Procurement and asset declarations’ data in SEE-9 shows that the contract volume share of politically connected firms varies between 2% (Croatia in 2017) and 16% (Serbia in 2021) with an average share of 5%. The second SEE Good Governance Report notes that most of the countries in the region showed a higher contract value share than the volume share of politically connected firms. In the case of Croatia, the value of contracts won by politically connected firms steadily increases over the years from 1,5% in 2015 to a little over 5% in 2021.
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