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Balkan Barometer 2024
Region 52 8 11 6 17 7 1
Albania 39 15 20 6 14 8 0
Bosnia and
Herzegovina		 52 3 11 10 17 6 1
Croatia n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Kosovo* 65 11 4 4 6 10 0
North Macedonia 48 4 13 8 21 6 1
Montenegro 52 9 9 5 15 9 2
Serbia 54 3 7 2 28 5 0
Balkan Barometer 2023
Region 47 11 14 5 18 5
Albania 36 18 14 3 23 7
Bosnia and
Herzegovina		 54 4 13 6 18 5
Croatia n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Kosovo* 42 24 19 7 5 3
North Macedonia 46 5 15 5 24 6
Montenegro 54 5 11 5 17 6
Serbia 52 6 10 3 24 5
Balkan Barometer 2022
Region 49 8 13 6 16 8
Albania 37 19 17 3 17 7
Bosnia and
Herzegovina		 52 4 12 6 20 7
Croatia n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Kosovo* 48 7 14 10 9 11
North Macedonia 49 6 15 4 16 10
Montenegro 54 5 11 7 17 6
Serbia 52 7 10 4 19 8
Balkan Barometer 2021
Region 48 10 14 5 14 8 0 0
Albania 34 24 19 6 10 8 0 0
Bosnia and
Herzegovina		 44 6 14 10 17 9 0 0
Croatia n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Kosovo* 67 10 7 3 6 7 0 0
North Macedonia 50 6 16 5 18 5 0 0
Montenegro 49 7 17 5 9 13 0 0
Serbia 48 5 12 3 26 5 2 0
Balkan Barometer 2020
Region 41 9 18 7 18 7    
Albania 31 22 20 2 18 7    
Bosnia and
Herzegovina		 41 3 19 8 23 6    
Croatia n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a    
Kosovo* 31 12 20 15 10 12    
North Macedonia 47 6 19 6 16 7    
Montenegro 42 7 20 6 22 4    
Serbia 52 6 13 3 20 6    
Balkan Barometer 2019
Region 34 7 3 20 10 20 6    
Albania 25 10 3 24 11 18 8    
Bosnia and
Herzegovina		 34 2 1 22 9 25 6    
Croatia n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a    
Kosovo* 25 8 3 27 17 10 10    
North Macedonia 40 7 3 12 4 28 5    
Montenegro 43 5 3 16 6 23 5    
Serbia 37 7 3 20 10 17 5    
Balkan Barometer 2018
Region 42 6 3 16 4 22 7    
Albania 29 16 8 18 3 18 7    
Bosnia and
Herzegovina		 41 2 3 18 6 24 7    
Croatia n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a    
Kosovo* 35 15 1 25 7 9 8    
North Macedonia 51 6 1 14 4 15 7    
Montenegro 42 8 2 16 5 20 5    
Serbia 45 3 2 13 3 27 6    
Balkan Barometer 2017
Region 38 5 3 18 5 24 7    
Albania 28 11 8 23 2 19 8    
Bosnia and
Herzegovina		 32 3 5 21 9 24 6    
Croatia 42 3 0 16 3 31 4    
Kosovo* 35 6 1 13 16 11 17    
North Macedonia 44 7 1 20 3 18 8    
Montenegro 41 5 1 20 5 22 6    
Serbia 40 4 3 16 2 27 7    
Balkan Barometer 2016
Region 38 6 3 17 6 24 7    
Albania 28 18 4 23 8 12 7    
Bosnia and
Herzegovina		 34 3 2 18 9 26 7    
Croatia 37 5 1 17 3 32 5    
Kosovo* 37 6 1 22 12 10 13    
North Macedonia 43 6 2 18 6 16 8    
Montenegro 34 6 1 22 7 22 9    
Serbia 42 4 4 14 3 27 7    
Balkan Barometer 2015
Region 36 6 3 19 5 25 7    
Albania 26 17 3 26 4 16 7    
Bosnia and
Herzegovina		 31 3 3 21 8 28 6    
Croatia 39 2 1 16 2 34 5    
Kosovo* 26 9 2 30 10 8 14    
North Macedonia 45 6 2 17 7 16 8    
Montenegro 32 6 2 24 8 22 6    
Serbia 41 4 3 15 3 26 7