| ADR | Alternative dispute resolution |
| AI | Artificial intelligence |
| AIF | Alternative investment fund |
| APOSO | Agency for Pre-Primary, Primary and Secondary Education |
| BERD | Business expenditure on research and development |
| BHAS | Agency for Statistics of Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| BHEPA | Bosnia and Herzegovina Export Promotion Agency |
| BMFTR | Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space (Germany) |
| BMZ | German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development |
| BSS | Business support service |
| CAGR | Compound annual growth rate |
| CBAM | Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism |
| CBBH | Central Bank of Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| CERT | Computer emergency response team |
| CGS | Credit guarantee scheme |
| CIS | Community Innovation Survey |
| CIT | Corporate income tax |
| CNT | Center for Advanced Technologies Sarajevo |
| CRM | Customer relationship management |
| DAC | Development Assistance Committee |
| DESET | Digitally Enabled Sustainable Energy Transition of Manufacturing SMEs |
| DIH | Digital Innovation Hub |
| DRR | Disaster risk reduction |
| EA | EA Multilateral Agreement |
| EBRD | European Bank for Reconstruction and Development |
| EDA | Enterprise Development Agency |
| EDIH | European Digital Innovation Hubs |
| EE | Energy efficiency |
| EEN | Enterprise Europe Network |
| EIF | European Investment Fund |
| ENIF | Enterprise Innovation Fund |
| ERP | Enterprise resource planning |
| ESG | Environmental, social and governance |
| ESPR | Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation |
| EU | European Union |
| EWS | Early warning system |
| FBIHDB | FBiH Development Bank |
| FDI | Foreign direct investment |
| FMRPO | Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina Ministry of Development, Entrepreneurship and Crafts |
| FTC | Foreign Trade Chamber |
| FZS | Federal Institute of Statistics |
| GDP | Gross domestic product |
| GDPR | General Data Protection Regulation |
| GERD | Government expenditure on research and development |
| GHG | Greenhouse gas |
| GIZ | Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit GmbH |
| GPP | Green public procurement |
| GVA | Gross value added |
| GVC | Global value chain |
| HJPC | High Judicial and Prosecutorial Council |
| ICBL | Innovation Centre Banja Luka |
| ICT | Information and communication technology |
| IDDEEA | Agency for Identification Documents, Registers and Data Exchange of Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| IoT | Internet of Things |
| IP | Intellectual property |
| IPA | Instrument for Pre-accession Assistance |
| IPR | Intellectual property right |
| ISBIH | Institute for Standardization of Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| JICA | Japan International Cooperation Agency |
| METI | Energy Transition Network in Industry |
| MoFTER | Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Relations |
| MSME | Micro, small and medium-sized enterprise |
| NAP | National Adaptation Plan |
| NECP | National Energy and Climate Plan |
| NEET | Not in employment, education or training |
| NGO | Non-governmental organisation |
| OCD | Oversight Co-ordination Department |
| OECD | Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development |
| OGP | Open Government Partnership |
| OSCE | Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe |
| PE | Private equity |
| PIT | Personal income tax |
| PPA | Public Procurement Agency |
| PPC | Public-private consultation |
| PPL | Public Procurement Law |
| PRB | Procurement Review Body |
| QI | Quality infrastructure |
| R&D | Research and development |
| RARS | Development Agency of Republika Srpska |
| RBH | Responsible Business Hub |
| RCC | Regional Cooperation Council |
| RIA | Regulatory impact assessment |
| RSDB | RS Investment and Development Bank |
| RSIS | Republika Srpska Institute of Statistics |
| SBS | Structural business statistics |
| SDG | Sustainable Development Goal |
| SIGMA | Support for Improvement in Governance and Management |
| SME | Small and medium-sized enterprise |
| SOE | State-owned enterprise |
| SSC | Social security contributions |
| SSST | Sarajevo School of Science and Technology |
| STEM | Science, technology, engineering and mathematics |
| STI | Science, technology and innovation |
| STIP | Science, Technology and Innovation Policy |
| STP | Science and Technology Park |
| TVET | Technical and vocational education and training |
| UNDP | United Nations Development Programme |
| UNDRR | United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction |
| US | United States |
| VAT | Value-added tax |
| VC | Venture capital |
| VET | Vocational education and training |
| VPN | Virtual private network |
| WBT | Western Balkans and Turkiye |
| ZEDA | Zenica Development Agency |
SME Policy Index for Western Balkans and Türkiye 2026 – Economy Profile for Bosnia and Herzegovina
