| D.16. Which regulations do you consider to be an obstacle to the success of a business? | |||||||||||||||
| Economy | Total | Minimum wage regulations | Health and safety regulations | Environmental regulations | Pensions | Planning/building/development | Tax-related | Employment regulations | Providing information/record-keeping | Trading Standards | Working time | No specific regulations/all regulations | None - no regulations an obstacle | DK/ Refuse | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | ||||||||||||||
| Balkan Barometer 2019 | |||||||||||||||
| SEE | 1.271 | 100 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 25 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 14 | 5 |
| Albania | 221 | 13 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 35 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 5 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina |
208 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 24 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 8 | 4 |
| Croatia | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Kosovo* | 208 | 7 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 8 |
| Republic of North Macedonia |
202 | 43 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 19 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 6 |
| Montenegro | 227 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 22 | 20 | 2 |
| Serbia | 205 | 12 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 32 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 3 |
| Balkan Barometer 2018 | |||||||||||||||
| SEE | 1.203 | 100 | 19 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 13 | 34 | 22 | 6 | 14 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 3 |
| Albania | 200 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 14 | 41 | 10 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 38 | 2 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina |
201 | 19 | 15 | 11 | 17 | 13 | 9 | 36 | 27 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 22 | 6 | 2 |
| Croatia | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Kosovo* | 200 | 7 | 40 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 9 |
| Republic of North Macedonia |
200 | 12 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 29 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 21 | 18 | 4 |
| Montenegro | 199 | 5 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 16 | 43 | 26 | 9 | 20 | 8 | 15 | 5 | 1 |
| Serbia | 203 | 43 | 22 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 16 | 34 | 29 | 5 | 19 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 2 |
| Balkan Barometer 2017 | |||||||||||||||
| SEE | 1.291 | 100 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 48 | 26 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 21 | 8 | 1 |
| Albania | 155 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 19 | 50 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 23 | 1 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina |
181 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 15 | 54 | 32 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 17 | 6 | 3 |
| Croatia | 196 | 37 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 53 | 30 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 25 | 4 | 0 |
| Kosovo* | 191 | 5 | 36 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 40 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 15 | 5 | 6 |
| Republic of North Macedonia |
158 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 24 | 20 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 24 | 22 | 3 |
| Montenegro | 200 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 49 | 38 | 3 | 19 | 2 | 13 | 4 | 5 |
| Serbia | 210 | 27 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 48 | 24 | 9 | 14 | 3 | 24 | 5 | 0 |
| Balkan Barometer 2016 | |||||||||||||||
| SEE | 1.404 | 100 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 43 | 18 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 20 | 13 | 3 |
| Albania | 116 | 8 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 45 | 11 | 7 | 20 | 2 | 15 | 23 | 0 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina |
161 | 11 | 10 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 43 | 18 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 19 | 19 | 4 |
| Croatia | 521 | 37 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 48 | 21 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 9 | 3 |
| Kosovo* | 64 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 8 | 19 | 17 | 62 | 15 | 10 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Republic of North Macedonia |
92 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 23 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 23 | 23 | 5 |
| Montenegro | 40 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 28 | 19 | 4 | 13 | 3 | 25 | 14 | 8 |
| Serbia | 410 | 29 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 40 | 16 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 24 | 13 | 4 |