Foreign direct investments (IDE) in Tunisia recorded a significant increase of 21 % in 2024, reaching $ 936 million against 773 million in 2023, according to the annual UNCTAD report published Thursday.
Tunisia, alongside Egypt, has largely contributed to the rise in investment projects in North Africa, a region which has distinguished itself as the only one in the continent to display growth in this area. IDEs increased there by 12 %, reaching 76 billion dollars, or two thirds of the African total.
Tunisia has notably recorded an explosion in the number of new projects announced, for an overall value estimated at $ 13 billion. Among them is a megaprojet in renewable energies worth $ 6 billion.
At the continental scale, FDI flows to Africa have jumped by 75 %, totaling $ 97 billion, or 6 % of world flows. This performance is largely due to a major financing agreement in Egypt. Except this agreement, Africa still has an increase of 12 %.
The construction and metal products sectors have attracted the most investments in new projects, while the electricity and gas sectors have dropped.
In addition, the efforts of liberalization and the facilitation of investments continue to play a decisive role in Africa, representing 20 % and 36 % of the political measures adopted in 2024 respectively.
Finally, European investors remain the main IDE holders on the continent, before the United States and China, the latter diversifying its investments towards pharmacy and the food industry.
