| ACP | African, Caribbean and Pacific |
| COHAFA | Council working party on Humanitarian Aid and Food Aid |
| CSDP | Common Security and Defence Policy |
| CSO | Civil society organisations |
| CRS | Creditor Reporting System |
| DAC | Development Assistance Committee (OECD) |
| DCI | Development Co-operation Instrument |
| DG | Directorate General |
| DG DEVCO | Directorate-General for International Cooperation and Development |
| DG ECHO | Directorate General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operation |
| DG NEAR | Directorate-General for Neighbourhood and Enlargement Negotiations |
| EC | European Commission |
| EDF | European Development Fund |
| EEAS | European External Action Service |
| EFSD | European Fund for Sustainable Development |
| EIB | European Investment Bank |
| EIP | External Investment Plan |
| ERCC | Emergency Response Coordination Centre |
| EU | European Union |
| EURF | European Union Results Framework |
| EUTF | European Union Trust Fund |
| FPA | Framework partnership agreement |
| GAP | Gender Action Plan |
| GDP | Gross Domestic Product |
| GNI | Gross national income |
| HR/VP | High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy |
| IMF | International Monetary Fund |
| IOM | International Organization for Migration |
| LDC | Least developed country |
| LIC | Low income country |
| LMIC | Lower middle income country |
| MFF | Multiannual Financial Framework |
| MIC | Middle income country |
| NGO | Non-governmental organisation |
| ODA | Official development assistance |
| OECD | Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development |
| PCD | Policy coherence for development |
| SDG | Sustainable Development Goal |
| TEU | Treaty on European Union |
| TFEU | Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union |
| UMIC | Upper middle income country |
| UN | United Nations |
| UNDP | United Nations Development Programme |
| UNICEF | United Nations Children’s Fund |
| WFP | World Food Programme |
| WP-STAT | Working Party on Development Finance Statistics |