The Russian President Vladimir Putin takes the ninth place in the ranking of the highest paid presidents in the world, reports the French newspaper Les Echos. Putin's annual salary makes $136.000. The Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi gets a little less than Putin: $125.000, whereas the US President Barack Obama's annual salary makes $ 400.000.

The Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau takes the second place in the top three. His annual salary is $260.000. The German Chancellor Angela Merkel receives the highest salary in Europe – $234.000; she is in the third place. The rating is based on the data of 2016.