The following list of G20 summits summarizes all G20 conferences held at various different levels: summits of heads of state or heads of government, ministerial-level meetings, Engagement Group meetings and others.
G20 Summits: The G20 Summits are the highest level of meetings, where heads of state or government from member countries come together to discuss key global issues. These summits usually take place annually and are hosted by different member countries. They provide an opportunity for leaders to engage in high-level discussions, negotiate agreements, and set priorities for international cooperation.
In addition to the summits, the G20 holds ministerial-level meetings on specific topics such as finance, trade, agriculture, affordable and accessible healthcare, pharma, tech series, technology advancements, health, and energy. These meetings involve ministers or high-level representatives from member countries who deliberate on policy matters, share experiences, and explore opportunities for collaboration majorly G20 finance and economy ministers, and central bank governors lead the meetings.
Locations in bold text indicate the meeting was concurrent with a G20 summit. Ministerial meetings are not always held in the summit host's country.
The G20 Finance Track includes meetings of finance ministers and central bank governors from member countries. They discuss global economic and financial issues, review the progress of ongoing initiatives, and coordinate policies to foster economic stability and growth.
| Year | Host country | Host city | Dates | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 |  Germany | Berlin | ||
| 2000 |  Canada | Montréal | ||
| 2001 | Canada | Ottawa/Gatineau | ||
| 2002 |  India | New Delhi | ||
| 2003 |  Mexico | Morelia | ||
| 2004 | Germany | Berlin | ||
| 2005 |  China | Beijing | ||
| 2006 |  Australia | Melbourne | ||
| 2007 |  South Africa | Cape Town | ||
| 2008 |  Brazil | São Paulo | ||
| 2009 |  United Kingdom | Horsham | March | |
| United Kingdom | London | September | ||
| United Kingdom | St Andrews | November | ||
| 2010 |  South Korea | Incheon | February | |
| Canada | Toronto | June | ||
| South Korea | Seoul | November | ||
| 2011 |  France | Paris | February | |
 United States | Washington, D.C. | April | ||
| United States | Washington, D.C. | September | As part of the annual meeting of the IMF and World Bank [36] | |
| France | Paris | October | ||
| France | Cannes | November | ||
| 2012 | Mexico | Mexico City | February | |
| United States | Washington, D.C. | April | ||
| Mexico | Mexico City | November | [37] | |
| 2013 |  Russia | Moscow | February | [38] |
| United States | Washington, D.C. | April | Part of the annual meeting of the IMF and World Bank [39] | |
| United States | Washington, D.C. | October | Continuation of the meeting mentioned above [40] [41] | |
| 2014 | Australia | Sydney | February | |
| United States | Washington, D.C. | April | [42] | |
| Australia | Cairns | September | [42] | |
| 2015 |  Turkey | Istanbul | 9–10 February | [43] |
| 2016 | China | Hangzhou | July | [44] [45] |
| 2017 | Germany | Baden-Baden | March | [44] [46] [47] [48] |
| 2018 |  Argentina | Buenos Aires | 19–20 March | [49] |
| United States | Washington, D.C. | 20 April | [49] | |
| Argentina | Buenos Aires | 21–22 July | [49] | |
 Indonesia | Bali | 11 October | [49] | |
| Argentina | Buenos Aires | November | [49] | |
| 2019 |  Japan | Fukuoka | 8–9 June | [50] |
| 2020 |  Saudi Arabia | Riyadh | 21–22 November | [51] |
| 2021 |  Italy | Venice | 9–10 July | [52] |
| 2022 | Indonesia | Bali | 16–17 July | [53] |
| 2023 | India | Gandhinagar | 17–18 July | [54] |
| 2024 | Brazil | Rio de Janeiro | 25–26 July | [55] |
G20 Working Groups are specialized task forces that focus on specific areas of interest. They work on policy development, research, and coordination to support the discussions and decisions made at higher-level meetings. These groups bring together experts and officials to exchange knowledge and develop practical recommendations.
