How many years to the EU standard of living?

Scenarios for Bosnia and Herzegovina across eight key areas of life.

Scenario / Bosnia and Herzegovina

GDP per capita

Status quo:81
Full EU accession:41
Access to EU budget:55
EU single market:55
Institutional reforms:78

Poverty

Status quo:46
Full EU accession:32
Access to EU budget:32
EU single market:46
Institutional reforms:45

Life expectancy

Status quo:73
Full EU accession:25
Access to EU budget:38
EU single market:38
Institutional reforms:68

Enrolment in tertiary education

Status quo:Divergence
Full EU accession:Divergence
Access to EU budget:Divergence
EU single market:Divergence
Institutional reforms:Divergence

Control of corruption

Status quo:58
Full EU accession:49
Access to EU budget:58
EU single market:58
Institutional reforms:49

Energy intensity

Status quo:100
Full EU accession:71
Access to EU budget:100
EU single market:100
Institutional reforms:100

ICT services exports

Status quo:Divergence
Full EU accession:100
Access to EU budget:Divergence
EU single market:Divergence
Institutional reforms:Divergence

Length of roads

Status quo:20
Full EU accession:19
Access to EU budget:20
EU single market:19
Institutional reforms:20

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