Quite a need to catch up

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A train carriage in Bosnia and Herzegovina - donated by Swedish Railways.

My Dear Friend of Democracy,

Life in the West Balkans is very different.

A simple economic indicator shows the contrast: Gross domestic product (GDP) per capita.

GDP measures the total output created through the production of goods and services in a country during a year. A country's GDP per capita is calculated by dividing its total GDP by its total population.

So here are the figures for the West Balkans:

🇸🇮 Slovenia: 28,000 US dollars

🇭🇷 Croatia: 18,500

🇲🇪 Montenegro: 10,000

🇷🇸 Serbia: 9.500

🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 7,500

🇦🇱 Albania: 6,800

🇽🇰 Kosovo: 5,300

In comparison, this is the average within the European Union: 37,600 US dollars.

So, there is a lot to catch up on in the West Balkans, isn‘t there?

See you in Europe,

Johannes