Why a G20 Tracker?

The idea behind this G20 tracker is to provide an easily accessible source of economic information and commentary on the members of the G20. Originally this was a grouping of 19 individual countries as well as the European Union (EU). The African Union (AU) joined in 2023. That could make it the G21.

But given that the EU has 27 member countries (three of which are included in the G20 as individual members) and the AU has 54 members (one of which, South Africa, is already included in the G20) a total of 98 economies are represented in the group, whether directly or indirectly. That is exactly half of the 196 countries in the world: that is, those recognised by the United Nations.

The G20 economies have an estimated total GDP of USD97tr in 2025, 88% of the global total; a population of 6.4 billion, 80% of the world total;  and account for 84% of the world’s CO2 emissions.

Economists often concentrate on developments in just the big economies, with a particular emphasis on the US. Developments elsewhere often receive less attention but they are becoming ever-more important: China, notably, but also India, Indonesia and Africa.

In this G20 tracker we assemble, for each economy, key economic data, our thoughts on current and longer-term developments and a SWOT analysis.

It is a project developed by Paul Temperton at Tier Company with the help of summer interns over the last three years, notably Hubert Kucharski and Harvey Mordue, both economics student at Leeds University.

We hope it will be a useful source of information for a wide range of people interested in developments in the global economy.

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