| AFROSAI | African Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions |
| AFROSAI-E | African Organization of English speaking Supreme Audit Institutions |
| ARABOSAI | Arab Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions |
| ASOSAI | Asian Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions |
| CA | Compliance audit |
| CAROSAI | Caribbean Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions |
| CBC | Capacity Building Committee (INTOSAI) |
| CREFIAF | Organisation for Sub-Saharan Francophone Supreme Audit Institutions |
| EUROSAI | European Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions |
| FA | Financial audit |
| iCATs | ISSAI Compliance Assessment Tools |
| ICBF | Institutional Capacity Building Framework (AFROSAI-E) |
| IDI | INTOSAI Development Initiative |
| ISA | International Standards on Auditing |
| ISSAI | International Standards of Supreme Audit Institutions |
| INTOSAI | International Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions |
| KSC | Knowledge Sharing Committee (INTOSAI) |
| LI | Low Income Countries |
| LMI | Lower Middle Income Countries |
| OBI | Open Budget Index |
| OECD/DAC | Development Assistance Committee of the Organisation for Economic |
| OLACEFS | Co-operation and Development Organization of Latin American and Caribbean Supreme Audit Institutions |
| PA | Performance audit |
| PASAI | Pacific Association of Supreme Audit Institutions |
| PEFA | Public Expenditure and Financial Accountability Assessment |
| QA | Quality assurance |
| QC | Quality control |
| SDGs | Sustainable Development Goals |
| SAI | Supreme Audit Institution |
| SAI PMF | Supreme Audit Institutions Performance Measurement Framework |
| UMI | Upper Middle Income Countries |
| UN Women | United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women |
| WGVBS | Working Group on the Value and Benefits of SAIs |
