SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONE
Champasak SEZ (4 sub-zones)
ProvinceChampasak
Zone Profile
Overview / FocusTourism, trade and services
Responsible AuthoritySEZ Promotion and Management Office (SEZO), Ministry of Planning and Investment
StatusMixed by sub-zone. Pakse-Japan SME SEZ: operational, 11 firms reported as of a 2024 secondary source. Mahanathi Sithandone: reported at Phase 1 construction targeting 2025 completion in a commercial listing (unverified). Status of the other two sub-zones not confirmed.
Last ReviewedSeptember 19, 2026
TypeSpecial Economic Zone (umbrella covering 4 sub-zones)
Developer / OperatorVaries by sub-zone. Pakse-Japan SME SEZ: Pakse-Japan SME SEZ Development Co., Ltd. -- a joint venture of the Champasak SEZ Committee, Diamond Asset Co. and Sawan TVS Consultant Co. (all Lao), and Nishimatsu Construction Co. (Japan). Mahanathi Sithandone SEZ: reported as a Chinese private developer in a commercial real-estate listing representing the project -- not independently confirmed. Wangtao-Phonthong Economic Development Zone and Champasak Lao-Service Industrial Park: developer not confirmed in the sources reviewed.
EstablishmentPakse-Japan SME SEZ: approved August 2015; operating company formed January 2016; 50-year land lease. Champasak SEZ overall reported as established 2015 in secondary sources -- not confirmed on InvestLaos, whose dedicated page for this zone was marked "Updating..." at the time of this review.
OFFICIAL SOURCE
Pakse-Japan SME SEZ Development Co., Ltd. (operator site); InvestLaos (combined Champasak SEZ page pending update)
Location
Four sub-zones in Champasak Province: Wangtao-Phonthong Economic Development Zone; Champasak Lao-Service Industrial Park; Mahanathi Sithandone SEZ (Khong District; reported at approximately 9,846 ha in a commercial real-estate listing representing the project, not independently verified); Pakse-Japan SME SEZ (195 ha; about 15 minutes from Pakse city center).
Infrastructure & Connectivity
Pakse-Japan SME SEZ: about 20 minutes from Pakse International Airport and about 40 minutes from the Chong Mek border crossing with Thailand.
Incentives & Regulatory Context
Pakse-Japan SME SEZ only (per the zone operator's own site and secondary reporting, not independently cross-verified against a government source): corporate tax exemption of up to 10 years, a 5% dividend tax thereafter, and a flat 5% personal income tax rate.
Investor Considerations — AQQOUNT’s Practical View
InvestLaos' own page for the combined Champasak SEZ was still marked as being updated at the time of this review. The detail above for Pakse-Japan SME SEZ comes from that sub-zone's own operator, which is a reasonable primary source for its own zone -- but the other three sub-zones (Wangtao-Phonthong, Champasak Lao-Service Industrial Park, Mahanathi Sithandone) rely on secondary or commercial sources and should be independently verified before an investor relies on any figure here.
Investment Opportunities in This SEZ
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