| BMI | Body mass index |
| CARICOM | Caribbean Community |
| CBI | Caribbean Basin Initiative |
| CCC | CARICOM Competition Commission |
| CDB | Caribbean Development Bank |
| CO2 | carbon dioxide |
| EB | extrabyte |
| ECCB | Eastern Caribbean Central Bank |
| ECCU | Eastern Caribbean Currency Union |
| ECE | early childhood education |
| ECIT | Eastern Caribbean Institute of Tourism |
| IDB | Inter-American Development Bank |
| IPPs | independent (third-party) power producers |
| IT | information technology |
| kt | kilotonnes |
| LAC | Latin America and the Caribbean |
| LCOE | levelised cost of electricity |
| LIAT | Leeward Islands Air Transport |
| MW | megawatts |
| N/A | not applicable |
| NCDs | non-communicable diseases |
| NDC | Nationally Determined Contribution to UN climate goals |
| NEET | not in education, employment or training |
| NGOs | non-governmental organisations |
| NPLs | non-performing loans |
| ODS | OECS Development Strategy |
| OECS | Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States |
| PAHO | Pan American Health Organisation |
| PPP | purchasing power parity |
| SAA | skills assessment and anticipation |
| SDGs | United Nations Sustainable Development Goals |
| SEED | Support for Education, Empowerment and Development |
| UNICEF | United Nations Children’s Fund |
| WHO | World Health Organisation |
| WTTC | World Travel and Tourism Council |
| XCD | Eastern Caribbean dollars |