The American Foundation of Heritage has published a new index of economic freedom for 2025. year, according to which, with a score of 63.5, 70. Place, out of a total of 184 countries.
Its rating increased by 1.5 points compared to last year, and Bosnia and Herzegovina occupies 34. place of 44 countries in the European region. The evaluation of economic freedom of the country is higher than the world average, but lower than the regional average. According to the index for 2025. year, the economy of Bosnia and Herzegovina is considered “moderately free”.
Weak Protection of Property Rights
“The foundations of economic freedom in Bosnia and Herzegovina are fragile and uneven. Widespread corruption and poor protection of property rights discourage entrepreneurial activity. The slow government transition towards efficient and open market policies limits economic dynamism. Fragmented regulatory framework undermines business freedom. The economy is largely relied on remittances, the foreign help and export of metals. Challenges include political uncertainty, high unemployment, high energy and food prices and poor infrastructure, “the Foundation’s report for our country.
When the order of the countries in our environment are, they are in a similar situation as BiH. The index of Montenegro’s economic freedoms is 63.8, which is positioned at 67th natives in the world, and in the European region, it is at 33. place of 44 countries.
Just as in the case of BiH, the Montenegrin economy is marked as moderately free, and are the main challenges of corruption and political instability.
And the Croatian economy that is ranked in the last report at 39.7. And is on 22. The place of 44 countries in the European region was assessed as moderately free.
“The results of Croatia in most components of economic freedom remain average. Earlier competitive reforms and trade liberalization have encouraged the economic modernization and the occurrence of living private sector, but the overall progress is lagging behind in other emerging markets, and further reform is crucial. Despite reform measures that simplified the procedures for the establishment of the company, the entire regulatory environment remains burdensome and inefficient. Similarly, the labor market remains relatively rigid. Inflation has been relatively high in recent years, “the report is stated.
How are others standing
In the overall world comparison, the score of economic freedom of Serbia was rated from 64.4, which it is in the 641, while at 32. the country of 44 countries in the European region. The Serbian economy is considered “moderately free” according to the index 2025. years. The economic freedom of this country is higher than the world average and lower than the regional average.
“The competitiveness of the Serbian economy supports the relative openness to global trade and current regulatory reform. The banking sector continues to develop. However, the political will to take courageous institutional reform to reduce corruption and strengthened the judicial system, which is vulnerable to political interference. Energy, historical and political ties with Russia are strong, and the relationships with China grow. State-owned enterprises are still significantly present in certain sectors of the Serbian economy. Inflationary pressures continue, “the report is stated, transmitted Forbes.
