LA-LAND TITLING

Abstract*

The overall goal of the Land Titling Project is to strengthen the basis for long term sustainable economic and social development. In confirmation with this goal, the objectives of the project are to foster the development of efficient land markets and to facilitate domestic resource mobilization by providing a system of clear and enforceable land use ownership rights, and by developing a land valuation capacity. The project will support the first... Show More

Development Objective

Overall goal is to strengthen the basis for long-term sustainable economic and social development, through fostering the development of efficient land markets and facilitating domestic resource mobilization by providing a system of clear and enforceable land use ownership rights, and by developing a land valuation capacity.

Key Details

Project Details

Project ID
P004208
Status
Closed
Team Leader
Steven William Oliver
Borrower 2
N/A

Country
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Disclosure Date
April 14, 1995
Approval Date
(as of board presentation)
March 21, 1996
Effective Date
February 27, 1997

Total Project Cost 1
US$ 28.40 million
Implementing Agency
Department of Lands, Ministry of Finance
Region
East Asia and Pacific
Fiscal Year 3
1996

Commitment Amount
US$ 25.83 million
Environmental Category
B
Environmental and Social Risk
Not Applicable
Closing Date
September 30, 2005

Last Stage Reached
BANK APPROVED
Last Update Date
January 15, 2013

Notes
1. Total project cost includes funding from World Bank and non-bank sources in US$ millions. Active and Closed projects show current commitments. Proposed (pipeline) and dropped projects show the forecast amount. The commitment amount for projects in the pipeline is indicative and may be modified during the project preparation.
2. Borrower refers to the Borrower of a Loan or Recipient of a Grant.
3. ”Fiscal Year” is the fiscal year in which the project was approved (or dropped if the status is dropped). The World Bank's fiscal year is from July 1 - June 30. For example, a fiscal year of 1996 corresponds to July 1, 1995 - June 30, 1996.

Sectors

Themes

FY17 - Public Sector Management

FY17 - Rule of Law40%
- FY17 - Personal and Property Rights40%

FY17 - Urban and Rural Development

FY17 - Rural Development60%
- FY17 - Land Administration and Management40%
- FY17 - Rural Markets20%

Project Map

Interactive Map

Finances

Financing Plan (US$ Millions)

Financier	Commitments
Borrower/Recipient	2.57
IDA Credit	20.73
AUSTRALIA: Australian Agency for International Development	5.10

Total Project Financing (US$ Millions)

Product Line	IBRD/IDA
IBRD Commitment	N/A
IDA Commitment	20.73
IBRD + IDA Commitment	20.73

Lending Instrument
Grant Amount	5.10
Total Project Cost**	28.40

Summary Status of World Bank Financing (US$ Millions) as of July 31, 2025

No data available.

