How many years to the EU standard of living?

Scenarios for Montenegro across eight key areas of life.

Scenario / Montenegro

GDP per capita

Status quo:50 years to EU
Full EU accession:23 years to EU
Access to EU budget:30 years to EU
EU single market:37 years to EU
Institutional reforms:43 years to EU

Poverty

Status quo:91 years to EU
Full EU accession:43 years to EU
Access to EU budget:43 years to EU
EU single market:91 years to EU
Institutional reforms:91 years to EU

Life expectancy

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

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

Energy intensity

Status quo:Divergence
Full EU accession:70 years to EU
Access to EU budget:100+ years to EU
EU single market:Divergence
Institutional reforms:Divergence

ICT services exports

Status quo:10 years to EU
Full EU accession:7 years to EU
Access to EU budget:7 years to EU
EU single market:7 years to EU
Institutional reforms:10 years to EU

Length of roads

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