Acronyms and Abbreviations
| AIDS | acquired immunodeficiency syndrome |
| AMT | principal repayments |
| BOD | biochemical oxygen demand |
| BOP | balance of payments |
| CAB | current account balance |
| CD | current U.S. dollars |
| c.i.f. | cost, insurance, and freight |
| CFC | chlorofluorocarbon |
| CO2 | carbon dioxide |
| COM | commitments |
| COMTRADE | United Nations Statistics Division's Commodity Trade database |
| CPI | consumer price index |
| CRS | Creditor Reporting System (of the OECD) |
| cu. m | cubic meter |
| DDSR | Debt and debt service reduction |
| DEC | World Bank's Development Economics department |
| DHS | Demographic and Health Survey |
| DIS | disbursements |
| DMTU | dry metric ton unit |
| DOD | debt outstanding and disbursed |
| DOTS | directly observed treatment, short-course (strategy) |
| DPT | diphtheria, pertussis, and tetanus |
| DRS | World Bank's Debtor Reporting System |
| EDT | total external debt, including short-term and use of IMF credit |
| ESAF | Enhanced Structural Adjustment Facility |
| f.o.b. | free on board |
| FDI | foreign direct investment |
| FHS | Family Health Survey |
| FPI | food price index |
| GDP | gross domestic product |
| GEMS | Global Environment Monitoring System |
| GIS | geographic information system |
| GNI | gross national income (formerly referred to as GNP) |
| GNP | gross national product (now referred to as GNI) |
| ha | hectare |
| HIPC | heavily indebted poor country |
| HIV | human immunodeficiency virus |
| ICD | International Classification of Diseases |
| ICRG | International Country Risk Guide |
| ICSE | International Classification of Status in Employment |
| ICT | information and communications technology |
| INT | interest payments |
| IP | Internet Protocol |
| ISCED | International Standard Classification of Education |
| ISIC | International Standard Industrial Classification |
| ISP | Internet service provider |
| KD | constant U.S. dollars |
| kg | kilogram |
| km | kilometer |
| kwh | kilowatt-hour |
| LCFAR | liabilities constituting foreign authorities' reserves |
| LCU | local currency units |
| LDOD | long-term debt outstanding and disbursed |
| LIBOR | London interbank offered rate |
| LSMS | Living Standards Measurement Study |
| L-T | long-term |
| M0 | currency and coins (monetary base) |
| M1 | narrow money (currency and demand deposits) |
| M2 | money plus quasi money |
| M3 | broad money or liquid liabilities |
| MGS | imports of goods and service |
| MICS | Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey |
| mmbtu | millions of British thermal units |
| mt | metric ton |
| MUV | manufactures unit value |
| MYRA | Multiyear rescheduling agreement |
| NEAP | national environmental action plan |
| NFL | net flows on debt |
| NGO | nongovernmental organization |
| NO2 | nitrogen dioxide |
| NTR | net transfers on debt |
| ODA | official development assistance |
| PAPCHILD | Pan Arab Project for Child Development |
| PC | personal computer |
| PNG | private nonguaranteed external debt |
| PPG | public and publicly guaranteed external debt |
| PPI | private participation in infrastructure |
| PPP | purchasing power parity |
| R&D | research and development |
| RDB | regional development banks |
| RES | international reserves |
| RHS | Reproductive Health Survey |
| S&P/IFCG | Standard & Poor's/International Finance Corporation Global (index) |
| S&P/IFCI | Standard & Poor's/International Finance Corporation Investable (index) |
| SDR | special drawing right (of the IMF) |
| SITC | Standard International Trade Classification |
| SNA | System of National Accounts |
| SO2 | sulfur dioxide |
| SOPEMI | Continuous Reporting System on Migration |
| sq. km | square kilometer |
| S-T | short-term |
| STD | sexually transmitted disease |
| TB | tuberculosis |
| TDS | total debt service |
| TFP | total factor productivity |
| ton-km | metric ton-kilometers |
| TSP | total suspended particulates |
