In 2025, foreign direct investment created 14,085 new jobs in Tunisia, a result driven by a 30.1% rise in FDI. Manufacturing remained the main driver of that renewed confidence.
How many jobs did foreign investment create in Tunisia in 2025?
foreign direct investment (FDI) recorded in Tunisia during 2025 led to the creation of 14,085 new jobs.
The figure speaks for itself: foreign direct investment (FDI) recorded in Tunisia during 2025 led to the creation of 14,085 new jobs.
This total of 14,085 jobs created is the benchmark figure for Tunisia's 2025 foreign investment report. The data does not break the figure down by sector or region, so we stick to this overall number, which is enough to gauge the scale of FDI's contribution to employment over the year.
Why is Tunisia regaining its appeal?
This renewed confidence shows up first in the figures. Foreign direct investment is up 30.1%. For Tunisia's economy, this upturn is a return to favour with international investors, after years dominated by caution.
Manufacturing remains the main driver of this trend, despite persistent regional disparities. The foreign capital returning to settle in Tunisia speaks, in its own way, to renewed confidence in the country's productive capacity.
Which sector is driving this momentum?
Manufacturing is the main driver of this momentum. It accounts for most of the job creation linked to foreign direct investment.
This upswing should not obscure one thing, though: regional disparities persist. Not every part of the country benefits equally from this industrial momentum.
Beyond the headline figure, this 2025 report tells the story of a Tunisia winning back the confidence of foreign investors, with manufacturing leading the way. One question is worth watching in the months ahead: whether this industrial momentum will eventually spread to the regions benefiting less, so that the recovery is also reflected, in time, in a more balanced territory.
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