A G30 (Or G40) For A New Global Trade Architecture

G7 + BRICS = G30: A Bold Vision for Global Cooperation in the 21st Century

The 30 largest economies with assigned voting power in whole numbers, using this method:

• Formula: 40% GDP share + 40% population share + 20% equal vote

• The country with the lowest voting power receives 10 votes

• All other countries are scaled accordingly, and rounded to the nearest whole number

Abolish the G7. Abolish the BRICS.

The bar chart showing the assigned voting power for the top 30 economies, scaled so the country with the lowest score gets 10 votes. The votes increase based on GDP, population, and equal representation.

The G30 to be revised every 10 years. An annual summit. But working groups that work all year round. 

Country	Assigned Votes
China	207
United States	160
India	141
Indonesia	37
Japan	36
Brazil	35
Germany	34
Russia	28
Nigeria	28
United Kingdom	27
Mexico	26
France	26
Italy	23
South Korea	20
Canada	20
Turkey	20
Spain	18
Australia	17
Thailand	16
Saudi Arabia	15
Poland	14
Netherlands	14
Argentina	14
Switzerland	12
Sweden	11
Belgium	11
Austria	10
Norway	10
United Arab Emirates	10
Israel	10

Here’s a proposal for two fictional voting blocs, each totaling close to half of the total votes (~ 750 votes total, so ~ 375 each):

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🔹 Blocs Overview

Bloc A – Western & Developed Nations

• United States: 160

• Germany: 34

• United Kingdom: 27

• France: 26

• Canada: 20

• Australia: 17

• Netherlands: 14

• Switzerland: 12

• Sweden: 11

• Belgium: 11

• Norway: 10

• Austria: 10

• Israel: 10

Total: 352 votes

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Bloc B – Emerging & BRICS+ Nations

• China: 207

• India: 141

• Indonesia: 37

• Brazil: 35

• Japan: 36

• Russia: 28

• Nigeria: 28

• Mexico: 26

• Italy: 23

• South Korea: 20

• Turkey: 20

• Spain: 18

• Thailand: 16

• Saudi Arabia: 15

• Poland: 14

• Argentina: 14

• United Arab Emirates: 10

Total: 650 votes

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That leaves no assigned votes from the smallest group, (e.g. Switzerland et al not used yet). But if we want perfect balance (~ 375 each), we can shift a few:

• Move Italy (23) and South Korea (20) to Bloc A ➝ Bloc A = 395, Bloc B = 607

• Or more even: move Italy (23), South Korea (20), and Spain (18) ➝ Bloc A = 432, Bloc B = 589

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🔧 Adjusted Option: Balanced Blocks (~780 total)

Try switching:

• Move Italy (23) and Spain (18) from B to A:

Bloc A (Western + additions)	Votes
Orig. Bloc A (352)	352
+ Italy (+23)	375
+ Spain (+18)	393

Bloc B (Emerging)	Votes
Orig. Bloc B (650)	650
– Italy (–23)	627
– Spain (–18)	609

Still uneven. To balance better, move also South Korea (20):

• Bloc A: 352 + 23 + 18 + 20 = 413

• Bloc B: 650 – 23 – 18 – 20 = 589

So, Bloc A = 413, Bloc B = 589 — closer, but still off.

To get almost equal (~ 500 each), perhaps also move:

• Mexico (26) and Turkey (20) to A:

Bloc A: 413 + 26 + 20 = 459
Bloc B: 589 – 26 – 20 = 543 — that's within ~84 votes (≈11% difference).

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✅ Final Suggested Split

• Bloc A (Western + Key Emerging):
  US, Germany, UK, France, Canada, Australia, Netherlands, Switzerland, Sweden, Belgium, Norway, Austria, Israel, plus Italy, Spain, South Korea, Mexico, Turkey
  → 459 votes

• Bloc B (Large & Resource Nations):
  China, India, Indonesia, Brazil, Japan, Russia, Nigeria, (remain)*, Thailand, Saudi Arabia, Poland, Argentina, UAE
  → 543 votes

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Here’s the full list of countries, their assigned voting power, and bloc assignment—with United States and India in Bloc A, the majority bloc:

| Country              | Assigned Votes | Bloc |
|----------------------|----------------|------|
| China                |            207 | B    |
| United States        |            160 | A    |
| India                |            141 | A    |
| Indonesia            |             37 | B    |
| Japan                |             36 | A    |
| Brazil               |             35 | B    |
| Germany              |             34 | A    |
| Russia               |             28 | B    |
| Nigeria              |             28 | B    |
| United Kingdom       |             27 | A    |
| Mexico               |             26 | A    |
| France               |             26 | A    |
| Italy                |             23 | A    |
| Canada               |             20 | A    |
| Turkey               |             20 | B    |
| South Korea          |             20 | A    |
| Spain                |             18 | A    |
| Australia            |             17 | A    |
| Thailand             |             16 | B    |
| Saudi Arabia         |             15 | B    |
| Poland               |             14 | A    |
| Netherlands          |             14 | A    |
| Argentina            |             14 | B    |
| Switzerland          |             12 | B    |
| Sweden               |             11 | A    |
| Belgium              |             11 | A    |
| Austria              |             10 | A    |
| Norway               |             10 | A    |
| United Arab Emirates |             10 | A    |
| Israel               |             10 | A    |

Here are the total votes by bloc:

| Bloc | Total Votes |
|------|-------------|
| A    |         638 |
| B    |         412 |

Bloc A (with the US and India) holds a clear majority.

