| BHOS | Foreign Trade and Development Co-operation |
| COVID-19 | Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) |
| CSO | Civil society organisation |
| DAC | Development Assistance Committee (OECD) |
| DFCD | Dutch Fund for Climate and Development |
| DG | Directorate General |
| DGIS | Directorate General for International Co-operation |
| DRIVE | Development Related Infrastructure Investment Vehicle |
| D2B | Develop2Build |
| ESIA | Environmental and Social Impact Assessment |
| EU | European Union |
| FEZ | Quality Control and Supervision Department |
| FMO | Dutch Entrepreneurial Development Bank |
| GDP | Gross domestic product |
| GLTN | Global Land Tool Network |
| GNI | Gross national income |
| HDP | Humanitarian-development-peace |
| IOB | Policy and Operations Evaluation Department |
| LFS | Leading from the South |
| MACS | Multi-Annual Country Strategy |
| MBF | Less, Better, More Flexible (Minder, Beter, Flexibeler) |
| MFA | Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
| ODA | Official development assistance |
| OECD | Organisation for Economic Co‑operation and Development |
| PoV | Power of Voices |
| PoW | Power of Women |
| RBC | Responsible Business Conduct |
| RVO | Netherlands Enterprise Agency |
| SDG | Sustainable Development Goal |
| SDLG | Sustainable Development through Improved Local Governance |
| SEAH | Sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment |
| SRHR | Sexual and reproductive health and rights |
| ToC | Theory of Change |
| UN | United Nations |
| VVD | People’s Party for Freedom and Democracy |
| YAC | Youth Advisory Committee |
OECD Development Co‑operation Peer Reviews: Netherlands 2023