Madar (Tunis) - International investment in Tunisia rose by 14.4% in the first nine months of 2026 to 3,014.2 million dinars by the end of September, compared with the same period of 2025, according to data published on Saturday, 14 November, by the Foreign Investment Promotion Agency (FIPA-Tunisia).
According to the data, reported by the Tunisian daily La Presse and the Anadolu news agency, the investment was up 49.2% on the first nine months of 2024 and 62.7% on the same period of 2023.
Foreign direct investment accounted for most of the flows, at 2,983.2 million dinars. Manufacturing took 70.9% of it, followed by energy (20.6%), services (6.7%) and agriculture (1.8%).
Excluding energy, foreign direct investment financed 710 investment operations worth a total of 2,368.3 million dinars, creating 11,363 new jobs, the same source said.
France remained the largest investor in Tunisia with 774.3 million dinars, or 32.7% of non-energy foreign direct investment, ahead of Germany (386.1 million dinars), Italy (266.7 million), Portugal (219.9 million) and the United States (111.7 million).
FIPA-Tunisia said the results reflected renewed confidence among international investors and confirmed Tunisia's attractiveness, particularly in manufacturing, energy and high value-added sectors, La Presse reported.
