Western Balkans Poorer Now Than in Former Yugoslavia's Time

Western Balkans Poorer Now Than in Former Yugoslavia's Time

The per capita GDP for 16 Eastern European countries has shown that there are ups from 45.8% in 1989 to 52.4% in 2017, writes Periscopi. And yet, in the countries of the Western Balkans where Kosovo is involved, things have gone from getting worse until the population is impoverished. Croatia in 1989 had 56.8 and eighteen years more [...]

The per capita GDP for 16 Eastern European countries has shown that there are ups from 45.8% in 1989 to 52.4% in 2017, writes Periscopi.

And yet, in the countries of the Western Balkans where Kosovo is involved, things have gone from getting worse until the population is impoverished.

Croatia in 1989 had 56.8, while eighteen years later has 48.5. Bosnia and Herzegovina had 30.1, while in 2017 it has only 23.5. Macedonia has fallen from 33.8 to 27.8. Montenegro has suffered its worst poverty, falling from 51.0 to 32.0.

Serbia, which included Kosovo, has dropped from 45.8 to 31.1.

Albania, which was not part of the former Yugoslavia, has scored lifts from 15.5 has scored up to 23.4, standing again on very small levels. /Periscopi

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