| DAC | Development Assistance Committee (OECD) |
| DRC | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| DPRK | Democratic People’s Republic of Korea |
| EU | European Union |
| FDI | Foreign direct investment |
| GDP | Gross domestic product |
| HCI | Human Capital Index |
| HDP | Humanitarian-development-peace |
| Lao PDR | Lao People’s Democratic Republic |
| LDC | Least developed country |
| MENA | Middle East and North Africa |
| NGO | Non-governmental organisation |
| n/a | Not available |
| ODA | Official development assistance |
| OECD | Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development |
| SDG | Sustainable Development Goal |
| UN | United Nations |
| USD | United States dollar |
States of Fragility 2020
