| AFRISTAT | Economic and Statistical Observatory for sub-Saharan Africa |
| AIDS | Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome |
| BCG | Bacille de Calmette et Guérin |
| CAD | Comité d’aide au développement de l’OCDE |
| CAD | Development Assistance Committee of the OECD |
| CFC | Chlorofluorocarbons |
| CWIQ | Core Welfare Indicators Questionnaire |
| DIAL | Développement Institutions et Analyses de long terme |
| DTaP3 | Diphtheria, Tetanus and Pertussis 3rd dose |
| ERE/TES | Équilibre ressources emplois / Tableau entrées-sorties |
| GDDS | General Data Dissemination System |
| GDP | Gross Domestic Product |
| GHPS | General Population and Housing Census |
| HIPC | Heavily Indebted Poor Country |
| HIV | Human immunodeficiency virus |
| IDEA | Institut de développement en économie et en administration |
| IMF | International Monetary Fund |
| LDC | Least Developed Countries |
| MDG | Millennium Development Goals |
| MICS | Multiple Indicator Cluster Sample Survey |
| MTEF | Medium-term Expenditure Framework |
| NHDR | National Human Development Report |
| NIS | National Institute of Statistics |
| NSC | National Statistical Council |
| NSDS | National Statistical Development Strategy |
| NSS | National Statistical System |
| ODA | Official Development Assistance |
| OECD | Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development |
| PHS | Population and Health Survey |
| PPP | Policies, programmes and projects |
| PPPa | Purchasing Power Parity |
| PRIS | Poverty reduction information system |
| PRS | Poverty Reduction Strategy |
| PRSP | Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper |
| SHLC | Survey on household living conditions |
| SMART | Specific, measurable, attainable, realistic, time-bound |
| SMO | Specifically Measurable Objectives |
| SNA93 | 1993 System of National Accounts |
| UNDESA | United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs |
| UNDP | United Nations Development Programme |