| BUILD | Business Initiative Leading Development |
| CABRI | Collaborative Africa Budget Reform Initiative |
| CCS | Country Cooperation Strategy |
| CPA | Country programmable aid |
| CRF | Country-owned results framework |
| CRS | Creditor Reporting System |
| CSO | Civil society organisation |
| DAC | Development Assistance Committee (OECD) |
| DCF | Development Cooperation Forum (UN) |
| FSS | Forward Spending Survey |
| GNI | Gross national income |
| IATI | International Aid Transparency Initiative |
| LDC | Least developed country |
| MDAs | Ministries, departments and agencies |
| MDB | Multilateral development bank |
| MDG | Millennium Development Goal |
| NGO | Non-governmental organisation |
| NOD | Nairobi Outcome Document |
| ODA | Official development assistance |
| OECD | Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development |
| PEFA | Public Expenditure and Financial Accountability |
| PFM | Public financial management |
| PPD | Public-private dialogue |
| SDG | Sustainable Development Goal |
| SIDS | Small island developing state |
| SLM | Senior Level Meeting |
| SME | Small and medium-sized enterprise |
| UMIC | Upper middle-income country |
| UN | United Nations |
| UNDP | United Nations Development Programme |
| UNSDCF | United Nations Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework |
| USD | US dollar |
| WHO | World Health Organization |
Making Development Co‑operation More Effective
2019 Progress Report