01/09/2025

International investment in Tunisia reached 1,650.3 million Tunisian dinars at the end of the first half of 2025. Compared to the last three years, these investments recorded increases of +20.8% compared to 2024, +35.8% compared to 2023, and +63.6% compared to 2022.

FDI is distributed as follows: 24.3% for energy, 62.9% for manufacturing, 11.6% for services, and 1.2% for agriculture.

Among the investment projects that contributed significantly to this increase:

• 44 (7%) relate to projects worth 104.7 MTND (8%) that will create 800 (17%) new jobs.
• 579 (93%) relate to expansion projects worth 1137.8 MTND (92%), creating 3 877 (83%) new jobs.

More than 42% of FDI received in the first half of the year is concentrated in the Greater Tunis region (553.7 MTND), mainly in the governorate of Tunis with 232.4 MTND and the Northeast region with more than 35% of FDI (436.3 MTND).

The breakdown by country of origin places France in first position with 421 million Tunisian dinars, or more than 33% of total FDI excluding energy. Italy is in second place with 159.4 million Tunisian dinars, Germany third with 124.2 million Tunisian dinars, the Netherlands fourth with 91.1 million Tunisian dinars, and the United States of America in fifth place with 88.4 million Tunisian dinars.

According to the World Investment Report 2025 published on June 15 by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), foreign direct investment (FDI) declined by 11% globally, marking the second consecutive year of decline and confirming the sharp slowdown in productive capital flows.

Source : Invest in Tunisia Agency (FIPA Tunisia)