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South African President Jacob Zuma is the fourth best paid world leader.

He makes $223, 500 per annum, just behind Germany’s Angela Merkel ($234,400) and Canada’s Stephen Harper ($260,000).

The British prime minister follows Zuma with £142,500 ($214,782) a year.

That includes his salary as a member of parliament, which is £67,060.

President Obama leads the pack with $400,000 a year. The presidential salary doubled when George W. Bush became president in 2001.

Below is the list of the 12 best paid leaders in the world:

1. Barack Obama, USA ($400,000)

2. Stephen Harper, Canada (260,000)

3. Angela Merkel, Germany (($234,400)

4. Jacob Zuma, South Africa ($223, 500)

5. David Cameron, United Kingdom ($214,782)

6. Shinzo Abe, Japan ($202,700)

7. François Hollande, France ($194,251)

8. Vladimir Putin, Russia ($136,000)

9. Matteo Renzi, Italy ($124,600)

10. Dilma Rousseff, Brazil ($120,000)

11. Narendra Modi, India ($30,300)

12. Xi Jinping, China ($22,000)