| Year | Host country | Host city | Dates | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Germany | Bonn | February | [46] |
| 2018 | Argentina | Buenos Aires | May | [56] |
| 2019 | Japan | Nagoya | 22–23 November | [57] |
| 2020 | Saudi Arabia | Riyadh | 21–22 November | [51] |
| 2021 | Italy | Matera | 29–30 June | [58] |
| 2022 | Indonesia | Bali | 7–8 July | [59] |
| 2023 | India | Delhi | 1–2 March | [60] |
| 2024 | Brazil | Rio de Janeiro | 21–22 February | [55] |
| Year | Host country | Host city | Dates | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Mexico | Puerto Vallarta | 18–20 April | |
| 2014 | Australia | Sydney | 19 July | |
| 2015 | Turkey | Istanbul | 6 October | |
| 2016 | China | Shanghai | 9–10 July | |
| 2018 | Argentina | Mar del Plata | 14 September | |
| 2019 | Japan | Tsukuba | 8–9 June | |
| 2021 | Italy | Sorrento | 12 October | |
| 2022 | Indonesia | Bali | 22–23 September | |
| 2024 | Brazil | Brasília | 24 October | [55] |
| Year | Host country | Host city | Dates | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | United States | Washington, D.C. [61] | ||
| 2011 | France | Paris [62] | ||
| 2012 | Mexico | Guadalajara [63] | ||
| 2013 | Russia | Moscow [64] | ||
| 2014 | Australia | Melbourne [65] | ||
| 2015 | Turkey | Ankara [65] | ||
| 2016 | China | Beijing [65] | ||
| 2017 | Germany | Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler [65] | ||
| 2018 | Argentina | Mendoza [65] | ||
| 2019 | Japan | Matsuyama [65] | 1–2 September | |
| 2020 | Saudi Arabia | Riyadh [65] | ||
| 2021 | Italy | Catania [65] | 22–23 June | |
| 2022 | Indonesia | Bali [66] | 14 September | |
| 2023 | India | Indore [67] | ||
| 2024 | Brazil | Fortaleza | 25–26 July | [55] |
G20 engagement groups and pre-conferences are meetings with various stakeholders. These groups make policy recommendations to G20 leaders and help shape the summit agenda.
Sherpas are senior officials who represent their respective countries and play a crucial role in preparing the agenda and negotiating outcomes for G20 meetings. Sherpa meetings allow for in-depth discussions on technical and policy matters before they are presented at higher-level meetings.
B20 summits are summits of business leaders from the G20 countries.
C20 summits are summits of civil society delegates from the G20 countries.
L20 summits are summits of labor and employment leaders from the G20 countries.
Washington [88] London [89] Pittsburgh [90] Toronto [91] Seoul [92] Paris [93] Los Cabos [94] Moscow [95] Brisbane [96] Antalya [97] Beijing [98] Berlin [99] Mendoza [100] Tokyo [101] Riyadh [102] Rome [103] Bali [104] several cities (Amritsar, Kolkata, Raipur, Nagpur, Bhopal, Guwahati, Mumbai, Srinagar, Kochi Thiruvananthapuram, Dhanbad, Delhi, Lucknow, Patna, Pune, Indore, New Delhi) [105] Brasília [106] Parliament20 (P20) Engagement Group, started during Canada’s Presidency in 2010, is led by Speakers from Parliaments of G20 countries.
Science 20 (S20) meetings and summits draw together academics and civil society delegates from the G20 countries.
Supreme Audit Institutions 20 (SAI20) is an Engagement Group introduced by the Indonesian Presidency in 2022. It is a forum to discuss the important role played by SAIs globally in ensuring transparency and accountability, and in promoting cooperation among the G20 members.
Startup 20 Engagement Group has been initiated under G20 India presidency of 2023 which aspires to create a global narrative for supporting startups and enabling synergies between startups, corporates, investors, innovation agencies and other key ecosystem stakeholders.
T20 summits are summits of think tanks from the G20 countries.
Mexico City Moscow [111] Berlin [112] Buenos Aires [113] Tokyo [114] Riyadh [115] Milan [116] Bali [117] New Delhi, Kolkata, Bhubaneswar, [118] Bengaluru, Mysuru, Mumbai, Goa, Bhopal, Pune, Manipal, Hyderabad, Amritapuri [119] Rio de Janeiro [120] Urban 20 (U20) summits are summits of cities from the G20 countries. [121]
First W20 women's summit organized by German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
Y20 summits are summits of young leaders and changemakers from 18 to 30 years old from the G20 countries.
Vancouver [136] Paris [137] Puebla [138] Saint Petersburg [139] [ non-primary source needed ] Sydney [140] Istanbul [141] Beijing and Shanghai [142] Berlin [143] Córdoba [144] Tokyo [145] Riyadh [146] Milan and Bergamo [147] Jakarta and Bandung [148] Varanasi [149] Brasília [150] O20 summits are summits to discuss the ocean agenda with the civil society of the G20 countries.
J20 summits are summits to gather the supreme courts of the G20 countries.
