Balkan Business Barometer

A.2. How do you expect the general economic situation in your place of living to develop over the next 12 months? Will it mostly deteriorate, remain unchanged or improve?
Economy Mostly deteriorate Remain unchanged Improve DK/refuse
Balkan Barometer 2019
SEE 18 44 35 3
Albania 22 30 41 7
Bosnia and
Herzegovina
28 48 22 1
Croatia n/a n/a n/a n/a
Kosovo* 9 44 44 3
Republic of North
Macedonia
16 46 35 4
Montenegro 14 48 35 3
Serbia 22 46 31 2
Balkan Barometer 2018
SEE 15 44 36 5
Albania 12 52 33 4
Bosnia and
Herzegovina
29 40 28 3
Croatia n/a n/a n/a n/a
Kosovo* 10 37 49 5
Republic of North
Macedonia
12 41 44 3
Montenegro 11 28 59 2
Serbia 11 48 34 7
Balkan Barometer 2017
SEE 12 43 43 2
Albania 10 51 38 2
Bosnia and
Herzegovina
23 44 31 3
Croatia 8 39 52 0
Kosovo* 3 31 66 1
Republic of North
Macedonia
14 40 43 2
Montenegro 18 43 33 6
Serbia 13 48 34 5
Balkan Barometer 2016
SEE 20 41 37 2
Albania 18 43 34 4
Bosnia and
Herzegovina
31 41 27 1
Croatia 13 43 44 0
Kosovo* 6 23 69 3
Republic of North
Macedonia
24 45 29 3
Montenegro 17 38 37 7
Serbia 26 41 29 4
Balkan Barometer 2015
SEE 34 35 28 3
Albania 16 51 33 1
Bosnia and
Herzegovina
30 41 27 3
Croatia 33 36 29 1
Kosovo* 21 39 41 1
Republic of North
Macedonia
22 42 29 8
Montenegro 21 32 42 4
Serbia 48 23 23 6