Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Tunisia rose by 30.3% in 2025, reaching TND 3.572 billion, compared with TND 2.742 billion in 2024, thereby exceeding the annual target set at TND 3.4 billion.
Overall, FDI in Tunisia has maintained positive momentum in 2025–2026, surpassing TND 3.5 billion in 2025, an increase of more than 20%.
The manufacturing sector remains the main magnet for capital, attracting 62.6% of total FDI, equivalent to TND 2.194 billion. It is followed by services (TND 657.9 million), energy (TND 570.8 million), and agriculture (TND 83.7 million), with particular strength in manufacturing industries such as automotive and aerospace, as well as in the energy sector.
That is the positive side of FDI. On the “dark side,” however, Professor Hachemi Ali noted in his Ecoweek of September 14, 2025, that “net foreign investment resulted in a net outflow of foreign currency amounting to about TND 1.59 billion.”
He was likely referring to the repatriation of profits by foreign companies operating in Tunisia.
