The G20 is made up of 19 countries and the European Union. The 19 countries are Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Germany, France, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Mexico, the Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, South Korea, Turkey, the UK and the US.

The G20 aims to unite world leaders around shared economic, political and health challenges. It is a creation of the more select Group of 7, an informal bloc of industrialized democracies.

The Group of Ten is made up of eleven industrial countries (Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United States) which consult and co-operate on economic, monetary and financial matters.

The Group of Eight leading industrial countries that meet yearly to discuss economic policy, or the annual summit meeting of the G8 heads of government.

The G8 is represented by the governments of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

The Group of Seven is the world’s leading industrial countries: United States, Germany, Japan, France, United Kingdom, Canada, Italy.