| ACS | Groep van landen uit Afrika, het Caribisch gebied en de Stille Oceaan. |
| AEF | Access to Energy Fund |
| AfDB | African Development Bank |
| AIM | Amsterdam Initiative against Malnutrition |
| AsDB | Asian Development Bank |
| AVB | Algemene Vrijwillige Bijdrage |
| BBP | Bruto Binnenlands Product |
| BHOS | Ministerie voor Buitenlandse Handel & Ontwikkelingssamenwerking |
| BIV | Budget Internationale Veiligheid |
| BMZ | German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development |
| BNI | Bruto Nationaal Inkomen |
| Brexit | Uittreden van het Verenigd Koninkrijk uit de Europese Unie |
| BUZA of BZ | Ministerie van Buitenlandse Zaken |
| CBI | Centrum tot Bevordering van de Import uit Ontwikkelingslanden |
| CERF | Central Emergency Response Fund |
| CETA | Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement |
| CGIAR | Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research |
| DAC | Development Assistance Committee |
| DfID | United Kingdom Department for International Development |
| DGGF | Dutch Good Growth Fund |
| DHI | Demonstratie, Haalbaarheids- en Investeringsstudies |
| DHK | Demonstratie, Haalbaarheids- of Kennisverwerving |
| DPKO | Department of Peacekeeping Operations |
| DRA | Dutch Relief Alliance |
| DRIVE | Development Related Infrastructure Investment Vehicle |
| DTIF | Dutch Trade and Investment Fund |
| ECHO | European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations |
| ECW | Education Cannot Wait |
| EDEO | Europese Dienst voor Extern Optreden |
| EKV | Exportkredietverzekering |
| EnDev | Energising Development Partnership |
| EPA | Europese Partnerschapsakkoorden |
| EPRM | European Partnership for Responsible Minerals |
| EU | Europese Unie |
| EZK | Ministerie van Economische Zaken en Klimaat |
| F&BKN | Food & Business Knowledge Network |
| FAO | Voedsel- en Landbouworganisatie van de Verenigde Naties |
| FDOV | Faciliteit Duurzaam Ondernemen en Voedselzekerheid |
| FDW | Fonds Duurzaam Water |
| FIB | Finance for International Business |
| FLOW | Funding Leadership Opportunities for Women |
| FMO | Nederlandse Financieringsmaatschappij voor Ontwikkelingslanden |
| FOM | Faciliteit Opkomende Markten |
| G20 | De Groep van 20 |
| G4AW | Geodata for Agriculture and Water |
| GAFSP | Global Agriculture and Food Security Program |
| GAIN | Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition |
| GAVI | Global Alliance for Vaccination and Immunization |
| GCF | Groene Klimaatfonds |
| GEF | Global Environment Facility |
| GFATM | Global Fund to fight AIDS, TB and Malaria |
| GFF | Global Financing Facility in support of »Every Woman, Every Child« |
| GLTN | Global Land Tool Network |
| GPE | Global Partnership for Education |
| GPEDC | Global Partnership for Effective Development Cooperation |
| HGIS | Homogene Groep Internationale Samenwerking |
| HIF | Health Insurance Fund |
| HIV/AIDS | Humaan Immunodeficiëntievirus / Verworven Immunodeficiëntiesyndroom |
| HLPW | High Level Panel on Water |
| IATI | International Aid Transparency Initiative |
| IBA | Inclusive Business Generator |
| ICPD | International Conference on Population and development |
| ICRC | International Committee of the Red Cross |
| ICT | Informatie- en Communicatietechnologie |
| ICTSD | International Centre for Trade & Sustainable Development |
| IDA | International Development Association |
| IDB | Inter-American Development Bank |
| IDF | Infrastructure Development Fund |
| IDH | Initiatief Duurzame Handel |
| IFAD | International Fund for Agricultural Development |
| IFC | International Finance Organization |
| IFDC | International Fertilizer Development Center |
| ILC | International Land Coalition |
| ILO | International Labour Organization |
