| AAAA | Addis Ababa Action Agenda |
| ADB | Asian Development Bank |
| ADP | Accelerated Data Programme |
| AEOI | Automatic exchange of information |
| AFD | French Development Agency (Agence Française de Développement) |
| AfDB | African Development Bank |
| AIDS | Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome |
| AIIB | Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank |
| AIMM | Anticipated Impact Measurement and Monitoring |
| AMC | Asset Management Company (IFC) |
| AMC | Advance market commitment |
| BAPS | Busan Action Plan for Statistics |
| BEPS | Base erosion and profit shifting |
| BIS | Bank of International Settlements |
| BMZ | German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development |
| BRI | Belt and Road Initiative (also One Belt, One Road) |
| BRICS | Brazil, Russian Federation, India, China and South Africa |
| CDC | Commonwealth Development Corporation |
| CEO | Chief executive officer |
| CFA | Chartered financial analyst |
| CPF | Country partnership framework |
| CPSD | Country private sector diagnostics |
| CRS | Creditor Reporting System |
| CSO | Civil society organisation |
| CSR | Corporate social responsibility |
| DAC | Development Assistance Committee (OECD) |
| DCD | Development Co-operation Directorate (OECD) |
| DDC | Decentralised development co-operation |
| DEV | Development Centre (OECD) |
| DFA | Development finance assessment |
| DOTS | Development Outcome Tracking System |
| DRM | Domestic revenue mobilisation |
| DSF | Debt Sustainability Framework |
| EBRD | European Bank for Reconstruction and Development |
| ECF | Extended Credit Facility |
| ECOSOC | United Nations Economic and Social Council |
| EDFI | European Development Finance Institutions |
| EIF | Enhanced Integrated Framework |
| EITI | Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative |
| ESG | Environment, social and governance |
| EU | European Union |
| FAO | Food and Agriculture Organization |
| FDI | Foreign direct investment |
| FMDV | Global Fund for Cities Development (Fonds Mondial pour le Développement des Villes) |
| FSD | Financing for sustainable development |
| GDP | Gross domestic product |
| GEF | Global Environment Facility |
| GIIN | Global Impact Investing Network |
| GIZ | German Federal Ministry for International Cooperation |
| GNI | Gross national income |
| GPEDC | Global Partnership for Effective Development Co-operation |
| GRI | Global Reporting Initiative |
| GVC | Global value chain |
| HIPC | Heavily indebted poor country |
| HIPSO | Harmonized Indicators for Private Sector Operations |
| HIV | Human immunodeficiency virus |
| IADB | Inter-American Development Bank |
| IATI | International Aid Transparency Initiative |
| IBRD | International Bank for Reconstruction and Development |
| ICRC | International Committee of the Red Cross |
| ICT | Information and communication technology |
| IDA | International Development Association |
| IDB | Islamic Development Bank |
| DR | Indonesian Rupiah |
| IDDRI | Institute for Sustainable Development and International Relations (Institut du Développement Durable et des Relations Internationales) |
| IEG | Independent Evaluation Group |
| IEP | Institute for Economics & Peace |
| IFC | International Finance Corporation |
| IFF | Illicit financial flow |
| IHSN | International Household Survey Network |
| IIGCC | Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change |
| ILO | International Labour Organization |
| IMF | International Monetary Fund |
| INFF | Integrated national financing framework |
| ICT | Information Communication Technologies |
| IsDB | Islamic Development Bank |
| ITC | International Trade Centre |
| JICA | Japan International Cooperation Agency |
| KIC | Knowledge and innovation community |
| LDC | Least developed country and territory |
| LIC | Low-income country |
| LIC DSF | Debt Sustainability Framework for Low-Income Countries |
| LIDC | Low-income developing countries |
| LMIC | Lower middle-income country |
| LRG | Local and regional governments |
| M&A | Mergers and acquisitions |
| MAC | Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters |
| MDCR | Multi-dimensional country review (OECD) |
| MDB | Multilateral development bank |
| MCM | Ministerial Council Meeting (OECD) |
| MDCR | Multi-dimensional country review |
| MDG | Millennium Development Goal |
| MENA | Middle East and North Africa |
| MFD | Maximising finance for development |
| MIFA | Microfinance Initiative for Asia |
| MNE | Multinational Enterprise |
| MRI | Mission-related investment |
| M&E | Monitoring and evaluation |
| NAP | National action plan |
| NDB | New Development Bank |
| NDC | Nationally determined contributions |
| NEDA | National Economic and Development Authority (Philippines) |
| netFWD | Network of Foundations Working for Development (OECD) |
| NGO | Non-governmental organisation |
| NSDS | National sustainable development strategies |
| NSS | National statistical systems |
| ODA | Official development assistance |
| ODF | Official development finance |
| OECD | Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development |
| OOF | Other official flows |
| PCSD | Policy coherence for sustainable development |
| PEFA | Public expenditure and financial accountability |
| PPP | Purchasing power parity |
| PRI | Principles for Responsible Investment |
| RBC | Responsible business conduct |
| RIA | Rapid integrated assessment |
| R&D | Research and development |
| SCF | Standby Credit Facility |
| SDG | Sustainable Development Goal |
| SIDS | Small island developing states |
| SME | Small and medium-sized enterprise |
| SOE | State-owned enterprise |
| SPFM | Subnational Pooled Financing Mechanism |
| TADAT | Tax Administration Diagnostic Assessment Tool |
| TiVA | Trade in value added |
| TOSSD | Total official support for sustainable development |
| UMIC | Upper middle-income country |
| UN | United Nations |
| UNCDF | United Nations Capital Development Fund |
| UNCTAD | United Nations Conference on Trade and Development |
| UN DESA | United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs |
| UNDP | United Nations Development Programme |
| UNESCAP | United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific |
| UNFCCC | United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change |
| UN-IAEG | United Nations Inter-agency and Expert Group |
| UNICEF | United Nations Children’s Fund |
| UNIDO | United Nations Industrial Development Organization |
| UNOCHA | United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs |
| USAID | United States Agency for International Development |
| USD | United States Dollar |
| VAT | Value-added tax |
| VFM | Value for money |
| VNR | Voluntary national review |
| WASH | Water, sanitation and hygiene |
| WBCSD | World Business Council for Sustainable Development |
| WBG | World Bank Group |
| WFP | World Food Programme |
| WHO | World Health Organization |
| WTO | World Trade Organization |
Global Outlook on Financing for Sustainable Development 2019
Time to Face the Challenge