Q25 Thinking about officials, to what extent would you agree with the following statements - It is common for companies in my line of business to have to pay some irregular “additional payments/gifts” to “get things done”.
Economy	Total		Totally disagree	Tend to disagree	Neither agree nor disagree	Tend to agree	Totally agree
	Mean	N
Balkan Barometer 2025
Region	3,1	1158	17	15	21	31	16
Albania	3,0	197	20	17	13	40	10
Bosnia and Herzegovina	4,0	188	2	3	16	51	29
Croatia	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Kosovo*	3,2	193	7	12	44	27	9
North Macedonia	2,9	196	9	35	25	16	15
Montenegro	3,5	180	12	12	18	32	27
Serbia	2,3	204	51	7	12	20	10

 

Q28_A1 Thinking about officials, to what extent would you agree with the following statements - It is common for companies in my line of business to have to pay some irregular “additional payments/gifts” to “get things done”.
Economy	Total		Totally disagree	Tend to disagree	Tend to agree	Totally agree	DK/refuse
	Mean	N
Balkan Barometer 2024
Region	2,3	1200	25	21	31	10	13
Albania	2,3	200	32	23	27	14	5
Bosnia and Herzegovina	2,3	200	32	19	22	19	9
Croatia	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Kosovo*	2,2	200	29	10	38	4	20
North Macedonia	2,5	200	20	21	36	15	10
Montenegro	2,6	200	2	32	38	4	26
Serbia	2,0	200	38	21	25	7	10
Balkan Barometer 2023
Region	1,8	1211	45	19	17	7	12
Albania	1,4	200	75	12	9	3	3
Bosnia and Herzegovina	2,2	200	22	27	28	6	17
Croatia	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Kosovo*	1,9	210	48	26	13	13	0
North Macedonia	2,2	200	31	16	28	9	15
Montenegro	1,8	200	49	19	13	9	11
Serbia	1,8	201	48	17	14	6	14

 

F32_1 Thinking about officials, to what extent would you agree with the following statements - It is common for companies in my line of business to have to pay some irregular “additional payments/gifts” to “get things done”.
Economy	Total		Completely disagree	Tend to disagree	Neither disagree nor agree	Tend to agree	Completely agree	DK/refuse
	Mean	N
Balkan Barometer 2022
Region	2,4	1203	33	17	20	14	6	10
Albania	2,1	200	48	17	13	17	2	3
Bosnia and Herzegovina	2,8	200	13	22	32	22	2	8
Croatia	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Kosovo*	1,6	200	75	2	4	11	4	3
North Macedonia	2,3	202	31	22	20	15	3	10
Montenegro	2,5	200	20	21	23	17	3	18
Serbia	2,5	201	31	15	20	9	11	13
Balkan Barometer 2021
Region	2,4	1200	30	16	26	15	4	10
Albania	2,2	200	34	23	21	16	2	6
Bosnia and Herzegovina	3,3	200	6	8	50	18	12	8
Croatia	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Kosovo*	1,4	200	70	9	8	4	0	10
North Macedonia	2,3	200	33	22	19	16	5	6
Montenegro	2,5	200	22	20	25	15	3	17
Serbia	2,8	200	16	15	35	20	4	12
Balkan Barometer 2020
Region	2,3	1215	31	19	19	15	4	12
Albania	1,9	203	47	21	23	7	0	2
Bosnia and Herzegovina	2,6	206	30	13	15	21	10	12
Croatia	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Kosovo*	2,6	200	31	12	18	24	7	10
North Macedonia	2,2	200	35	17	15	18	2	12
Montenegro	2,5	205	22	20	29	14	1	14
Serbia	2,3	201	27	22	20	12	3	15
Balkan Barometer 2019
Region	2	1.271	34	18	19	14	5	9
Albania	2	221	44	21	7	14	7	7
Bosnia and Herzegovina	2	208	21	29	33	10	5	2
Croatia	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Kosovo*	2	208	43	11	14	17	4	11
North Macedonia	2	202	33	18	21	15	2	11
Montenegro	2	227	36	11	17	14	7	15
Serbia	3	205	29	19	24	16	8	5
Balkan Barometer 2018
Region	2,5	1.203	26	18	24	15	6	11
Albania	1,9	200	45	35	8	9	2	3
Bosnia and Herzegovina	2,5	201	29	13	26	9	8	14
Croatia	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Kosovo*	2,2	200	41	14	25	12	3	6
North Macedonia	2,8	200	16	19	21	28	3	13
Montenegro	2,6	199	21	21	29	20	4	6
Serbia	2,7	203	20	15	27	16	7	14
Balkan Barometer 2017
Region	2,6	1.430	25	20	23	20	4	7
Albania	2,3	200	31	31	17	18	3	2
Bosnia and Herzegovina	2,6	200	27	12	25	18	7	10
Croatia	2,5	204	31	21	19	20	6	3
Kosovo*	2,6	200	31	10	34	25	1	1
North Macedonia	2,6	203	20	19	29	22	1	9
Montenegro	2,7	209	18	14	22	21	4	21
Serbia	2,7	221	17	23	24	22	3	12
Balkan Barometer 2016
Region	2,6	1.404	28	17	18	19	8	10
Albania	1,9	116	52	25	9	11	3	0
Bosnia and Herzegovina	3,0	161	23	9	18	21	15	14
Croatia	2,6	521	32	15	17	21	10	5
Kosovo*	2,8	64	19	21	29	23	8	2
North Macedonia	2,5	92	17	29	14	16	2	23
Montenegro	2,5	40	27	14	18	12	8	20
Serbia	2,6	410	22	19	21	19	5	14
Balkan Barometer 2015
Region	2,3	1404	36	18	15	16	5	9
Albania	1,9	116	41	37	17	5	1	1
Bosnia and Herzegovina	2,8	161	24	13	21	24	11	9
Croatia	2,2	521	42	18	12	19	5	4
Kosovo*	1,7	64	58	21	11	7	2	2
North Macedonia	2,4	92	23	15	15	16	2	31
Montenegro	2,5	40	27	26	16	19	6	5
Serbia	2,3	410	33	15	17	16	4	16