How many years to the EU standard of living?

Scenarios for Kosovo across eight key areas of life.

Scenario / Kosovo

GDP per capita

Status quo:62
Full EU accession:40
Access to EU budget:49
EU single market:49
Institutional reforms:61

Poverty

Status quo:Divergence
Full EU accession:20
Access to EU budget:22
EU single market:Divergence
Institutional reforms:Divergence

Life expectancy

Status quo:25
Full EU accession:15
Access to EU budget:19
EU single market:19
Institutional reforms:24

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:66
Full EU accession:53
Access to EU budget:66
EU single market:66
Institutional reforms:53

Energy intensity

Status quo:Divergence
Full EU accession:81
Access to EU budget:100
EU single market:100
Institutional reforms:Divergence

ICT services exports

Status quo:3
Full EU accession:3
Access to EU budget:3
EU single market:3
Institutional reforms:3

Length of roads

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

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