Ghana President Nana Akufo-Addo has been listed among the highest-paid presidents in the continent of Africa.
Nana Addo was ranked the 13th highest-paid President in Africa in 2022.
A report by Business Insider revealed that Nana Addo has been beaten to the top spot by his Ivorian and Liberian counterparts, Alassane Ouattara and George Weah respectively.
The BI report states that Ghana’s President Nana Addo’s annual earnings at US$76,000 – an equivalent of about US$6,300 per month.
It stated that “One thing of concern is that the annual salaries of most leaders are well above the country’s GDP per capita or average wages. This is why many young citizens are curious to discover how much African leaders earn so that they can compare their pay packets with the average salaries and GDPs of other respective countries.“
Below is the highest-paid President in Africa:
- Paul Biya, Cameroon earns $620,976
- King Mohammed VI, Morocco earns $488,604
- Cyril Ramaphosa, South Africa earns $223,500
- Uhuru the President of Kenya earns $192,200
- Yoweri Museveni, President of Uganda – $183,216
- Abdelmadjid Tebboune, President of Algeria – $168,000
- Teodoro Nguema Mbasogo, President of Equatorial Guinea -$152,680
- Emmerson Mnangagwa president of Zimbabwe – $146,590
- Denis Sassou, President of the Republic of Congo – $108,400
- Alassane Ouattara, President of Ivory Coast – $100,000
- George Weah, President of Liberia- $90,000
- Paul Kagame, President of Rwanda -$85,000
- Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, President of Ghana – $76,000
- Lazarus Chakwera, President of Malawi – $74,300
- Muhammadu Buhari, President of Nigeria – $69,000