20 Highest-Paid World Political Leaders

Sigmundur_Davíð_Gunnlaugsson_(salary)

Annual salary in national currency: 16.7 million krónur
> Time in office: 2 years 9 months
> GDP per capita: $44,029

Sauli Miinisto, President of Finland (salary)
> Annual salary in national currency: 140,904 euros
> Time in office: 9 months
> GDP per capita: $40,661

Erna Solberg, Prime Minister of Norway (salary)
> Annual salary in national currency: 1.6 million kroner
> Time in office: 2 years 5 months
> GDP per capita: $67,166
François Hollande, President of France (salary)
> Annual salary in national currency: 178,920 euros
> Time in office: 3 years 10 months
> GDP per capita: $40,538

Leader Pelosi and Members of Congressional Delegation Meet Japan
> Annual salary in national currency: 22.6 million yen
> Time in office: 3 years 2 months
> GDP per capita: $37,519
 
Mark Rutte, Prime Minister of the Netherlands (salary)
> Annual salary in national currency: 180,000 euros
> Time in office: 5 years 5 months
> GDP per capita: $47,960
David Cameron, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (salary)
> Annual salary in national currency: 142,500 pounds
> Time in office: 5 years 10 months
> GDP per capita: $39,826

Enda Kenny, Taoiseach and leader of Fine Gael, Ireland (salary)
> Annual salary in national currency: 185,000 euros
> Time in office: 5 years
> GDP per capita: $51,284
Lars Løkke Rasmussen, Prime Minister of Denmark (salary)
> Annual salary in national currency: 1.5 million kroner
> Time in office: 8 months
> GDP per capita: $44,625

Stefan Löfven

Annual salary in national currency: 1.9 million kronor
> Time in office: 1 year 5 months
> GDP per capita: $46,219

Charles Michel, Prime Minister of Belgium (salary)

Annual salary in national currency: 212,000 euros
> Time in office: 1 year 5 months
> GDP per capita: $43,139

Angela Merkel, Chancellor of Germany (salary)

Annual salary in national currency: 216,278 euros
> Time in office: 10 years 3 months
> GDP per capita: $46,216

Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada (salary)
> Annual salary in national currency: 334,800 Canadian dollars
> Time in office: 4 months
> GDP per capita: $44,967
Xavier Bettel, Prime Minister of Luxembourg (salary)
> Annual salary in national currency: 225,600 euros
> Time in office: 2 years 3 months
> GDP per capita: $97,639

Austrian politician Werner Faymann at a press conference during the election campaign 2008.

Annual salary in national currency: 304,006 euros
> Time in office: 7 years 3 months
> GDP per capita: $46,640

Malcolm Turnbull, Prime Minister of Australia (salary)

Annual salary in national currency: 517,504 Australian dollars
> Time in office: 6 months
> GDP per capita: $46,550

Barack Obama, President of the United States (salary)

Annual salary in national currency: $400,000
> Time in office: 7 years 1 month
> GDP per capita: $54,370

Johann Schieder-Ammann, President of Switzerland (salary)

> Annual salary in national currency: 445,163 francs
> Time in office: 2 months
> GDP per capita: $58,149
Leung Chun-ying, Hong Kong (salary)
> Annual salary in national currency: 4.5 million Hong Kong dollars
> Time in office: 3 years 8 months
> GDP per capita: $55,097

Lee Hsien Loong, Prime Minister of Singapore (salary)
> Annual salary in national currency: 2.4 million Singapore dollars
> Time in office: 11 years 7 months
> GDP per capita: $83,066

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