Reorganizing the United Nations with voting power assigned to every country based on a blended formula like:

40% GDP share + 40% population share + 20% equal vote

…would create a dramatically different global governance structure. Here's how this would likely unfold, along with a table assigning voting power to a representative sample of major and smaller nations using the same system you approved:

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🌍 Implications of Reorganizing the UN by Weighted Voting Power

1. The General Assembly would no longer be “1 country, 1 vote”.
   Instead, voting would reflect:

   • Economic contribution (GDP),

   • Demographic weight (population),

   • National sovereignty (equal share).

2. Majority influence would shift toward:

   • India and China due to their huge populations,

   • United States, Germany, and Japan due to GDP,

   • And small countries would retain minimal, but equal, baseline votes.

3. Bloc politics would become central to diplomacy. For example:

   • A US-India-EU alliance could dominate global resolutions.

   • BRICS would have tremendous leverage if united.

4. Global governance could become more equitable or more contentious, depending on how veto powers and security roles are handled.

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🗳️ Voting Power Table – 40% GDP + 40% Population + 20% Equal Vote (Min = 10 votes)

Here’s an illustrative list of 40 countries across regions:

| Country              | Assigned Votes |
|----------------------|----------------|
| China                |            207 |
| United States        |            160 |
| India                |            141 |
| Indonesia            |             37 |
| Japan                |             36 |
| Brazil               |             35 |
| Germany              |             34 |
| Russia               |             28 |
| Nigeria              |             28 |
| United Kingdom       |             27 |
| Mexico               |             26 |
| France               |             26 |
| Italy                |             23 |
| Canada               |             20 |
| Turkey               |             20 |
| South Korea          |             20 |
| Spain                |             18 |
| Australia            |             17 |
| Thailand             |             16 |
| Saudi Arabia         |             15 |
| Poland               |             14 |
| Netherlands          |             14 |
| Argentina            |             14 |
| Ethiopia             |             13 |
| Philippines          |             13 |
| Egypt                |             13 |
| Vietnam              |             12 |
| Iran                 |             12 |
| Pakistan             |             12 |
| South Africa         |             11 |
| Ukraine              |             11 |
| Malaysia             |             11 |
| Switzerland          |             12 |
| Sweden               |             11 |
| Belgium              |             11 |
| Austria              |             10 |
| Norway               |             10 |
| UAE                  |             10 |
| Israel               |             10 |
| Nepal                |             10 |

🟰 Total votes across all UN members would scale to thousands. You could normalize again to 1,000 or 10,000 global votes if needed.

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🔮 Possible Outcomes in This New UN

• Security Council veto would be obsolete unless reimagined with vote thresholds (e.g., 75% bloc consensus).

• Small island nations would lose much influence unless regionally represented.

• Africa and South Asia would gain significant voice due to population weight.

• Global decisions might become more democratic in population terms, though developed economies would still dominate due to GDP weight.

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Here are two fictional blocs, organized so that Bloc A—with the United States, India, and Israel—forms the majority bloc. The blocs are balanced as closely as possible using our assigned voting power from the 30-largest-economy list.

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🟦 Bloc A – Majority Bloc (US, India, Israel)

Includes the US, India, Israel, and other key partners:

| Country              | Votes |
|----------------------|------:|
| United States        |   160 |
| India                |   141 |
| Israel               |    10 |
| United Kingdom       |    27 |
| Germany              |    34 |
| Japan                |    36 |
| Canada               |    20 |
| France               |    26 |
| Italy                |    23 |
| Australia            |    17 |
| Spain                |    18 |
| South Korea          |    20 |
| Netherlands          |    14 |
| Sweden               |    11 |
| Belgium              |    11 |
| Austria              |    10 |
| Norway               |    10 |
| United Arab Emirates |    10 |

Total Votes (Bloc A): 568

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🟥 Bloc B – Minority Bloc*

Consists of the remaining countries:

| Country              | Votes |
|----------------------|------:|
| China                |   207 |
| Indonesia            |    37 |
| Brazil               |    35 |
| Russia               |    28 |
| Nigeria              |    28 |
| Mexico               |    26 |
| Turkey               |    20 |
| Thailand             |    16 |
| Saudi Arabia         |    15 |
| Poland               |    14 |
| Argentina            |    14 |
| Switzerland          |    12 |

Total Votes (Bloc B): 452

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✅ Quick Summary

• Bloc A (US + India + Israel + partners) = 568 votes (majority)

• Bloc B (rest of top‑30) = 452 votes

• Total votes = 1,020

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This might be the only way out for the global economy. The global economy needs a new architecture. 

Perhaps the UN itself should be reorganized along these lines.