Detailed Financial Activity as of July 31, 2025

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Period	Financier	Transaction Type	Amount (US$)
Feb 1, 2022	IDA-28320	Int Charges	34,775.07
Feb 1, 2022	IDA-28320	Loan Repay	312,988.10
Aug 1, 2022	IDA-28320	Loan Repay	390.66
Aug 1, 2022	IDA-28320	Int Charges	31,817.53
Aug 1, 2022	IDA-28320	Int Charges	31,817.53
Aug 1, 2022	IDA-28320	Loan Repay	32,012.69
Aug 1, 2022	IDA-28320	Loan Repay	270,618.62
Feb 3, 2023	IDA-28320	Int Charges	23,122.82
Feb 1, 2023	IDA-28320	Loan Repay	6,164.75
Feb 3, 2023	IDA-28320	Loan Repay	1,303.56
Feb 3, 2023	IDA-28320	Loan Repay	302,132.20
Feb 3, 2023	IDA-28320	Int Charges	23,122.82
Aug 1, 2022	IDA-28320	Int Charges	0.01
Aug 1, 2022	IDA-28320	Int Charges	0.01
Aug 1, 2023	IDA-28320	Int Charges	12.51
Aug 1, 2023	IDA-28320	Int Charges	12.51
Aug 1, 2023	IDA-28320	Int Charges	27,376.68
Aug 1, 2023	IDA-28320	Int Charges	27,376.68
Aug 1, 2013	IDA-28320	Int Charges	53,927.25
Aug 1, 2013	IDA-28320	Int Charges	53,927.25
Aug 1, 2013	IDA-28320	Int Charges	1,440.35
Aug 1, 2013	IDA-28320	Int Charges	1,440.35
Aug 1, 2013	IDA-28320	Loan Repay	172,755.52
Feb 1, 2014	IDA-28320	Int Charges	1,814.94
Feb 1, 2014	IDA-28320	Int Charges	1,814.94
Feb 1, 2014	IDA-28320	Loan Repay	173,765.50
Feb 1, 2014	IDA-28320	Loan Repay	1,699.42
Feb 1, 2014	IDA-28320	Int Charges	55,929.97
Feb 1, 2014	IDA-28320	Int Charges	55,929.97
Aug 1, 2014	IDA-28320	Loan Repay	153.53
Aug 1, 2014	IDA-28320	Loan Repay	174,952.27
Aug 1, 2014	IDA-28320	Int Charges	1,229.75
Aug 1, 2014	IDA-28320	Int Charges	1,229.75
Aug 1, 2014	IDA-28320	Int Charges	53,929.11
Aug 1, 2014	IDA-28320	Int Charges	53,929.11
Aug 1, 2015	IDA-28320	Loan Repay	8,060.72
Aug 1, 2015	IDA-28320	Loan Repay	151,449.72
Aug 1, 2015	IDA-28320	Int Charges	7,335.63
Aug 1, 2015	IDA-28320	Int Charges	7,335.63
Aug 1, 2015	IDA-28320	Int Charges	40,766.26
Aug 1, 2015	IDA-28320	Int Charges	40,766.26
Feb 1, 2015	IDA-28320	Loan Repay	50,683.78
Feb 1, 2015	IDA-28320	Loan Repay	109,138.40
Feb 1, 2015	IDA-28320	Int Charges	50,185.64
Feb 1, 2015	IDA-28320	Int Charges	50,185.64
Feb 1, 2015	IDA-28320	Loan Repay	1,415.24
Feb 1, 2017	IDA-28320	Loan Repay	1,329.62
Feb 1, 2017	IDA-28320	Loan Repay	266,476.38
Feb 1, 2017	IDA-28320	Int Charges	19.49
Feb 1, 2017	IDA-28320	Int Charges	19.49
Feb 1, 2017	IDA-28320	Int Charges	43,063.51
Feb 1, 2017	IDA-28320	Int Charges	43,063.51
Mar 2, 2016	IDA-28320	Int Charges	46,997.02
Mar 2, 2016	IDA-28320	Int Charges	46,997.02
Mar 2, 2016	IDA-28320	Int Charges	938.27
Mar 2, 2016	IDA-28320	Int Charges	938.27
Mar 2, 2016	IDA-28320	Loan Repay	156,195.60
Mar 2, 2016	IDA-28320	Loan Repay	1,666.80
Aug 4, 2016	IDA-28320	Int Charges	966.24
Aug 4, 2016	IDA-28320	Int Charges	966.24
Aug 4, 2016	IDA-28320	Loan Repay	48,238.65
Aug 4, 2016	IDA-28320	Loan Repay	271,483.56
Aug 4, 2016	IDA-28320	Int Charges	103.24
Aug 4, 2016	IDA-28320	Int Charges	103.24
Aug 4, 2016	IDA-28320	Int Charges	47,958.63
Aug 4, 2016	IDA-28320	Int Charges	47,958.63
Feb 1, 2017	IDA-28320	Loan Repay	43,962.98
Aug 1, 2017	IDA-28320	Int Charges	2,623.86
Aug 1, 2017	IDA-28320	Int Charges	2,623.86
Aug 1, 2017	IDA-28320	Loan Repay	314,129.34
Aug 1, 2017	IDA-28320	Loan Repay	8,831.84
Aug 1, 2017	IDA-28320	Int Charges	38,879.15