| WBXD | World Bank External Debt System |
| XGS | exports of goods and services |
Organizations
| ADB | Asian Development Bank |
| AfDB | African Development Bank |
| APEC | Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation |
| BIS | Bank for International Settlements |
| CDC | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
| CDIAC | Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center |
| CEC | Commission of the European Community |
| DAC | Development Assistance Committee of the OECD |
| EBRD | European Bank for Reconstruction and Development |
| EDF | European Development Fund |
| EFTA | European Free Trade Area |
| EIB | European Investment Bank |
| EMU | European Monetary Union |
| EU | European Union |
| Eurostat | Statistical Office of the European Communities |
| FAO | Food and Agriculture Organization |
| FYR | former Yugoslav Republic |
| G-5 | France , Germany, Japan, United Kingdom, and United States |
| G-7 | G-5 plus Canada and Italy |
| G-8 | G-7 plus Russian Federation |
| GEF | Global Environment Facility |
| IBRD | International Bank for Reconstruction and Development |
| ICAO | International Civil Aviation Organization |
| ICP | International Comparison Programme |
| ICSID | International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes |
| IDA | International Development Association |
| IDB | Inter-American Development Bank |
| IDC | International Data Corporation |
| IEA | International Energy Agency |
| IFC | International Finance Corporation |
| ILO | International Labour Organization |
| IMF | International Monetary Fund |
| IRF | International Road Federation |
| ITU | International Telecommunication Union |
| IUCN | World Conservation Union |
| MIGA | Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency |
| NAFTA | North American Free Trade Agreement |
| NATO | North Atlantic Treaty Organization |
| NSF | National Science Foundation |
| OECD | Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development |
| OPEC | Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries |
| PAHO | Pan American Health Organization |
| PARIS21 | Partnership in Statistics for Development in the 21st Century |
| S&P | Standard & Poor's |
| UIP | Urban Indicators Programme |
| UN | United Nations |
| UNAIDS | Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS |
| UNCED | United Nations Conference on Environment and Development |
| UNCHS | United Nations Centre for Human Settlements (Habitat) |
| UNCTAD | United Nations Conference on Trade and Development |
| UNDP | United Nations Development Programme |
| UNECE | United Nations Economic Commission for Europe |
| UNEP | United Nations Environment 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 Organization |
| UNRISD | United Nations Research Institute for Social Development |
| UNSD | United Nations Statistics Division |
| USAID | U.S. Agency for International Development |
| WCMC | World Conservation Monitoring Centre |
| WFP | World Food Programme |
| WHO | World Health Organization |
| WIPO | World Intellectual Property Organization |
| WITSA | World Information Technology and Services Alliance |
| WTO | World Trade Organization |
| WWF | World Wide Fund for Nature |
International Debt Statistics (IDS) codes
IDS topic
| BM | Balance of payments: imports, payments, or decrease in liabilities |
| BN | Balance of payments, net flows (BX - BM) |
| BX | Balance of payments: exports, receipts, or increase in liabilities |
| DT | External debt: all borrowers |
| FI | International finance: liquidity |
| NY | National accounts: income |
IDS general subject
| AMT | Principal repayments (amortization) |
| AXA | Principal arrears |
| AXF | Principal forgiven |
| AXR | Principal rescheduled |
| CAB | Current account: balances |
| COM | Commitments |
| CUR | Currency |
| DFR | Debt forgiveness or reduction (debt stock-flow reconciliation) |
| DIS | Disbursements |
