| C.3. In the process of obtaining licenses for your business, how much of an obstacle were the following factors? | ||||||||
| Economy | Total | Burdensome number of procedures, requirements, paperwork, and cost | Lack of availability and accessibility of relevant information | Excessive discretionary power of government officials and inconsistent application of regulations | Giving bribes | Need to rely on personal/ private connections to solve problems | Lack of a fully digitalized process for application and approval of the licence | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | |||||||
| Balkan Barometer 2019 | ||||||||
| SEE | 1.271 | 100 | 3,1 | 3,5 | 3,4 | 3,5 | 3,5 | 3,6 |
| Albania | 221 | 13 | 3,5 | 3,8 | 3,5 | 3,5 | 3,6 | 4,0 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina |
208 | 19 | 2,4 | 3,0 | 2,9 | 3,1 | 3,2 | 3,2 |
| Croatia | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Kosovo* | 208 | 7 | 3,5 | 3,8 | 3,6 | 3,2 | 3,6 | 3,7 |
| Republic of North Macedonia |
202 | 43 | 2,9 | 3,3 | 3,4 | 3,7 | 3,5 | 3,5 |
| Montenegro | 227 | 5 | 3,4 | 3,8 | 3,7 | 4,2 | 4,0 | 4,0 |
| Serbia | 205 | 12 | 2,8 | 3,0 | 2,9 | 3,3 | 3,0 | 3,2 |
| Balkan Barometer 2018 | ||||||||
| SEE | 1.203 | 100 | 3,0 | 3,3 | 3,2 | 3,5 | 3,2 | |
| Albania | 200 | 13 | 3,8 | 3,9 | 3,6 | 3,7 | 3,6 | |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina |
201 | 19 | 2,5 | 2,8 | 2,7 | 3,1 | 3,0 | |
| Croatia | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | |
| Kosovo* | 200 | 7 | 2,9 | 3,2 | 3,1 | 3,4 | 3,3 | |
| Republic of North Macedonia |
200 | 12 | 3,1 | 3,2 | 3,1 | 3,5 | 3,2 | |
| Montenegro | 199 | 5 | 2,7 | 3,2 | 3,1 | 3,3 | 3,2 | |
| Serbia | 203 | 43 | 3,0 | 3,4 | 3,4 | 3,5 | 3,2 | |