Aug 1, 2017	IDA-28320	Int Charges	38,879.15
Aug 1, 2018	IDA-28320	Int Charges	43,327.67
Aug 1, 2018	IDA-28320	Int Charges	43,327.67
Aug 1, 2018	IDA-28320	Int Charges	8,153.48
Aug 1, 2018	IDA-28320	Int Charges	8,153.48
Aug 1, 2018	IDA-28320	Loan Repay	320,943.70
Aug 1, 2023	IDA-28320	Loan Repay	296,077.00
Aug 1, 2023	IDA-28320	Loan Repay	10,366.93
Aug 1, 2023	IDA-28320	Int Charges	8,141.30
Aug 1, 2023	IDA-28320	Int Charges	8,141.30
Mar 21, 1996	IDA-28320	Loan Commitment	20,700,000.00
Aug 1, 2024	IDA-28320	Loan Repay	301,442.38
Aug 1, 2024	IDA-28320	Int Charges	50.54
Aug 1, 2024	IDA-28320	Int Charges	50.54
Feb 9, 2024	IDA-28320	Int Charges	2,474.65
Feb 9, 2024	IDA-28320	Int Charges	2,474.65
Feb 9, 2024	IDA-28320	Loan Repay	846.02
Feb 9, 2024	IDA-28320	Loan Repay	302,265.20
Feb 9, 2024	IDA-28320	Int Charges	28,416.94
Feb 9, 2024	IDA-28320	Int Charges	28,416.94
Aug 1, 2024	IDA-28320	Int Charges	1,252.29
Aug 1, 2024	IDA-28320	Int Charges	1,252.29
Aug 1, 2024	IDA-28320	Loan Repay	1,794.61
Aug 1, 2024	IDA-28320	Int Charges	25,503.19
Aug 1, 2024	IDA-28320	Int Charges	25,503.19
Feb 14, 2018	IDA-28320	Loan Repay	44,863.19
Feb 14, 2018	IDA-28320	Loan Repay	286,890.72
Feb 14, 2018	IDA-28320	Int Charges	37,603.01
Feb 14, 2018	IDA-28320	Int Charges	37,603.01
Feb 6, 2019	IDA-28320	Int Charges	39,336.58
Feb 6, 2019	IDA-28320	Int Charges	39,336.58
Feb 6, 2019	IDA-28320	Loan Repay	242,613.53
Feb 6, 2019	IDA-28320	Loan Repay	72,123.86
Feb 1, 2019	IDA-28320	Loan Repay	3,852.30
Aug 1, 2019	IDA-28320	Int Charges	2,435.45
Aug 1, 2019	IDA-28320	Int Charges	2,435.45
Aug 1, 2019	IDA-28320	Int Charges	32.24
Aug 1, 2019	IDA-28320	Int Charges	32.24
Aug 1, 2019	IDA-28320	Int Charges	39,944.49
Aug 1, 2019	IDA-28320	Int Charges	39,944.49
Aug 1, 2019	IDA-28320	Loan Repay	312,679.97
Aug 1, 2019	IDA-28320	Loan Repay	607.83
Aug 26, 2020	IDA-28320	Loan Repay	285,410.06
Aug 26, 2020	IDA-28320	Int Charges	28,248.31
Aug 26, 2020	IDA-28320	Int Charges	28,248.31
Aug 26, 2020	IDA-28320	Int Charges	1,067.67
Aug 26, 2020	IDA-28320	Int Charges	1,067.67
Aug 26, 2020	IDA-28320	Loan Repay	37,608.30
Feb 1, 2020	IDA-28320	Loan Repay	2,075.04
Feb 1, 2020	IDA-28320	Int Charges	37,935.76
Feb 1, 2020	IDA-28320	Int Charges	37,935.76
Feb 1, 2020	IDA-28320	Loan Repay	312,887.12
Feb 4, 2021	IDA-28320	Loan Repay	327,840.16
Feb 4, 2021	IDA-28320	Int Charges	170.74
Feb 4, 2021	IDA-28320	Int Charges	170.74
Feb 4, 2021	IDA-28320	Int Charges	36,994.40
Feb 4, 2021	IDA-28320	Int Charges	36,994.40
Aug 11, 2021	IDA-28320	Loan Repay	287,232.60
Aug 11, 2021	IDA-28320	Int Charges	20.28
Aug 11, 2021	IDA-28320	Int Charges	20.28
Aug 11, 2021	IDA-28320	Int Charges	36,501.97
Aug 11, 2021	IDA-28320	Int Charges	36,501.97
Aug 11, 2021	IDA-28320	Int Charges	1,105.77
Aug 11, 2021	IDA-28320	Int Charges	1,105.77
Aug 11, 2021	IDA-28320	Loan Repay	37,226.81
Feb 4, 2021	IDA-28320	Int Charges	10,671.09
Feb 4, 2021	IDA-28320	Int Charges	10,671.09
Feb 1, 2022	IDA-28320	Loan Repay	6,779.87
Feb 1, 2022	IDA-28320	Int Charges	66.61
Feb 1, 2022	IDA-28320	Int Charges	66.61
Feb 1, 2022	IDA-28320	Int Charges	34,775.07
Aug 1, 2018	IDA-28320	Int Charges	86.92
Aug 1, 2018	IDA-28320	Int Charges	86.92
Feb 14, 2018	IDA-28320	Int Charges	7,337.53
Feb 14, 2018	IDA-28320	Int Charges	7,337.53

