2008 (MMVIII) is the current year, a leap year that started on Tuesday in the Anno Domini (or common) era, in accordance to the Gregorian calendar.

2008 has been designated as:

• International Year of Planet Earth;
• European Year of Intercultural Dialogue;
• Australian Year of the Scout;
• International Year of the Potato;
• International Year of Sanitation.
• Year of the Frog, as declared by the international conservation initiative Amphibian Ark.

In Chinese astrology, most of 2008, starting with February 7 will overlap with the Year of the Rat (Dates before February 7 are Year of the Pig). The next Year of the Rat will be in 2020.