| AIDS | Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome |
| ANDE | Administración Nacional de Electricidad (National Electricity Administration) |
| ANEAES | Agencia Nacional de Evaluación y Acreditación de la Educación Superior (National Agency for Evaluation and Accreditation of Higher Education) |
| ASPIRE | The Atlas of Social Protection Indicators of Resilience and Equity |
| BCP | Banco Central del Paraguay (Central Bank of Paraguay) |
| BTI | Bertelsmann Stiftung's Transformation Index |
| CAF | Corporación Andina de Fomento - Banco de Desarrollo de América Latina (Andean Development Corporation - Development Bank of Latin America) |
| CIAT | Centro Interamericano de Administraciones Tributarias (Inter-American Centre of Tax Administrations) |
| CNET | Consejo Nacional de Educación y Trabajo (National Education and Labour Council) |
| DGEEC | Dirección General de Estadística, Encuestas y Censos (General Directorate for Statistics, Surveys and Censuses) |
| DIGIES | Dirección General de Información Estratégica en Salud (General Directorate for Strategic Health Information) |
| DNCP | Dirección Nacional de Contrataciones Públicas (National Directorate for Public Procurement) |
| ECLAC | United Nations’ Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean |
| ENIF | Estrategia Nacional de Inclusión Financiera (Financial Inclusion National Strategy) |
| EPH | Encuesta Permanente de Hogares (Permanent Household Survey) |
| ER | Expected Results |
| ETESA | Evaluación de Tecnología en Salud (Health Technology Assessment) |
| EUR | Euro (currency) |
| FA | Framework Agreement |
| FDI | Foreign Direct Investment |
| FONACIDE | Fondo Nacional de Inversión Pública y de Desarrollo (National Fund for Public Investment and Development) |
| FONARESS | Fondo Nacional de Recursos Solidarios para la Salud (National Fund for Health Solidarity Resources) |
| FONASA | Fondo Nacional de Salud (National Health Fund) |
| GDP | Gross Domestic Product |
| GEPF | Government Employees Pension Fund |
| GES | Garantías Explícitas en Salud (Explicit Health Guarantees) |
| HBP | Health Benefit Package |
| HIV | Human Immunodeficiency Virus |
| IBS | Instituto de Bienestar Social (Social Welfare Institute) |
| IDB | Inter-American Development Bank |
| ILO | International Labour Organization |
| INAN | Instituto Nacional de Alimentación y Nutrición (National Institute of Food and Nutrition) |
| IPS | Instituto de Previsión Social (Social Security Institute) |
| ISCED | International Standard Classification of Education |
| LAC | Latin America and the Caribbean |
| MAG | Ministerio de Agricultura y Ganadería (Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock) |
| MDCR | Multi-dimensional Country Review |
| MEC | Ministerio de Educacion y Ciencias (Ministry of Education and Science) |
| MH | Ministerio de Hacienda (Ministry of Finance) |
| MIC | Ministerio de Industria y Comercio (Ministry of Industry and Commerce) |
| MITIC | Ministerio de Tecnologías de la Información y Comunicación (Ministry of Information Techologies and Communication) |
| MLG-MDCR | Mutual Learning Group for the Multi-dimensional Country Reviews |
| MSME | Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises |
| MSPBS | Ministerio de Salud Publica y Bienestar Social (Ministry of Public Health and Social Welfare) |
| MTESS | Ministerio de Trabajo, Empleo y Seguridad Social (Ministry of Employment, Labour and Social Security) |
| NHQP | National Health Quality Policy |
| OAS | Organization of American States |
| OECD | Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development |
| PAHO | Pan American Health Organization |
| PAI | Programa Ampliado de Inmunizaciones (Expanded Immunization Program) |
| PISA | Programme for International Student Assessment |
| PNTE | Plan Nacional para la Transformación Educativa 2030 (National Plan for Educational Transformation 2030) |
| PPP | Purchasing Power Parity |
| PRONASIDA | Programa Nacional de Control del SIDA/ITS (National AIDS/STI Control Programme) |
| PYG | Paraguayan Guarani (currency) |
| REIFOCAL | Registro de Instituciones de Formación y Capacitación Laboral (Registry of Vocational Training Institutions) |
| RETA | Régimen Especial de Trabajadores Autónomos (Special Regime for Self-Employed Workers) |
| RUC | Registro Único de Contribuyentes (Single Registry of Taxpayers) |
| SDG | Sustainable Development Goals |
| SE4All | Sustainable Energy for All |
| SENAC | Secretaría Nacional Anticorrupción (National Anti-Corruption Secretariat) |
| SENATIC | Secretaría Nacional de Tecnologías de la Información y Comunicación (National Secretariat of Information and Communication Technologies) |
| SET | Subsecretaría de Estado de Tributación (Under-Secretariat of State for Taxation) |
| SIAF | Sistema Integrado de Administración Financiera (Integrated Financial Administration System) |
| SIIS | Sistema Integrado de Información Social (Integrated Social Information System) |
| SINAFOCAL | Sistema Nacional de Formación y Capacitación Laboral (National Labour Training System) |
| SIP | Sistema Informático Perinatal (Perinatal Computer System) |
| SIREPRO | Sistema Informático de Registro de Profesionales del Paraguay (Paraguay’s Computer Professional Registration System) |
| SNEPE | Sistema Nacional de Evaluación del Proceso Educativo (National System for the Evaluation of Educational Processes) |
| SNPP | Servicio Nacional Promoción Profesional (National Professional Promotion System) |
| SPS | Social Protection System |
| SSIEV | Sub-Sistema Informático de Estadísticas Vitales (Sub-Computer System of Vital Statistics) |
| STP | Secretaría Técnica de Planificación del Desarrollo Económico y Social (Technical Secretariat for Economic and Social Development Planning ) |
| TVET | Technical and Vocational Education and Training |
| UN | United Nations |
| UNESCO | United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization |
| UNICEF | United Nations Children's Fund |
| USD | U.S. Dollar (currency) |
| USF | Unidades de Salud de la Familia (Family Healthcare Units) |
| UTGS | Unidad Técnica del Gabinete Social (Technical Unit of the Social Cabinet) |
| VAT | Value-Added Tax |
| WB | World Bank |
| WHO | World Health Organisation |
Multi‑dimensional Review of Paraguay
Volume 3. From Analysis to Action