| APEC | Asia-Pacific Economic Community |
| ASEAN | Association of Southeast Asian Nations |
| BRAC | Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee |
| CHPS | Community-based health planning and service |
| CRS | Creditor Reporting System |
| CSDGs | Cambodia Sustainable Development Goals |
| CSO | Civil society organisation |
| DAC | Development Assistance Committee |
| DFI | Development finance institution |
| DRR | Disaster risk reduction |
| ESCAP | Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific |
| EU | European Union |
| FDI | Foreign direct investment |
| FOIP | Free and open Indo-Pacific |
| FSS | Forward spending survey |
| FY | Financial year |
| G7 | Group of Seven |
| G20 | Group of Twenty |
| GDP | Gross domestic product |
| GEF | Global Environment Facility |
| GNI | Gross national income |
| GoJ | Government of Japan |
| GPEDC | Global Partnership for Effective Development Co-operation |
| HDP | Humanitarian, Development and Peace |
| HIPC | Highly indebted poor country |
| IATI | International Aid Transparency Initiative |
| ICT | Information communications technology |
| IFC | International Finance Corporation |
| JANIC | Japan NGO Center for International Cooperation |
| JBIC | Japan Bank for International Cooperation |
| JETRO | Japan External Trade Organisation |
| JICA | Japan International Cooperation Agency |
| JOGMEC | Japan Oil Gas and Metals National Corporation |
| LDC | Least developed country |
| METI | Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry |
| MFA/MOFA | Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
| MIGA | Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency |
| MOF | Ministry of Finance |
| MOPAN | Multilateral Organisation Performance Assessment Network |
| NCP | National Contact Point |
| NEXI | Nippon Export and Investment Insurance |
| NGO | Non-government organisation |
| ODA | Official development assistance |
| OECD | Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development |
| OFID | OPEC Fund for International Development |
| PALM | Pacific Islands Leaders Meeting |
| PISA | Programme for International Student Assessment |
| PPP | Public-private partnership |
| REDD+ | Reduced emissions from deforestation and forest degradation |
| SDGs | Sustainable Development Goals |
| SEADRIF | Southeast Asian Disaster Risk Facility |
| SEAH | Sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment |
| SIDS | Small island developing states |
| SME | Small and medium-sized enterprise |
| STEP | Special Terms for Economic Partnership |
| TICAD | Tokyo International Conference on African Development |
| TOSSD | Total official support for sustainable development |
| UHC | Universal Health Coverage |
| UN | United Nations |
| UNDP | United Nations Development Programme |
| UNDPKO | United Nations Department of Peace Keeping Operations |
| UNHCR | Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees |
| UNICEF | United Nations Children's Fund |
| UNISDR | United Nations Office for Disaster Reduction |
| UNOCHA | United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs |
| WFP | World Food Programme |
OECD Development Co‑operation Peer Reviews: Japan 2020
