Comparisons of national GDPs with respective salaries of heads of state reveals some interesting facts
Singapore is quite an aberration though. It pays a whopping $3.14 million (nearly 8 times that of the US President) to its President and $2.47 million to its Prime Minister; while the size of its economy is just $182 billion. Though there are debates over the high salary among Singaporeans, the Government defends it vehemently, on the logic that Singapore compensates its heads of state on the basis of parity with corporate leaders! Perhaps the most striking example would be that of India. The President of democratic republic of India gets a mere Rs.18 lakh annually. The basic salary of the President was a pitiable Rs.120,000 annually prior to 1998 while India emerged as the 6th largest economy in the world with GDP in PPP worth International $1,702.7 billion. This was revised to Rs.6,00,000 ($12,000) in 1998. Later in late 2008, the salary was raised to its current level, while the country witnessed rapid growth and the GDP crossed the trillion dollar mark. That was when India became the 4th largest in terms of GDP in PPP terms and the 12th largest economy in terms of nominal GDP. The PM of India, who is the actual functional head, has an even lower salary of Rs.15,00,000 per year ($31,250).
In UK, the Prime Minister gets about $2,79,000 annually, while its economy is the 6th largest in the world with a nominal GDP of $2.68 trillion. Tiny Hong Kong pays $516,000 (more than the US President and 13 times that of the Indian President!) to its Prime Minister annually, while it has nominal GDP of $215.35 billion, 1/65th of the US economy and 1/5th of the Indian economy. Japan, the 2nd largest economy in the world with a GDP of $4.91 trillion pays $243,000 to its PM annually. Similarly, Australia pays $2,29,000 annually to its PM while it is the 14th largest economy of the world with GDP of $1.013 trillion. In addition, Canada, Germany and France with nominal GDP of $1.499 trillion, $3.673 trillion and $2.867 trillion respectively pay their PMs $2,46,000; $3,03,000 and $3,18,000.
Singapore is quite an aberration though. It pays a whopping $3.14 million (nearly 8 times that of the US President) to its President and $2.47 million to its Prime Minister; while the size of its economy is just $182 billion. Though there are debates over the high salary among Singaporeans, the Government defends it vehemently, on the logic that Singapore compensates its heads of state on the basis of parity with corporate leaders! Perhaps the most striking example would be that of India. The President of democratic republic of India gets a mere Rs.18 lakh annually. The basic salary of the President was a pitiable Rs.120,000 annually prior to 1998 while India emerged as the 6th largest economy in the world with GDP in PPP worth International $1,702.7 billion. This was revised to Rs.6,00,000 ($12,000) in 1998. Later in late 2008, the salary was raised to its current level, while the country witnessed rapid growth and the GDP crossed the trillion dollar mark. That was when India became the 4th largest in terms of GDP in PPP terms and the 12th largest economy in terms of nominal GDP. The PM of India, who is the actual functional head, has an even lower salary of Rs.15,00,000 per year ($31,250).
In UK, the Prime Minister gets about $2,79,000 annually, while its economy is the 6th largest in the world with a nominal GDP of $2.68 trillion. Tiny Hong Kong pays $516,000 (more than the US President and 13 times that of the Indian President!) to its Prime Minister annually, while it has nominal GDP of $215.35 billion, 1/65th of the US economy and 1/5th of the Indian economy. Japan, the 2nd largest economy in the world with a GDP of $4.91 trillion pays $243,000 to its PM annually. Similarly, Australia pays $2,29,000 annually to its PM while it is the 14th largest economy of the world with GDP of $1.013 trillion. In addition, Canada, Germany and France with nominal GDP of $1.499 trillion, $3.673 trillion and $2.867 trillion respectively pay their PMs $2,46,000; $3,03,000 and $3,18,000.
Source : IIPM Editorial, 2012.
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