Q02 Would you say that in the past 12 months the business climate in [ECONOMY] has improved, remained unchanged or has deteriorated?
Economy	Total		Deteriorated	Remained unchanged	Improved	DK/refuse
	N	%
Balkan Barometer 2024
Region	1200	100	32	45	21	1
Albania	200	17	25	36	38	2
Bosnia and Herzegovina	200	17	26	55	20	0
Croatia	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Kosovo*	200	17	19	52	27	4
North Macedonia	200	17	43	40	17	1
Montenegro	200	17	57	37	7	0
Serbia	200	17	25	53	22	2

 

A01 How has the general economic situation in [ECONOMY] changed over the past 12 months? Has it deteriorated, remained unchanged or improved?
Economy	Total		Deteriorated	Remained unchanged	Improved	DK/refuse
	N	%
Balkan Barometer 2023
Region	1211	100	44	40	16	0
Albania	200	13	47	34	20	0
Bosnia and Herzegovina	200	18	80	18	2	0
Croatia	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Kosovo*	210	7	5	67	28	0
North Macedonia	200	11	58	36	5	0
Montenegro	200	5	48	42	10	2
Serbia	201	45	32	46	21	0
Balkan Barometer 2022
Region	1203	100	41	36	22	0
Albania	200	13	33	40	28	0
Bosnia and Herzegovina	200	18	69	18	14	0
Croatia	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Kosovo*	200	7	6	16	77	0
North Macedonia	202	11	63	31	6	0
Montenegro	200	5	56	30	14	1
Serbia	201	45	31	48	20	1
Balkan Barometer 2021
Region	1200	100	74	20	4	1
Albania	200	17	69	26	5	1
Bosnia and Herzegovina	200	17	63	30	6	1
Croatia	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Kosovo*	200	17	89	8	3	1
North Macedonia	200	17	80	17	3	1
Montenegro	200	17	82	15	3	1
Serbia	200	17	64	28	6	3
Balkan Barometer 2020
Region	1215	100	24	45	30	1
Albania	203	13	27	53	20	0
Bosnia and Herzegovina	206	18	37	48	13	2
Croatia	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Kosovo*	200	7	7	27	67	0
North Macedonia	200	11	42	40	16	1
Montenegro	205	5	22	41	33	3
Serbia	201	45	17	46	37	0
Balkan Barometer 2019
Region	1.271	100	30	45	23	1
Albania	221	13	36	32	32	0
Bosnia and Herzegovina	208	19	38	49	13	1
Croatia	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Kosovo*	208	7	25	40	34	1
North Macedonia	202	43	24	45	28	3
Montenegro	227	5	27	52	21	0
Serbia	205	12	33	55	12	0
Balkan Barometer 2018
Region	1.203	100	29	49	22	0
Albania	200	13	28	49	24	0
Bosnia and Herzegovina	201	19	41	44	15	0
Croatia	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Kosovo*	200	7	9	46	45	1
North Macedonia	200	12	35	46	20	0
Montenegro	199	5	24	34	41	1
Serbia	203	43	26	54	19	0
Balkan Barometer 2017
Region	1.430	100	30	44	25	0
Albania	200	9	40	38	22	1
Bosnia and Herzegovina	200	12	45	39	16	1
Croatia	204	37	21	46	33	0
Kosovo*	200	5	16	42	43	0
North Macedonia	203	8	30	41	29	0
Montenegro	209	3	39	45	14	1
Serbia	221	27	36	48	16	0
Balkan Barometer 2016
Region	1.404	100	41	38	20	1
Albania	116	8	48	29	21	0
Bosnia and Herzegovina	161	11	50	34	15	0
Croatia	521	37	32	40	28	0
Kosovo*	64	5	15	34	52	1
North Macedonia	92	7	45	39	15	2
Montenegro	40	3	40	44	16	0
Serbia	410	29	52	40	7	0
Balkan Barometer 2015
Region	1404	100	68	24	6	1
Albania	116	8	47	41	13	0
Bosnia and Herzegovina	161	11	73	23	4	1
Croatia	521	37	75	22	3	0
Kosovo*	64	5	52	28	20	0
North Macedonia	92	7	43	43	11	4
Montenegro	40	3	54	29	10	7
Serbia	410	29	74	19	5	3