| BEIS | Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy |
| CMP | Centrally managed programme |
| COP | Conference of Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change |
| CRS | Creditor Reporting System |
| CSSF | Conflict Stability and Security Fund |
| DAC | Development Assistance Committee |
| DFID | Department for International Development |
| DIT | Department for International Trade |
| EU | European Union |
| FCDO | Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office |
| FCO | Foreign and Commonwealth Office |
| G7 | Group of seven major developed countries |
| G20 | Group of twenty (19 countries and the European Union) |
| GNI | Gross national income |
| GPEDC | Global Partnership for Effective Development Co-operation |
| IATI | International Aid Transparency Initiative |
| ICAI | Independent Commission for Aid Impact |
| IDA | International Development Association |
| IMF | International Monetary Fund |
| JACU | Joint Anti-Corruption Unit |
| LDC | Least developed country |
| LMIC | Lower middle-income country |
| MOPAN | Multilateral Organisation Performance Assessment Network |
| NGO | Non-government organisation |
| ODA | Official development assistance |
| OECD | Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development |
| SDG | Sustainable Development Goal |
| SEAH | Sexual exploitation, abuse and sexual harassment |
| UK | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
| UN | United Nations |
| UNDP | United Nations Development Programme |
| UNEP | United Nations Environment Programme |
| UNFPA | United Nations Population Fund |
| UNHCR | Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees |
| UNICEF | United Nations Children's Fund |
| VNR | Voluntary National Review |
| WFP | World Food Programme |
OECD Development Co‑operation Peer Reviews: United Kingdom 2020