to major global economic and environmental challenges. It matters because these meetings bring together leaders from the world's largest and most influential economies to work on issues like financial stability, climate change, and sustainable development.

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Key facts

Organization.name: G20
Organization.full_name: Group of Twenty
Organization.logo_caption: G20 official logo during the 2025 South Africa chairmanship
Organization.image: 2025 G20 Johannesburg summit Family Photo.jpg
Organization.caption: Group photo at the 2025 G20 Johannesburg summit in Johannesburg, South Africa
Organization.map: G20 2023 map.svg
Organization.type: International organization
Organization.purpose: Bring together systemically important industrialized and developing economies to discuss key issues in the global economy.
Organization.leader_title: Chairman (Incumbent)
Organization.leader_name: Donald Trump, President of the United States

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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents

History
Early topics
Summits
Chair rotation
Organization
Proposed permanent secretariat
Members
Member of head of state and head of government
Member country data
Role of Asian countries
Invitees
Permanent guest invitees
Agenda
Financial focus
Growth and sustainability
Interrelated themes
G20 engagement groups
Influence and accountability
Views on the G20's exclusivity of membership
Norwegian perspective
Spanish participation
Polish aspirations
Global Governance Group (3G) response
''Foreign Policy'' critiques
Calls for removing Russia
See also
Notes
References
Bibliography
Further reading
External links

The 19 member states of the G20 account for around 85% of gross world product (GWP), 75% of international trade, 56% of the global population, and 60% of the world's land area; including the EU and AU, the G20 comprises 78.9% of global population and 83.9% of global CO2 emissions from fossil energy.

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