G-7

forum for discussion of economic and financial issues among the major industrial countries.
annual economic summits at the level of head of state

G-10

countries that have agreed to participate in the General Arrangements to Borrow (GAB)
issuing reports that culminated in the creation of the Special Drawing Right (SDR) in 1969.

G-15

established at the Ninth Non-Aligned Summit, Belgrade, then Yugoslavia, Sep 1989
focuses on cooperation among developing countries in the areas of investment, trade, and technology

G-20

group of key advanced and emerging market economies.
strengthen policy coordination between its members, promote financial stability, and modernize the international financial architecture.
“the premier forum for our international economic cooperation”
heads of state and government, and finance ministers and central bank governors
China is the 2016 chair of the G20, to be followed by Germany in 2017.

MEMBERSHIP

		G7	G8	G10	G20	G15
01	EU				EU
02	USA	USA	USA	USA	USA
03	UK	UK	UK	UK	UK
04	FRANCE	FRA	FRA	FRA	FRA
05	GER	DEU	DEU	DEU*	DEU
06	ITALY	ITA	ITA	ITA	ITA
07	JAPAN	JPN	JPN	JPN	JPN
08	CANADA	CAN	CAN	CAN	CAN
09	RUSSIA		RUS		RUS
10	BELGIUM			BEL
11	NETHER			NLD
12	SWEDEN			SWE*
13	RSA				ZAF
14	AUS				AUS
15	KOREA				KOR
16	TURKEY				TUR
17	SAUDI				SAU
18	CHINA				CHN
19	ALGERIA					DZA
20	INDONESIA				IDN	IDN
21	NIGERIA					NIG
22	ARGENTINA				ARG	ARG
23	IRAN					IRN
24	SENEGAL					SEN
25	BRAZIL				BRA	BRA
26	JAMAICA					JAM
27	SRI LANKA					LKA
28	CHILE					CHL
29	EGYPT					EGY
30	INDIA				IND	IND
31	KENYA					KEN
32	MALAYSIA					MYS
33	MEXICO				MEX	MEX
34	VENEZUELA					VEN
35	ZIMBABWE					ZWE
		7	8	10	20	17