The G20 comprises comprising 19 sovereign countries, the European Union (EU), and the African Union (AU).
G20 Countries
The Group of Twenty (G20) is an international forum of finance ministers and central bank governors from the world's major economies. The G20 currently comprises 21 members: Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Republic of Korea, Mexico, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Türkiye, the United Kingdom, the United States, the European Union, and the African Union. The European Union is represented by the President of the European Council and the European Commission, while the European Central Bank also participates in G20 meetings.
G20 Members – Heads of State / Government & Financial Authorities
| Member | Leader(s) | Finance Portfolio | Portfolio Minister | Central Bank | Central Bank Governor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | Javier Milei | Minister of Economy | Luis Caputo | Central Bank of the Argentine Republic | Santiago Bausili |
| Australia | Anthony Albanese | Treasurer | Jim Chalmers | Reserve Bank of Australia | Michele Bullock |
| Brazil | Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva | Minister of Finance | Fernando Haddad | Central Bank of Brazil | Gabriel GalÃpolo |
| Canada | Mark Carney | Minister of Finance | François-Philippe Champagne | Bank of Canada | Tiff Macklem |
| China | Xi Jinping (President) / Li Qiang (Premier) | Minister of Finance | Lan Fo'an | People's Bank of China | Pan Gongsheng |
| France | Emmanuel Macron | Minister of Economics and Finance | Roland Lescure | Bank of France | François Villeroy de Galhau |
| Germany | Friedrich Merz | Minister of Finance | Lars Klingbeil | Deutsche Bundesbank | Joachim Nagel |
| India | Narendra Modi | Minister of Finance | Nirmala Sitharaman | Reserve Bank of India | Sanjay Malhotra |
| Indonesia | Prabowo Subianto | Minister of Finance | Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa | Bank Indonesia | Perry Warjiyo |
| Italy | Giorgia Meloni | Minister of Economy and Finance | Giancarlo Giorgetti | Bank of Italy | Fabio Panetta |
| Japan | Sanae Takaichi | Minister of Finance | Satsuki Katayama | Bank of Japan | Kazuo Ueda |
| Mexico | Claudia Sheinbaum | Secretary of Finance and Public Credit | Edgar Amador Zamora | Bank of Mexico | Victoria RodrÃguez Ceja |
| Russia | Vladimir Putin | Minister of Finance | Anton Siluanov | Bank of Russia | Elvira Nabiullina |
| Saudi Arabia | Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud | Minister of Finance | Mohammed Al-Jadaan | Saudi Central Bank | Fahad Almubarak |
| South Africa | Cyril Ramaphosa | Minister of Finance | Enoch Godongwana | South African Reserve Bank | Lesetja Kganyago |
| South Korea | Lee Jae Myung | Minister of Economy and Finance | Koo Yun-cheol | Bank of Korea | Rhee Chang-yong |
| Turkey | Recep Tayyip ErdoÄŸan | Minister of Treasury and Finance | Mehmet ÅžimÅŸek | Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey | Fatih Karahan |
| United Kingdom | Keir Starmer | Chancellor of the Exchequer | Rachel Reeves | Bank of England | Andrew Bailey |
| United States | Donald Trump | Secretary of the Treasury | Scott Bessent | Federal Reserve | Jerome Powell |
| European Union | António Costa / Ursula von der Leyen | Commissioner for Economy | Valdis Dombrovskis | European Central Bank | Christine Lagarde |
| African Union | João Lourenço | Commissioner for Economic Affairs | Victor Harison | African Central Bank (Proposed) | TBA |
2026 G20 Johannesburg Summit Facts
| Summit Name | 2026 G20 Johannesburg Summit |
| Host City | Johannesburg, South Africa |
| Expected Venue | Nasrec Expo Centre (Johannesburg Expo Centre) |
| Dates | November 2026 |
| Presidency Period | South Africa holds the G20 Presidency from 1 December 2025 to 30 November 2026 |
| Theme / Motto | To be officially announced |
| Host / Chairperson | President of South Africa (Cyril Ramaphosa as of 2026) |
| Number of Members | 21 members: 19 countries + European Union + African Union (Permanent Member since 2023) |
| Established | G20 established in 1999; Leaders’ Summit held annually since 2008 |
| Purpose | To promote global economic stability, sustainable development, climate action, financial cooperation, and geopolitical dialogue |
