International investments in Tunisia reached 2.588 billion dinars by the end of September 2025, recording an increase of 28.1% compared to the same period in 2024, according to data published by the Foreign Investment Promotion Agency (FIPA).
This growth confirms the sustained recovery of foreign direct investment (FDI) and portfolio investment flows into the country.
Indeed, international direct investments (IDI) stood at 2.536 billion dinars, an increase of 27.7% year-on-year.
Industry remains the main driver, concentrating 63.6% of the flows, or 1.613 billion dinars, followed by energy (19.5%), services (14.4%), and agriculture (2.5%).
The agricultural sector experienced an exceptional surge of 227%, with 63.1 million dinars (MD) in investments compared to only 19.3 MD a year earlier.
Non-energy FDI, totaling 2.042 billion dinars, led to the completion of 762 projects generating 11,554 new jobs.
Among these projects, 9% involved the creation of new companies with a value of 307.5 MDT, while 91% were expansions of existing activities totaling 1.7349 billion dinars. However, the new company creations account for 35% of the jobs generated.
The geographical distribution of investments reveals strong disparities. The second district, notably grouping the governorates of Ben Arous, Nabeul, Zaghouan, and Ariana, concentrates over 61% of non-energy FDI, with 1.2506 billion dinars.
The governorate of Ben Arous stands out with 328.2 MD, followed by Tunis (326 MD) and Nabeul (240.1 MD).
In the center and south, Sousse (219.6 MD) and Gabès (80.4 MD) also stand out, while the western regions remain less attractive.
France maintains its position as the top foreign investor in Tunisia with 639.9 MD, representing over 31% of the total non-energy FDI.
It is followed by Germany (294 MD), Italy (242.4 MD), the Netherlands (153.7 MD) and the United States (108.2 MD).
These five countries alone account for over 70% of incoming flows.
On a sector level, the electrical and electronics industries lead with 736.6 MD and nearly 5,000 jobs created, followed by textiles-clothing (173.8 MD) and plastics (164.6 MD).
The tourism and real estate sector shows a clear recovery, with 123.6 MDT, representing a spectacular increase of 839% year-on-year.
