As the map shows, the countries that comprise the G-20 include Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, European Union, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Republic of Korea, Turkey, United Kingdom, and the United States of America.
The European Union member states that make up the G-20 are not individually represented. They are represented by the President of the European Council.
The first G-20 summit was held in the United States in November 2008, hosted by the capital city, that is, Washington D.C.
In 2018, nineteen leaders of the world's biggest economies and a representative of the European Union are set to meet on 30th November and 1st December in Buenos Aries, Argentina as part of the Group of 20 summit.
Summits of G20 Countries
Summit No. | Date | Host country | Host city | Venue | Host leader |
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1st | 14-15 November 2008 | United States | Washington, D.C. | National Building Museum | George W. Bush |
2nd | 2nd April 2009 | United Kingdom | London | ExCeL London | Gordon Brown |
3rd | 24-25 September 2009 | United States | Pittsburgh | David L. Lawrence Convention Center | Barack Obama |
4th | 26-27 June 2010 | Canada | Toronto | Metro Toronto Convention Centre | Stephen Harper |
5th | 11-12 November 2010 | South Korea | Seoul | COEX Convention & Exhibition Center | Lee Myung-bak |
6th | 3-4 November 2011[30] | France | Cannes | Palais des Festivals | Nicolas Sarkozy |
7th | 18-19 June 2012 | Mexico | San José del Cabo, Los Cabos | Los Cabos Convention Center[34] | Felipe Calderón |
8th | 5-6 September 2013 | Russia | Strelna, Saint Petersburg | Constantine Palace | Vladimir Putin |
9th | 15-16 November 2014 | Australia | Brisbane | Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre | Tony Abbott |
10th | 15-16 November 2015 | Turkey | Belek, Antalya | Regnum Carya Hotel Convention Centre | Recep Tayyip Erdoğan |
11th | 4-5 September 2016 | China | Hangzhou | Hangzhou International Exhibition Centre | Xi Jinping |
12th | 7-8 July 2017 | Germany | Hamburg | TBD | Angela Merkel |
13th | 2018 | Argentina | Buenos Aires |
Last Updated : August 31,2020