| almp | Active Labor Market Policies |
| ap | Action Plan |
| arope | At risk of poverty or social exclusion indicator |
| CeMI | Center for Monitoring and Research |
| cpi | Consumer Price Index |
| csw | Centers for Social Work |
| dps | Democratic Party of Socialists of Montenegro |
| drg | Diagnosis Related Groups |
| eam | Employment Agency of Montenegro |
| ec | European Commission |
| fry | Federal Republic of Yugoslavia |
| hif | Health Insurance Fund |
| hifm | Health Insurance Fund of Macedonia |
| ilo | International Labor Organization |
| imf | International Monetary Fund |
| ipa | Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance |
| isa | Institute for Social Activities |
| lsg | Local Self-Government |
| lsgu | Local Self-Government Units |
| mlsw | Ministry of Labor and Social Welfare |
| monstat | Statistical Office of Montenegro |
| mop | Family material support |
| npaa | National Program for Adoption of European Union Law |
| osce | Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe |
| payg | pay-as-you-go system |
| pio Fund | Pension and Disability Insurance Fund |
| rnm | Republic of North Macedonia |
| sfa | social financial assistance |
| sfry | Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia |
| silc | Survey on Income and Living Conditions |
| spf | social protection fund |
| ssw | Services for Social Work |
| swc | Social Welfare Centers |
| undp | United Nations Development Program |