Abbreviations and acronyms

DAC

Development Assistance Committee (OECD)

DRC

Democratic Republic of the Congo

DPRK

Democratic People’s Republic of Korea

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

United Nations

USD

United States dollar

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