Pedzisa mutsara unotevera:
Musangano wa1975 wakagamuchirwa neFrance uyo wakaunza pamwe chete vamiriri vehurumende nhanhatu: France, Germany, Italy, Japan, United Kingdom, uye United States, nokudaro zvichitungamirira kuzita rokuti Boka reVatanhatu kana kuti G6. Musangano wacho wakazozivikanwa seGroup of Seven, muna 1976 nokuwedzerwa kweCanada. Russia yakawedzerwa kumusangano wezvematongerwe enyika kubva muna 1997, uyo gore rakatevera racho wakazivikanwa seG8. Muna Kurume 2014 Russia yakamiswa kwenguva isingazivikanwi zvichitevera kubatanidzwa kweCrimea, apo zita rezvematongerwo enyika rakadzokera kuG7. Muna 2017, Russia yakazivisa kubviswa kwayo zvachose muG8. Zvisinei, vamiririri vanoverengeka venyika dzeG7 vakataura kuti vaizofarira kudzoka kweRussia muboka racho. Sangano reEuropean Union rakamiririrwa paG8 kubvira kuma1980 semubatanidzwa "asingaverengeki", asi pakutanga aisagona kugamuchira kana kutungamira misangano. Musangano wechi40 wakanga uri wokutanga apo European Union yakakwanisa kugamuchira uye kutungamirira musangano. Pamwe chete, muna 2012 nyika dzeG8 dzaiva ne50,1 muzana yeGDP yenyika yose uye 40,9 muzana yeGDP yenyika yose (PPP).