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International development procurement in numbers

A live snapshot of international development procurement — how many tenders are active, the most active funders and countries, and the busiest sectors, based on the tenders tracked on MangoFetch.

International development procurement is large, continuous and spread across dozens of separate portals — which makes it hard to see the whole picture. Using the tenders tracked on MangoFetch, this page pulls together a live snapshot: how much is being tendered, by whom, where, and in which sectors. The figures update automatically as new notices are collected.

MangoFetch is currently tracking 25,650 tenders from the world's major development funders.

Throughout this article, “recent” means the 1,000 most recently published tenders currently tracked on MangoFetch, ranked by their posting date. The figures update automatically as new notices are collected, so the ranking reflects live activity rather than a one-off snapshot.

Most active funders

  1. World Bank — 175 recent notices
  2. UNDP — 149 recent notices
  3. ILO — 112 recent notices
  4. ADB — 75 recent notices
  5. IOM — 52 recent notices
  6. FAO — 50 recent notices
  7. UNICEF — 46 recent notices
  8. UNFPA — 29 recent notices

See the full breakdown in the most active development funders.

Where the tenders are

  1. Madagascar — 41 recent notices
  2. Philippines — 27 recent notices
  3. Pakistan — 22 recent notices
  4. Ukraine — 21 recent notices
  5. Egypt — 20 recent notices
  6. Sudan — 20 recent notices
  7. Nigeria — 18 recent notices
  8. Afghanistan — 17 recent notices

More detail in where development funding flows.

The busiest sectors

Among the most active sectors in the current sample: Infrastructure & Transport, Media, Communications & Marketing, Digital & ICT, Environment & Climate, Education & Training, Health & Nutrition. Sector demand tracks global priorities — infrastructure, health, energy and climate, food security and governance all feature heavily.

Explore the live data

These numbers are a snapshot; the full, filterable picture — including an interactive world map you can filter by funder, country, status and date — lives on the Intelligence dashboard. You can also browse the live tender feed or recent contract awards directly.

Journalists and researchers: these figures may be cited with attribution to MangoFetch. For a specific cut of the data, get in touch.

Frequently asked questions

How many development tenders are there?

International development funders publish a large, continuous flow of tenders across dozens of portals. This page shows a live count of the tenders currently tracked on MangoFetch, updated automatically as new notices are collected.

Which funders and countries have the most tenders?

The most active funders and countries shift as programmes launch and close. The live rankings on this page — and in the linked funder and country articles — are built from the most recently published tenders tracked on MangoFetch.

Can I cite these development procurement figures?

Yes, with attribution to MangoFetch. The figures are drawn from the tenders tracked on the platform and update over time, so it is best to note the date you accessed them. For a specific cut of the data, get in touch.

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