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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
€185.9MLast year
Number of Awards
273Last year
Active Jobs
39Active 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
04
€1.5B
€106.7M
€7.2M
€1.6B
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Eligibility

Country Strategy Papers

# Document Donor
01
UNICEF - United Nations Children's Fund (HQ)
03
Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (HQ)
04
European Commission Directorate-General for International Partnerships (EuropeAid 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
29
€2.1B
02
Statistics and data analysis
8
€2.1B
03
Energy
8
€73.6M
04
Urban Development & Housing
3
€70.9M
05
Private Sector & Trade
4
€70.9M
06
Macro-Economy & Public Finance
4
€70.4M
07
Other
175
€135.4M

Funding opportunities

Latest Tenders

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10041825 - Supporting GIZ in the development of Green Climate Fund Concept Notes and Funding Proposals for up to three projects
Bahrain, Brunei, Cambodia, Cyprus, Egypt, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Laos, Lebanon, Malaysia, Montenegro, Myanmar, North Macedonia, Oman, Philippines, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Syria, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Türkiye, UAE, Vietnam, Yemen Consulting services
6h ago
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Portable Nitrous Oxide (N₂O) Trace Gas analyser for Laos
Laos Goods
6h ago
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Methane Trace Gas Analyser for Lao
Laos Goods
6h ago
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Translate the Transboundary Action Plan 2025–2050 from English into Vietnamese
Laos Consulting services
7h ago
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Pre-Qualification of Integrated Facility Management Service Providers for WNG Offices in East Asia Pacific and South Asia Region
Australia, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, Fiji, Indonesia, Japan, Laos, Nepal, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Vietnam Non-consulting services
8h ago
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P507442- Improving Frontline Workers Performance in Education and Health Project - Procurement Plan (Department of Organization, MOES)
Laos Consulting services, goods, non-consulting services, works
10h ago

Latest Grants

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Expression of Interest (EOI): FIND is seeking an in-vitro diagnostic (IVD) partner to apply to a Horizon Europe call for the translation of a host-response mRNA signature to a portable point-of-care molecular diagnostic platform and advancing the assay to market in LMICs
Afghanistan, Algeria, Angola, Bangladesh, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Dem. Rep. Congo, Djibouti, Egypt, El Salvador, Eritrea, Eswatini (Swaziland), Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Iran, Kenya, Kiribati, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Micronesia, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nepal, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, North Korea, Pakistan, Palestine / West Bank & Gaza, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Rwanda, Samoa, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Syria, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe Academic Institutions, Private Sector
5h ago
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Greenhouse Accelerator 2025 APAC Sustainability Edition
Australia, Brunei, Cambodia, China, Fiji, Indonesia, Japan, Kiribati, Laos, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Thailand, Vietnam Private Sector
8h ago
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Call for Proposals: CRRP and CAPaBLE Grant Programme 2026
Australia, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, Cook Islands, Fiji, India, Indonesia, Japan, Kiribati, Laos, Malaysia, Maldives, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nauru, Nepal, New Zealand, Niue, Pakistan, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Russia, Samoa, Singapore, Solomon Islands, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Tonga, Tuvalu, USA, Vanuatu, Vietnam Individuals
9h ago
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IWT Challenge Fund Extra for Scaling Successful Projects Round 12
Bangladesh, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Cambodia, Cameroon, China, Colombia, Congo, Dem. Rep. Congo, Ecuador, Gabon, Ghana, Guatemala, Guinea, Indonesia, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Mexico, Mozambique, Namibia, Nepal, Nigeria, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Philippines, Senegal, South Africa, South Sudan, Tanzania, Thailand, Uganda, Vietnam, Zambia, Zimbabwe Unrestricted / Unspecified
3 days ago
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Gottlieb Foundation Individual Support Grant Program
Northern America, Oceania, Afghanistan, Aland Islands, Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Aruba, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, British Virgin Islands, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Caribbean Netherlands, Cayman Islands, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Costa Rica, Cote d'Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Curaçao, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Dem. Rep. Congo, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica, Commonwealth of, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Eswatini (Swaziland), Ethiopia, Falkland Islands, Faroe Islands, Finland, France, French Guiana, French Southern Territory, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Gibraltar, Greece, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Isle of Man, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kosovo, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macao, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Martinique, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mayotte, Mexico, Moldova, Monaco, Mongolia, Montenegro, Montserrat, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, North Korea, North Macedonia, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine / West Bank & Gaza, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Qatar, Reunion, Romania, Russia, Rwanda, Saint Helena, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Martin, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, San Marino, Sao Tome and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Sint Maarten, Slovakia, Slovenia, Somalia, South Africa, South Korea, South Sudan, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Svalbard, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Türkiye, Turkmenistan, Turks and Caicos, UAE, Uganda, UK, Ukraine, Uruguay, US Virgin Islands, Uzbekistan, Vatican City, Venezuela, Vietnam, Western Sahara, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe Individuals
4 days ago
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Capacity building in Higher Education: Asia
Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Laos, Macao, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, North Korea, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam Academic Institutions
5 days ago

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