| AAAA | Addis Ababa Action Agenda |
| ADB | Asian Development Bank |
| ADF | African Development Fund |
| AfDB | African Development Bank |
| AF | Adaptation Fund |
| AIIB | Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank |
| AsDF | Asian Development Fund |
| BADEA | Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa |
| BDEAC | Development Bank of the Central African States |
| BOAD | West African Development Bank |
| BRICS | Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa |
| CAF | Development Bank of Latin America (Corporación Andina de Fomento) |
| CARICOM | Caribbean Community |
| CCD | United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification |
| CDB | Caribbean Development Bank |
| CEB | Council of Europe Development Bank |
| CERF | Central Emergency Response Fund |
| CIF | Climate Investment Funds |
| CIV | Collective investment vehicle |
| CRS | Creditor Reporting System |
| CSO | Civil society organisation |
| DAC | Development Assistance Committee (OECD) |
| DCD | Development Co-operation Directorate (OECD) |
| DRM | Domestic resource mobilisation |
| EBRD | European Bank for Reconstruction and Development |
| ECA | United Nations Economic Commission for Africa |
| ECLAC | United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean |
| EIB | European Investment Bank |
| EU | European Union |
| FAO | Food and Agriculture Organization |
| FDI | Foreign direct investment |
| FIF | Financial intermediary fund |
| FSD | Financing for sustainable development |
| GAVI | Vaccine Alliance (Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunisation) |
| GCF | Green Climate Fund |
| GDP | Gross domestic product |
| GEF | Global Environment Facility |
| GFATM | Global Fund to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria |
| GGGI | Global Green Growth Institute |
| GNI | Gross national income |
| GPEDC | Global Partnership for Effective Development Co-operation |
| GPG | Global public good |
| HIC | High-income country |
| HIPC | Heavily indebted poor country |
| IADB | Inter-American Development Bank |
| IBRD | International Bank for Reconstruction and Development |
| ICSID | International Centre for the Settlement of Investment-related Disputes |
| IDA | International Development Association |
| IFAD | International Fund for Agricultural Development |
| IFC | International Finance Corporation |
| IFFIm | International Finance Facility for Immunisation |
| IFI | International finance institution |
| ILO | International Labour Organisation |
| IMF | International Monetary Fund |
| IOM | International Organization for Migration |
| IsDB | Islamic Development Bank |
| ITU | International Telecommunication Union |
| LDC | Least developed country |
| LIC | Low-income country |
| LLDC | Landlocked developing country |
| LMIC | Lower middle-income country |
| MDB | Multilateral development bank |
| MIGA | Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency |
| MOPAN | Multilateral Organisation Performance Assessment Network |
| NDB | New Development Bank |
| NDF | Nordic Development Fund |
| NGO | Non-government organisation |
| ODA | Official development assistance |
| ODF | Official development finance |
| OECD | Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development |
| OECS | Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States |
| OHCHR | Office of the United Nations Commissioner for Human Rights |
| OOF | Other official flows |
| PAHO | Pan American Health Organization |
| PBF | United Nations Peacebuilding Fund |
| PPP | Public-private partnership |
| RDB | Regional development bank |
| SDG | Sustainable Development Goal |
| SIDS | Small island developing state |
| SPC | Pacific Community |
| SPREP | Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme |
| TOSSD | Total official support for sustainable development |
| UMIC | Upper middle-income country |
| UN | United Nations |
| UNAIDS | Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS |
| UNCDF | United Nations Capital Development Fund |
| UNCTAD | United Nations Conference on Trade and Development |
| UNDCO | United Nations Development Coordination Office |
| UNDESA | United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs |
| UNDP | United Nations Development Programme |
| UNECE | United Nations Economic Commission for Europe |
| UNEP | United Nations Environment Programme |
| UNESCAP | United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific |
| UNESCO | United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation |
| UNFCCC | United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change |
| UNFPA | United Nations Population Fund |
| UNHCR | United Nations Refugee Agency |
| UNICEF | United Nations Children's Fund |
| UNIDO | United Nations Industrial Development Organization |
| UNISDR | United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction |
| UNOCHA | United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs |
| UNODC | United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime |
| UNRISD | United Nations Research Institute for Social Development |
| UNRWA | United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East |
| UNSDG | United Nations Sustainable Development Group |
| UNSSC | United Nations System Staff College |
| UNU | United Nations University |
| UNWTO | United Nations World Tourism Organisation |
| USD | United States Dollar |
| VFVT | United Nations Voluntary Fund for Victims of Torture |
| WBG | World Bank Group |
| WEF | World Economic Forum |
| WFP | World Food Programme |
| WHO | World Health Organisation |
| WIPO | World Intellectual Property Organization |
Multilateral Development Finance 2020
