| AI | Artificial intelligence |
| ALB | Albania |
| ARKEP | Regulatory Authority of Electronic and Postal Communications |
| BiEPAG | Balkans in Europe Policy Advisory Group |
| BIH | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| BPI | Broadband Price Index |
| CBAM | Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism |
| CEER | Council of European Energy Regulators |
| CEFTA | Common Economic Free Trade Area |
| CIT | Corporate income tax |
| CRM | Common Regional Market |
| DTT | Distance-to-target |
| EBRD | European Bank for Reconstruction and Development |
| ECEC | Early childhood education and care |
| EIB | European Investment Bank |
| EPR | Extended producer responsibility |
| ERP | Economic Reform Programme |
| ETS | Emissions Trading System |
| EU | European Union |
| FBiH | Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| FDI | Foreign direct investment |
| FTTP | Fibre to the premises |
| GDP | Gross domestic product |
| GDPR | General Data Protection Regulation |
| GVA | Gross value added |
| IC | Infrastructure and connectivity |
| ICT | Information and communication technology |
| IEA | International Energy Agency |
| ILO | International Labour Organization |
| IMF | International Monetary Fund |
| INSTAT | Institute of Statistics of Albania |
| KAS | Kosovo Agency of Statistics |
| KCGF | Kosovo Credit Guarantee Fund |
| kg | Kilogramme |
| KOS | Kosovo |
| kWh | Kilowatt hour |
| MAKSTAT | State Statistical Office of the Republic of North Macedonia |
| Mbps | Megabytes per second |
| MKD | North Macedonia |
| MNE | Montenegro |
| MONSTAT | Statistical Office of Montenegro |
| MW | Megawatts |
| NECP | National Energy and Climate Plans |
| NEET | Not in employment, education or training |
| NPL | Non-performing loan |
| OECD | Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development |
| OTT | Over-the-top |
| PISA | Programme for International Student Assessment |
| PPP | Purchase power parity |
| R&D | Research and development |
| RCC | Regional Cooperation Council |
| RRA | Regional Roaming Agreement |
| RS | Republika Srpska |
| SDG | Sustainable Development Goals |
| SME | Small and medium-sized enterprises |
| SOE | State-owned enterprises |
| SORS | Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia |
| SRB | Serbia |
| SSC | Social security contributions |
| TEN-T | Trans-European Transport Network |
| TPP | Thermal-powered plants |
| UNDP | United Nations Development Programme |
| VET | Vocational education and training |
| WB6 | Six Western Balkan economies |
| WBIF | Western Balkans Investment Framework |
| WBL | Work-based learning |
| WEF | World Economic Forum |
Economic Convergence Scoreboard for the Western Balkans 2025
