When is the G20 and who will be attending?

The G20, short for the Group of Twenty, is the annual meeting of the world's largest economies. It is not just a talking shop: member countries account for around 85% of global GDP and more than 75% of global trade. Think of it as the room where the people who run the biggest economies on the planet sit down to coordinate on trade, growth, financial rules and big shared challenges.

When and where

The G20 Leaders' Summit will take place on December 14 to 15, 2026, in Miami, Florida, bringing together leaders of the G20 members for discussions on key global economic, financial, and international issues. It will be held at Trump National Doral Miami, a property of the host, U.S. President Donald Trump, in Doral, Florida. This landmark gathering marks the first G20 summit held at a privately-owned venue. The chosen venue has drawn sustained ethics scrutiny since the location was first announced.

The G20 member countries attending

The G20's core membership consists of 19 individual countries spanning every major region, joined by the European Union and the African Union as institutional members. Here is the confirmed roster with the leader representing each:

Argentina

Javier Milei, President

Australia

Anthony Albanese, Prime Minister

Brazil

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, President

Canada

Mark Carney, Prime Minister

China

Xi Jinping, President

France

Emmanuel Macron, President

Germany

Friedrich Merz, Chancellor

India

Narendra Modi, Prime Minister

Indonesia

Prabowo Subianto, President

Italy

Giorgia Meloni, Prime Minister

Japan

Sanae Takaichi, Prime Minister

Mexico

Claudia Sheinbaum, President

Russia

Vladimir Putin, President

Saudi Arabia

Mohammed bin Salman, Prime Minister

South Korea

Lee Jae Myung, President

Turkey

Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, President

United Kingdom

Andy Burnham, Prime Minister

United States

Donald Trump, President (Host)

South Africa

Cyril Ramaphosa, President

European Union

(institutional member)

African Union

(institutional member)

One notable first: Russian President Vladimir Putin has been formally invited to attend, which would mark his first in-person G20 appearance since Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine.

Invited guest nations

Host nations may also invite other countries to attend as observers. The confirmed invited states are Azerbaijan, Finland, Ireland, Kazakhstan, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Qatar, Singapore, Spain, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, and Vietnam.

What's on the agenda

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is organizing the agenda for the meeting, which will focus on "unleashing economic prosperity by limiting, eliminating the burdens of regulations, unlocking affordable energy and pioneering new technologies."