| ADB | Asian Development Bank |
| AI | Artificial Intelligence |
| APEC | Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation |
| ASEAN | Association of Southeast Asian Nations |
| BPO | Business Process Outsourcing |
| CEMS | Continuous Environmental Monitoring System |
| CEO | Chief Executive Officer |
| CMSC | Commission for Management of State Capital |
| CPTPP | Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership |
| DAAD | Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst (German Academic Exchange Service) |
| EIA | Environmental Impact Assessment |
| EU | European Union |
| EVN | Electricity of Viet Nam |
| FDI | Foreign direct investment |
| GDP | Gross domestic product |
| GHG | Greenhouse gas |
| GIZ | Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (German Society for International Cooperation) |
| GSO | General Statistic Office |
| GVC | Global value chains |
| ICOR | Incremental capital-output ratio |
| ICT | Information and communication technology |
| ILO | International Labour Organization |
| IMF | International Monetary Fund |
| IPA | Investment Promotion Agency |
| ISCED | International Standard Classification of Education |
| LUC | Land-Use Certificate |
| MDR | Multi-dimensional Review |
| MNE | Multi-national enterprises |
| MOET | Ministry of Education and Training |
| MOIT | Ministry of Industry and Trade |
| MONRE | Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment |
| MOST | Ministry of Science and Technology |
| MPI | Ministry of Planning and Investment |
| NPF | Non-performing loan |
| ODA | Official development assistance |
| OECD | Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development |
| PAPI | Public Administration Performance Index |
| PCI | Provincial Competitiveness Index |
| PDP | Power Development Plan |
| PISA | Programme for International Student Assessment |
| PPP | Purchasing power parity |
| R&D | Research and Development |
| RBC | Responsible Business Conduct |
| RIA | Regulatory Impact Assessments |
| SBV | State Bank of Viet Nam |
| SCIC | State Capital Investment Corporation |
| SDG | Sustainable Development Goals |
| SEA | Strategic Environmental Assessment |
| SEDS | Socio-Economic Development Strategy |
| SEG | State Economic Group |
| SIPF | Single Investment Promotion Framework |
| SME | Small and medium enterprises |
| SOCB | State-owned commercial banks |
| SOE | State-owned enterprises |
| TFP | Total factor productivity |
| TVE | Township and village enterprise |
| TVET | Technical and vocational education and training |
| UIS | UNESCO Institute for Statistics |
| UK | United Kingdom |
| UN | United Nations |
| UNDP | United Nations Development Programme |
| UNESCO | United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization |
| UNFPA | United Nations Fund for Population Activities |
| UNIDO | United Nations Industrial Development Organization |
| US | United States |
| USD | United States Dollar |
| VAT | Value-added tax |
| VCCI | Viet Nam Chamber of Commerce and Industry |
| VEA | Viet Nam Environment Administration |
| VEPF | Viet Nam Environmental Protection Fund |
| VND | Vietnamese Dong |
| WHO | World Health Organization |
| WTO | World Trade Organization |
Multi‑dimensional Review of Viet Nam
Towards an Integrated, Transparent and Sustainable Economy