| IMF | International Monetary Fund |
| IMVO | Internationaal Maatschappelijk Verantwoord Ondernemen |
| IOB | Inspectie Ontwikkelingssamenwerking en Beleidsevaluatie |
| IOM | Internationale Organisatie voor Migratie |
| IPIS | International Peace Information Service |
| IRHP | Interdepartementale Raad voor de Handelspolitiek |
| ISB | International Strategic Board |
| IO | Internationale Organisatie |
| KNVB | Koninklijke Nederlandse Voetbalbond |
| LANDac | Netherlands Academy on Land Governance |
| LEAD | Local Employment in Afrika for Development |
| LfS | Leading from the South |
| MASSIF | Micro and Small Enterprise Fund |
| MIF | Multilateral Investment Fund |
| MKB | Midden en Klein Bedrijf |
| MOL | Minst Ontwikkelde Landen |
| MVO | Maatschappelijk Verantwoord Ondernemen |
| NAP | Nationaal Actieplan |
| NBSO | Netherlands Business Support Office |
| NCDO | Nationale Commissie voor Internationale Samenwerking en Duurzame Ontwikkeling |
| NCP | Nationale Contact Punt |
| NFIA | Netherlands Foreign Investment Agency |
| NFP | Netherlands Fellowship Programme |
| NICHE | Netherlands Initiative for Capacity Development in Higher Education institutions |
| NIO | Nationale Investeringsbank voor Ontwikkelingslanden |
| NIMD | Netherlands Institute for Multiparty Democracy |
| NGO | Non-Gouvernementele Organisatie |
| NSO | Netherlands Space Office |
| ODA | Official Development Assistance (officiële ontwikkelingshulp) |
| OESO | Organisatie Economische Samenwerking en Ontwikkeling |
| OKP | Orange Knowledge Program |
| ORIO | Ontwikkelingsrelevante Infrastructuurontwikkeling |
| OS | Ontwikkelingssamenwerking |
| PIB | Partners for International Business |
| PIDG | Private Infrastructure Development Group |
| POP | Programma Ondersteuning Producentenorganisaties |
| PPP | Public-Private Partnership |
| PSD | Private Sector Development |
| PSI | Private Sector Investeringsprogramma |
| PUM | Programma Uitzending Managers |
| Q@E | Quality at Entry |
| RDPP | Regional Development Protection Programme |
| RVO | Rijksdienst voor Ondernemend Nederland |
| R&D | Research & Development |
| SBIR | Small Business Innovation Research |
| SDGP | Sustainable Development Goal Partnerschapfaciliteit |
| SDR | Special Drawing Rights |
| SIB | Starters International Business |
| SIDA | Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency |
| SMART | Specifiek, Meetbaar, Acceptabel, Realistisch en Tijdgebonden |
| SNV | Stichting Nederlandse Vrijwilligers |
| SRGR | Seksuele en Reproductieve Gezondheid en Rechten |
| TB | Tuberculose |
| TiSA | Trade in Services Agreement |
| TTIP | Transatlantic Trade & Investment Partnership |
| UN-OCHA | United Nations Office for the Coordination of Human Affairs |
| UNAIDS | Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/Aids |
| UNCTAD | United Nations Conference on Trade and Development |
| UNDP | United Nations Development Programme |
| UNESCO | United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization |
| UNFPA | United Nations Population Fund |
| UNHCR | United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees |
| UNICEF | United Nations Children’s Fund |
| UNIDO | United Nations Industrial Development Organizations |
| UNRWA | United Nations Relief and Works Agency |
| UNWOMAN | United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and Empowerment of Women |
| USAID | United States Agency for International Development |
| VN | Verenigde Naties |
| VS | Verenigde Staten |
| WASH | Water, Sanitation and Hygiene |
| WFP | World Food Programme |
| WHO | World Health Organization |
| WRI | World Resource Institute |
| WTO | World Trade Organization (Wereldhandelsorganisatie) |
| WWF | World Wide Fund for Nature |