Declared investments in Tunisia’s industrial sector reached 2,484.3 million dinars (MD) in 2025, covering 3,909 projects, which are expected to create 37,329 jobs once implemented, according to the 2025 Economic Bulletin Summary published by the Tunisian Investment Authority (APII).
APII reported a monthly upward trend in declared investments throughout 2025, peaking at 531.4 MD in December, representing a 50% increase from November and 92% higher than December 2024.
These investments are distributed as follows: 1,018.8 MD for the Agro-Food Industries, up 8.4%; 551 MD for the Mechanical and Electrical Industries, up 13.2%; 256 MD for the Construction Materials, Ceramics, and Glass Industries, up 21.4%; and 39 MD for the Leather and Footwear Industries, up 167.1%.
The number of projects declared as new ventures increased by 22.6%, with a total investment of 1,044.4 MD in 2025 compared to 950.9 MD in 2024, representing a 9.8% increase.
Offshore investments grow 13.7%
APII also reported a 13.7% growth in fully export-oriented investments in the industrial sector in 2025. The largest increases were in the Agro-Food Industries sector, which rose 111.7% to 103.1 MD; the Mechanical and Electrical Industries sector, up 38.5% to 269.4 MD; and the Leather and Footwear Industries sector, up 550% to 10.4 MD.
Total foreign-participation investments (PE) reached 436.5 MD, divided between 148.4 MD in partnership investments and 288.1 MD in fully foreign-owned investments. Investments declared by Tunisians amounted to 2,047.8 MD.
Additionally, 99.7% of industrial projects have an investment cost of less than 15 MD per project. This category of projects recorded increases of 17.3% in number of projects, 11.8% in investment value, and 0.2% in job creation.
Industrial sector exports rose 4.8% to 58,573.8 MD in 2025, distributed as follows: 6,218.5 MD for the Agro-Food Industries, 31,232.1 MD for the Mechanical and Electrical Industries, 3,825.6 MD for the Chemical Industries, and 11,170 MD for the Textile, Clothing, Leather, and Footwear Industries.
Services sector also growing
Declared investments in the services sector increased 34% in number, reaching 15,283 projects, and 51.5% in value, totaling 1,687.8 MD. These investments are expected to create 58,720 jobs, up 68.1%. They are distributed as 1,554 MD in projects declared by Tunisians, 60.3 MD in mixed projects, and 73.7 MD in projects declared by foreigners.
APII also reported a 40.7% increase in investments in services related to industry. This growth was mainly driven by increases in transport services (83.6%), vocational training services (47.1%), and IT services (25.2%).
The agency noted that investments of 100 MD or more are not included in the industrial sector statistics, as including these rare, large-scale projects would skew the trends.