The Group of Eight (G8) was an intergovernmental political forum from 1997–2014. It had formed from incorporating Russia into the G7, and returned to its previous name after Russia was expelled in 2014.
The Group of Seven (G7) is an intergovernmental political and economic forum consisting of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States; additionally, the European Union (EU) is a "non-enumerated member". It is organized around shared values of pluralism, liberal democracy, and representative government. G7 members are major IMF advanced economies.
The G20 or Group of 20 is an intergovernmental forum comprising 19 sovereign countries, the European Union (EU), and the African Union (AU). It works to address major issues related to the global economy, such as international financial stability, climate change mitigation and sustainable development, through annual meetings of Heads of State and Heads of Government.
A summit meeting is an international meeting of heads of state or government, usually with considerable media exposure, tight security, and a prearranged agenda. Notable summit meetings include those of Franklin D. Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, and Joseph Stalin during World War II. However, the term summit was not commonly used for such meetings until the Geneva Summit (1955). During the Cold War, when American presidents joined with Soviet or Chinese counterparts for one-on-one meetings, the media labelled the event as a "summit". The post–Cold War era has produced an increase in the number of "summit" events. Nowadays, international summits are the most common expression for global governance.
The 2011 G20 Cannes Summit was the sixth meeting of the G20 heads of government/heads of state, held in Cannes, France, in a series of on-going discussions about financial markets and the world economy.
BRICS is an intergovernmental organization consisting of ten countries—Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa, Egypt, Ethiopia, Indonesia, Iran and the United Arab Emirates. It is considered to be a counterpart and alternative to the G7 bloc of the world's largest economies and all countries in the organization combined represent more than half of the world's population.
The 2014 G20 Brisbane summit was the ninth meeting of the G20 heads of government/heads of state. It was held in Brisbane, the capital city of Queensland, Australia. The hosting venue was the Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre at South Brisbane. The event was the largest ever peacetime police operation in Australia.
The 2015 G20 Antalya summit was the tenth meeting of the G20 heads of government/heads of state. It was held in Belek, Antalya Province, Turkey. The venue for the Leaders Summit was Regnum Carya Hotel Convention Centre at the Regnum Carya Golf & Resort Spa.
The King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Center (KAPSARC) is an advisory organization specializing in energy economics, climate, and sustainability that seeks to advance Saudi Arabia’s energy sector and inform global policies through evidence-based advice and applied research. It is located in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Narendra Modi, who is serving the Prime minister of India since 2014. The following is a timeline of the premiership from his inauguration as Prime Minister of India on 26 May 2014 till now.
The 2018 G20 Buenos Aires Summit was the thirteenth meeting of the Group of Twenty (G20), held in the city of Buenos Aires, Argentina. It was the first G20 summit to be hosted in South America.
The 2017 G20 Hamburg summit was the twelfth meeting of the Group of Twenty (G20), held at Hamburg Messe in the city of Hamburg. it was the first time Germany hosted the summit.
The 2020 G20 Riyadh summit was the fifteenth meeting of the Group of Twenty (G20). It was scheduled to take place in Riyadh, the capital city of Saudi Arabia. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it was held virtually.
Ronald Ozzy Lamola is a South African lawyer and politician who is the Minister of International Relations and Cooperation as a Member of the National Assembly of South Africa since 22 May 2019 as a member of the African National Congress (ANC). He was Minister of Justice and Correctional Services from May 2019 to June 2024. He is a member of the ANC's National Executive Committee and National Working Committee. Lamola had previously been involved in the African National Congress Youth League.
The 2021 G20 Rome summit was the sixteenth meeting of the Group of Twenty (G20), a Head of State and Government meeting held in Rome, the capital city of Italy. It was the first G20 summit hosted by the country.
The 2022 G20 Bali summit was the seventeenth meeting of Group of Twenty (G20), a Head of State and Government meeting held in Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia. It was the first G20 summit hosted by Indonesia.
The 2023 G20 New Delhi summit was the eighteenth meeting of the G20, a Head of State and Government meeting held at Bharat Mandapam, Pragati Maidan, Delhi on 9–10 September 2023. It was the first G20 summit held in India.
The 2024 G20 Rio de Janeiro summit was the nineteenth meeting of Group of Twenty (G20), a Heads of State and Government meeting held at the Museum of Modern Art in Rio de Janeiro from 18–19 November 2024. It was the first G20 summit to be hosted in Brazil. Additionally, It marked the first full G20 summit with the African Union as a member, following its inclusion during the previous summit in 2023.
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