| United States | 290,342,554 | $10,450,000,000,000 | $36,300 |
| China | 1,286,975,468 | $5,989,000,000,000 | $4,700 |
| Japan | 127,214,499 | $3,651,000,000,000 | $28,700 |
| India | 1,049,700,118 | $2,664,000,000,000 | $2,600 |
| Germany | 82,398,326 | $2,160,000,000,000 | $26,200 |
| France | 60,180,529 | $1,558,000,000,000 | $26,000 |
| United Kingdom | 60,094,648 | $1,528,000,000,000 | $25,500 |
| Italy | 57,998,353 | $1,455,000,000,000 | $25,100 |
| Russia | 144,526,278 | $1,409,000,000,000 | $9,700 |
| Brazil | 182,032,604 | $1,376,000,000,000 | $7,600 |
| Korea, South | 48,289,037 | $941,500,000,000 | $19,600 |
| Canada | 32,207,113 | $934,100,000,000 | $29,300 |
Quite true, Russia's Russia's GDP grew 6.9 percent in January- August 2003.
The UK and Italy did grow, albeit far more slowly. Germany had 0.1% growth.
However, things CAN change, so, don't count your chickens before they hatch. I hope Russia does grow and gain its rightful place, but let's wait until it does...
The G8 is
It currently consists of the US, Canada, Japan, the UK, France, Italy, Germany and Russia
The core of the G8 is the G7. These countries participate fully in all G8 discussions and collectively have the greatest influence on G8 policy and action. The members of the G7 includes:
The EU has a limited G8 membership. The EU does not participate in political and security discussions because it does not have the same political powers as a national government. However, because it does have its own currency (the Euro) and central bank, the EU does participate in financial and economic discussions.
Russia also has a limited G8 membership. Russia does not participate in financial and economic discussions because of the small size of its economy and financial instability. However, because of its political and military importance in the world, Russia does play a role in political and security discussions.
If the criteria are democracy and size of the economy, then Canada ought to be chucked out and India, Russia and S. Korea added.