Footnotes

Ratings

IMPLEMENTATION RATINGS

Name	Review	Date
Project Management	Moderately Satisfactory	2005-06-19
Procurement	Moderately Satisfactory	2005-06-19
Progress towards achievement of PDO	Satisfactory	2005-06-19
Overall Safeguards Rating	Satisfactory	2005-06-19
Counterpart Funding	Moderately Unsatisfactory	2005-06-19
Financial Management	Moderately Satisfactory	2005-06-19
Monitoring and Evaluation	Moderately Satisfactory	2005-06-19
Overall Implementation Progress (IP)	Moderately Satisfactory	2005-06-19

COMPLETION RATINGS

INDICATOR	IMPLEMENTATION COMPLETION & RESULTS REPORT:
Outcomes
Risk to Development Outcome
Bank Performance
Borrower Performance
Government Performance
Implementing Agency

INDEPENDENT EVALUATION RATINGS

INDICATOR	ICR REVIEW: 09-29-2006	PROJECT PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT REPORT:
Outcome Rating	Moderately Satisfactory	N/a
Risk To Development Outcome	Not Rated	N/a
Bank Performance	Satisfactory	N/a
Borrower Performance	Satisfactory	N/a
Government Performance	Satisfactory	N/a
Implementing Agency	Satisfactory	N/a
Icr Quality	Satisfactory	N/a
M&e Quality	Not Rated	N/a

Results Framework

PROJECT DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVE INDICATORS

INDICATOR		BASELINE	CURRENT	TARGET

Increasing number of formal land transactions	Value	The baseline survey scheduled under the project wa	Provincial land offices have started to register l	DOL and Provincial land offices are able to monito
	Date	February 27, 1997	March 21, 2005	September 30, 2005
	Comment

Increasing Government revenue from land taxes and fees	Value	No baseline value nor quantitative target was incl	Provincial land offices and DOL are monitoring rev	Provincial land offices and DOL are collecting inc
	Date	February 27, 1997	March 21, 2005	September 30, 2005
	Comment

Establishment of a land valuation capacity in DOL and provincial land offices	Value	Valuation activities were initiated under the proj	Land valuation units have been established in DOL	Further expansion of the land valuation units, as
	Date	February 27, 1997	March 21, 2005	September 30, 2005
	Comment

INTERMEDIATE RESULTS INDICATORS

INDICATOR		BASELINE	CURRENT	TARGET

Land titling system is operating efficiently, as indicated by the number of titles distributed per year.	Value	Land titling was initiated under the project.	At the end of September 2003 (PY7), the actual num	The initial target was 60,720 titles issued per ye
	Date	February 27, 1997	March 21, 2005	September 30, 2005
	Comment