| DOD | Debt outstanding and disbursed |
| DSB | Debt buyback |
| DSF | Debt stock reduction |
| DXR | Debt stock rescheduled |
| EXC | Export credits |
| GNP | Gross national income (formerly referred to as gross national product) |
| GPA | Grace period |
| GRE | Grant element |
| GRT | Grants |
| GSR | Current account: goods, services and income |
| INR | Interest rate |
| INT | Interest paid |
| IXA | Interest arrears |
| IXF | Interest forgiven |
| IXR | Interest rescheduled |
| KLT | Capital account: long-term capital |
| MAT | Maturity |
| NFA | Aggregate net resource flows |
| NFL | Net flows (DIS - AMT) |
| NTA | Aggregate net transfers |
| NTR | Net transfers (NFL - INT) |
| PEF | Portfolio equity |
| RES | Changes in reserves |
| TDS | Total debt service (AMT + INT) |
| TRF | Transfers |
| TXR | Total debt rescheduled |
| UND | Undisbursed debt |
IDS specific subject
| ALLC | All creditors: concessional |
| BLAT | All bilateral creditors |
| BLTC | Bilateral creditors: concessional |
| CCVL | Cross country currency valuation |
| DECT | Total external creditors including IMF credit and short-term |
| DEXF | Total external debt excluding IMF credits |
| DIMF | IMF credits |
| DINV | Direct investment |
| DLTF | Long-term debt including IMF credits |
| DLXF | Long-term debt excluding IMF credits |
| DMAK | Deutsche mark |
| DMLT | Domestic debt: long-term (no longer used in IDS) |
| DMMT | Domestic debt: medium-term (no longer used in IDS) |
| DMST | Domestic debt: short-term (no longer used in IDS) |
| DOMS | Domestic debt: total (no longer used in IDS) |
| DPNG | Long-term private nonguaranteed |
| DPPG | Long-term public and publicly guaranteed (excluding IMF) |
| DREM | Primary income on FDI |
| DSTC | Short-term credit: all sources |
| EXTA | Grants excluding technical cooperation |
| FFRC | French francs |
| GOVT | Government |
| IMFC | IMF concessional |
| IMFN | IMF non-concessional |
| INCL | Goods, services, and income including workers' remittances |
| JYEN | Japanese yen |
| MIBR | International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) |
| MIDA | International Development Association (IDA) |
| MKTP | Market prices |
| MLAT | All multilateral creditors |
| MLTC | Multilateral creditors: concessional |
| MOTH | Other multilateral institutions |
| MULC | Multiple currencies |
| NEBR | European Bank for Reconstruction and Development: private nonguaranteed |
| NIFC | International Finance Corporation (IFC): private nonguaranteed |
| OFFT | All official creditors |
| OTHC | Other currencies |
| PBND | Public and publicly guaranteed private creditors: bonds |
| PCBK | Public and publicly guaranteed private creditors: commercial banks |
| PNGB | Private nonguaranteed creditors: bonds |
| PNGC | Private nonguaranteed creditors: commercial banks and other |
| PROP | Public and publicly guaranteed private creditors: other |
| PRVS | Private sector long-term debt |
| PRVT | Public and publicly guaranteed private creditors: total |
| PUBS | Public sector long-term debt |
| PVLX | Present value of long-term debt |
| PWKR | Personal remittances |
| RDBC | Regional development banks: concessional |
| RDBN | Regional development banks: non-concessional |
| RSDL | Residual (debt stock-flow reconciliation) |
| SDRW | Special drawing right (of the IMF) |
| SWFR | Swiss franc |
| TECH | Technical cooperation grants |
| TOTL | Total |
| UKPS | Pound sterling |
| USDL | U.S. dollars |
| VTOT | Variable rate long-term debt |
| XOKA | Excluding official capital transfers |
IDS extensions
| CD | Current U.S. dollars |
| DT | Total external debt (denominator in a ratio calculation) |
| EX | Exports of goods, services and primary income (denominator in a ratio calculation) |
| GN | Gross national income (denominator in a ratio calculation) |
| MO | Months of imports of goods, services and primary income (denominator in a ratio calculation) |
| ZS | Share of (or ratio) calculation |