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Laos

Laos prioritises infrastructure projects such as railways, roads, and hydropower to transform from a landlocked country into a regional transit hub in Southeast Asia. Investments enhance trade connectivity, energy exports, and economic diversification beyond agriculture. Financing largely comes from public funds, concessional loans, and foreign partners, notably China under Belt and Road initiatives. Debt sustainability, regulatory capacity, and environmental management remain key constraints for long-term infrastructure development.

Population: 7.8M
Income: Lower Middle
GDP/capita: $2 124
Total Investment
€185.8MLast year
Number of Awards
270Last year
Active Jobs
29Active now
Tenders & Grants
15.4KPipeline opportunities

Project Activity by Donor

# Donor name Early Intelligence Procurement Awards Total Value
03
€166.7M
€128.2K
€2.1B
€2.3B
05
€846.8M
€107.9M
€7.1M
€961.8M
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Eligibility

Country Strategy Papers

# Document Donor
02
Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (HQ)
03
European Commission Directorate-General for International Partnerships (EuropeAid HQ)
05
Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (HQ)
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Top Funded Sectors

Total project funding
Total number of projects

Top Funded Sectors

# Sectors Nr. of Projects Total Investment
01
ICT & Telecommunications
28
€2.1B
02
Statistics and data analysis
8
€2.1B
03
Energy
9
€74.9M
04
Urban Development & Housing
3
€70.9M
05
Private Sector & Trade
4
€70.9M
06
Macro-Economy & Public Finance
3
€70.3M
07
Other
165
€126.7M

Funding opportunities

Latest Tenders

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Power Distribution Improvement Project: Design, Supply and Installation of Mobile Substation
Laos Goods
6h ago
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Construction of new Champasak Training Hotel
Laos Works
7h ago
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Provision of detailed designs and supervision of works for water system improvements at six Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) schools/colleges in the Lao PDR
Laos Consulting services
7h ago
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Procurement of liquid oxygen and medical gas piping system for Maria Teresa Hospital
Laos Goods
7h ago
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Procurement of medical equipment for four provincial hospitals in Lao PDR (goods)
Laos Goods
7h ago
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Facility supporting Interreg NEXT programmes(2021-2027)and preparatory activities for the next MFF programming period on the EU’s ext. eastern and southern borders, in the framework of the ERDF,NDICI and CF for the use of TA. 2026CE160AT059
EU 27, Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Angola, Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Armenia, Aruba, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belize, Benin, Bermuda, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, British Virgin Islands, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Caribbean Netherlands, Cayman Islands, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Cook Islands, Costa Rica, Cote d'Ivoire, Cuba, Dem. Rep. Congo, Djibouti, Dominica, Commonwealth of, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Eswatini (Swaziland), Ethiopia, Falkland Islands, Fiji, French Polynesia, French Southern Territory, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Ghana, Greenland, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Iceland, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jamaica, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Liechtenstein, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mayotte, Micronesia, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Montserrat, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, New Caledonia, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Niue, North Korea, North Macedonia, Norway, Pakistan, Palau, Palestine / West Bank & Gaza, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Pitcairn, Rwanda, Saint Helena, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, St. Pierre and Miquelon, Sudan, Suriname, Syria, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tokelau, Tonga, Tunisia, Türkiye, Turkmenistan, Turks and Caicos, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam, Wallis and Futuna, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe Consulting services
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Latest Grants

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2022 Small Grant Facility to support initiatives promoting agroecology in Southeast Asia
Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam Academic Institutions, NGOs / Nonprofit Organisations, Private Sector, Research and Technology Organisations (RTOs)
6h ago
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ALiSEA Small Grant Facility 2023
Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam Academic Institutions, NGOs / Nonprofit Organisations, Private Sector, Research and Technology Organisations (RTOs)
6h ago
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Global Innovation Lab for Climate Finance
Africa, Asia, Argentina, Australia, Belarus, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, El Salvador, Fiji, Guatemala, Kiribati, Mexico, New Zealand, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Russia, Solomon Islands, UK, Ukraine, Uruguay, USA, Vanuatu, Venezuela Individuals, NGOs / Nonprofit Organisations, Private Sector
7h ago
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Call for Proposals: Small Scale Projects 2027 in Thailand and Laos
Laos, Thailand Academic Institutions, NGOs / Nonprofit Organisations, Private Sector, Research and Technology Organisations (RTOs)
1 day ago
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Grants to foster community philanthropy: small grants aimed at stimulating and support the development of community philanthropy organizations around the world
Africa, Asia, Europe Non EU 27, Latin America and the Caribbean NGOs / Nonprofit Organisations
4 days ago
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Grant Program for Japan-ASEAN Global Partnership (WA2.0)
Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Japan, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam NGOs / Nonprofit Organisations
5 days ago

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