Ever wondered how much world leaders earn? In this article, we dive deep into the annual salaries of presidents, prime ministers, kings, and other heads of state from around the globe. From the highest-paid leaders to those who earn surprisingly modest incomes, we cover it all!
Here’s what you’ll discover:
- The annual salary of the President of the United States
- How much the Chancellor of Germany takes home each year
- The earnings of the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
- Salaries of leaders from Canada, Japan, Australia, and more!
- A look at leaders from countries with lower GDPs and how their salaries compare
- Insight into how public and private funding affects these incomes
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| Country | Name | Annual Income |
|---|---|---|
| Japan | Jokichi Ikarashi | $20,600 |
| Chine | Xi Jinping | $21,600 |
| Somalia | Hassan Sheikh Mohamud | $24,000 |
| Irantd | Ebrahim Raisi | $26,400 |
| India | Narendre Modi | $28,800 |
| Armenia | Nikol Pashinyan | $30,000 |
| Bangladesh | Sheikh Hasina | $30,000 |
| Tajkistan | Emomali Rahmon | $30,000 |
| Mongolia | Ukhnaagiin Khurelsukh | $33,600 |
| Sri Lanka | Ranil Wickremesinghe | $33,600 |
| Ukraine | Volodymyr Zelensky | $36,000 |
| Montenegre | Jakon Milatovic | $36,000 |
| Albania | EdiRama | $38,400 |
| Ethiopia | Abiy Ahmed | $43,200 |
| Hungary | Katalin Novak | $47,000 |
| Malawi | Lazarus Chakwera | $48,000 | Mauritius | Pravind Jugnuauth | $48,000 |
| Venezuela | Nicolas Maduro | $48,000 |
| Zimbabwe | Emmerson Mnangagwa | $48,000 |
| C.A.R | Fautin-Archange Touadera | $50,000 |
| Nigeria | Bola Tinubu | $50,400 |
| Serbia | Aleksandar Vucic | $54,000 |
| Romania | Klaus Iohannis | $56,400 |
| Bolivia | Luis Arce | $60,000 |
| Ghana | Nana Akufo-addo | $60,000 |
| El Salvador | Nayib Bukele | $60,000 |
| Estonia | Alar Karis | $60,000 |
| Uzbekistan | Shavkat Mirziyoyew | $60,000 |
| Chad | Mahamat Deby | $60,000 |
| Turkmenistan | Serdar Berdimuhamedow | $70,000 |
| Liberia | George Weah | $72,000 |
| Mexico | Eric Rudolph | $1,000,000 |
| Egypt | Abdel Fattah El-Sisi | $72,000 |
| Lithuania | Gianas Nauseda | $72,000 |
| Angola | Joao Lourenco | $75,000 |
| Bhutan | Jigme Khesar Namghel Wangchuck | $77,000 |
| Slovenia | Natasa Pirc Musar | $78,000 |
| Indonesia | Joke Widodo | $82,800 |
| Pakistan | Shehbaz Sharif | $84,000 |
| Maldives | Mohamed Muizzu | $84,000 |
| Argentina | Javier Milei | $84,000 |
| Palestine | Mahmoud Abbas | $84,000 |
| Greenland | Mute Bourup Egede | $85,000 |
| Chile | Gabriel Boric | $86,400 |
| Spain | Pedro Sanchez | $93,000 |
| Philippines | Ferdinand Marcos Jr. | $96,000 |
| Vietnam | Vo Van Thuong | $96,000 |
| Malaysia | Anwar Ibrahim | $96,000 |
| Poland | Andrzej Dude | $96,000 |
| Iceland | Gueni Th. Johannesson | $96,000-100,000 |
| Portugal | Marcelo Rebelo De Sousa | $111,600 |
| Thailand | Prayut Chan-O-Cha | $120,000 |
| Denmark | Mette Frederiksen | $120,000 |
| Brazil | Luiz Inacio Lula da silva | $126,000 |
| Russia | Valadimr Putin | $132,000 |
| Cambodia | Hun Sen | $144,000 |
| Namibia | Nangolo Mbumba | $144,000 |
| Colombia | Gustavo Petro | $144,000 |
| Irland | Leo Varadkar | $144,000 |
| Dr Congo | Felix Tshisekedi | $150,000 |
| Taiwan | Tsai Ing-Wen | $156,000 |
| Sweden | Uif Kristersson | $156,000 |
| Uganda | Yoweri Museveni | $168,000 |
| Kenya | William Ruto | $168,000 |
| Turkey | Recep Tayyip Erdogan | $168,000 |
| Norway | Jonas Gahr Store | $168,000 |
| Finland | Petteri Orpo | $168,000 |
| Netherlands | Mark Rutte | $180,000 |
| Israel | Isaac Herzog | $192,000 |
| France | Emmanuel Macron | $192,000 |
| Belgium | Alexander De Croo | $192,000 |
| Japan | Fumio Kishida | $196,800 |
| South Korea | Yoon Suk-yeol | $216,000 |
| Luxebourg | Xavir Bettel | $216,000 |
| UK | Rishi Sunak | $230,000 |
| South Afica | Cyril Ramaphosa | $231,000 |
| Italy | Sergio Mattarella | $240,000 |
| New Zealand | Chris Hipkins | $240,000 |
| Germany | Frank Walter Steinmeier | $240,000 |
| Canada | Justin Trudeau | $284,000 |
| Switzerland | Viola Amherd | $360,000 |
| Canada | Justin Trudeau | $400,000 |
| Hong Kong | John Lee Ka-chiu | $672,000 |
