| AI | Artificial intelligence |
| BE | Business Environment |
| CEER | Council of European Energy Regulators |
| CEFTA | Central European Free Trade Agreement |
| CO2 | Carbon dioxide |
| DESI | Digital Economy and Society Index |
| DG | Digital Transformation |
| DTT | Distance-to-target |
| EBRD | European Bank for Reconstruction and Development |
| ECB | European Central Bank |
| ECEC | Early childhood education and care |
| EEA | European Environment Agency |
| EIB | European Investment Bank |
| EPR | Extended producer responsibility |
| ERM II | Exchange Rate Mechanism II |
| ERP | Economic Reform Programme |
| ETF | European Training Foundation |
| EU | European Union |
| EUR | Euro |
| FDI | Foreign direct investment |
| FTTP | Fibre to the premises |
| g | Gram |
| GDP | Gross domestic product |
| GR | Greening |
| IC | Infrastructure and connectivity |
| ICT | Information and communication technology |
| IEA | International Energy Agency |
| ILO | International Labour Organisation |
| IMF | International Monetary Fund |
| INSTAT | Institute of Statistics of Albania |
| IPA | Instrument for Pre-accession Assistance |
| IRENA | International Renewable Energy Agency |
| KAS | Kosovo Agency of Statistics |
| kg | Kilogram |
| kgoe | kilogram of oil equivalent |
| kWh | Kilowatt-hour |
| LLC | Limited Liability Company |
| MAKSTAT | State Statistical Office of the Republic of North Macedonia |
| Mbit/s | Megabits per second |
| MIP | Macroeconomic Imbalance Procedure |
| MONSTAT | Statistical Office of Montenegro |
| MS | Macro-financial stability |
| MW | Megawatts |
| NEET | Not in employment, education or training |
| NPL | Non-performing loan |
| OECD | Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development |
| PISA | Programme for International Student Assessment |
| PM2.5 | Particulate matter ≤ 2.5 µm |
| PPP | Purchasing power parity |
| R&D | Research and development |
| RCC | Regional Cooperation Council |
| RGF | Reform and Growth Facility for the Western Balkans |
| SK | Skills |
| SME | Small and medium-sized enterprises |
| SORS | Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia |
| SSC | Social security contributions |
| TEN-T | Trans-European Transport Network |
| UNDP | United Nations Development Programme |
| USD | US dollar |
| VET | Vocational education and training |
| WB6 | Six Western Balkan economies |
| WBIF | Western Balkans Investment Framework |
| WBL | Work-based learning |
| 4G | Fourth generation of cellular network technology |
Economic Convergence Scoreboard for the Western Balkans 2026
