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:21
Full EU accession:14
Access to EU budget:16
EU single market:16
Institutional reforms:20

Poverty

Status quo:10
Full EU accession:9
Access to EU budget:9
EU single market:10
Institutional reforms:10

Life expectancy

Status quo:19
Full EU accession:13
Access to EU budget:16
EU single market:16
Institutional reforms:19

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

Energy intensity

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

ICT services exports

Status quo:77
Full EU accession:24
Access to EU budget:48
EU single market:29
Institutional reforms:76

Length of roads

Status quo:100
Full EU accession:73
Access to EU budget:100
EU single market:73
Institutional reforms:100

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