| AI | Artificial intelligence |
| ARRA | Accredited regional development agency |
| ASB | Association of Serbian Banks |
| BAN | Business angel network |
| BDS | Business development service |
| BELEX | Belgrade Stock Exchange |
| BERD | Business expenditure on research and development |
| BSS | Business support service |
| CAGR | Compound annual growth rate |
| CBAM | Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism |
| CCIS | Chamber of Commerce and Industry |
| CDT | Centre for Digital Transformation |
| CGS | Credit guarantee scheme |
| CIPS | Capital Innovation Point Serbia |
| CIS | Community Innovation Survey |
| CPC | Commission for the Protection of Competition |
| DMA | Digital & Sustainability Maturity Assessment |
| DSI | Digital Serbia Initiative |
| EBRD | European Bank for Reconstruction and Development |
| ECEA | E-Commerce Association of Serbia |
| EDIH | European Digital Innovation Hub |
| EIF | European Investment Fund |
| EIP | Eco-Industrial Park |
| EPS | Elektroprivreda Srbije |
| ESG | Environmental, social and governance |
| EU | European Union |
| EWS | Early warning system |
| FDI | Foreign direct investment |
| GDP | Gross domestic product |
| GDPR | General Data Protection Regulation |
| GPP | Green public procurement |
| GVC | Global value chain |
| ICT | Information and communication technology |
| IFC | International Finance Corporation |
| IP | Intellectual property |
| IPA | Instrument for Pre-accession Assistance |
| IPO | Intellectual Property Office |
| IPR | Intellectual property right |
| IRIS | International Railway Industry Standard |
| ISS | Institute for Standardization of Serbia |
| IT | Information technology |
| KICOX | Korea Industrial Complex Corporation |
| LPC | Law on Protection of Competition |
| LPP | Law on Public Procurement |
| MNC | Multinational company |
| MSME | Micro, small and medium-sized enterprise |
| NALED | National Alliance for Local Economic Development |
| NBS | National Bank of Serbia |
| NEET | Not in employment, education or training |
| PPC | Public-private consultation |
| PPL | Public Procurement Law |
| PPO | Public Procurement Office |
| PPS | Public Policy Secretariat |
| QI | Quality infrastructure |
| R&D | Research and development |
| RAP | Register of Administrative Procedures |
| RAS | Development Agency of Serbia |
| RBH | Responsible Business Hub |
| RIA | Regulatory impact assessment |
| RISMEP | Regional Integrated SME Promotion |
| RoP | Rules of Procedure |
| SBRA | Serbian Business Registers Agency |
| SBS | Structural Business Statistics |
| SDG | Sustainable Development Goal |
| SDP | Supplier Development Programme |
| SIGMA | Support for Improvement in Governance and Management |
| SME | Small and medium-sized enterprise |
| SMIC | Smart Manufacturing Innovation Centre |
| SOE | State-owned enterprise |
| SORS | Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia |
| SSC | Social security contribution |
| SSU | Standardised Set of Services |
| STEM | Science, technology, engineering and mathematics |
| SWOT | Strength, weakness, opportunity and threat |
| TTO | Technology transfer office |
| UNDP | United Nations Development Programme |
| UNDRR | United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction |
| USAID | United States Agency for International Development |
| VET | Vocational education and training |
| WBL | Work-based learning |
| WBT | Western Balkans and Türkiye |
SME Policy Index for Western Balkans and Türkiye 2026 – Economy Profile for Serbia
