Tunisia Construction Market Size, Trends, and Forecasts by Sector - Commercial, Industrial, Infrastructure, Energy and Utilities, Institutional and Residential Market Analysis to 2029 (H1 2025)
Summary
GlobalData expects the Tunisian construction industry to expand by 1.2% in real terms in 2025. This will be supported by increased flows of foreign direct investment (FDI), alongside greater investments in infrastructure and energy projects. According to the Tunisian Agency for the Promotion of Foreign Investments (FIPA), in 2024, FDI in Tunisia reached TND2.9 billion ($896.4 million), up by 21.4% from TND2.4 billion ($738.1 million) in 2023, reflecting growing investor interest. Manufacturing attracted TND1.8 billion ($548.2 million), rising over 20%, while energy FDI surged by 43% to TND689.4 million ($212.3 million). In March 2025, Tunisia’s Ministry of Energy announced that the Tunisian government granted licenses to four international firms to build solar farms with a total capacity of 500MW, amounting to TND1.3 billion ($386.3 million); these projects are expected to commence operations in 2027, upon which, it will be able to produce about 1.1 terawatt-hour (TWh) of clean power annually. Previously, in November 2024, the Tunisian government announced a plan to allocate TND7.1 billion ($2.2 billion) for the development of the country’s power sector in 2025, with a strong focus on renewable energy projects to address its ongoing power deficit.
The Tunisian construction industry is expected to record an annual average growth rate of 3.1% from 2026 to 2029, supported by the investments in the transport, renewable energy, and hydrogen projects. In January 2025, the African Development Bank (ADB) issued Tunisia a loan of TND283.6 million ($87.3 million) for phase 3 of the Road Infrastructure Modernization Programme, covering 92.98% of the total project cost of TND305 million ($93.9 million). The Tunisian government is contributing TND21.4 million ($6.6 million) to upgrade 188.9 km of classified roads across seven regions: Kef, Kasserine, Sousse, Sfax, Kairouan, Siliana, and Gafsa. Furthermore, the Ministry of Industry, Energy and Mines aims to produce 8.3 million tonnes of green hydrogen, with planned investments reaching up to TND424.5 billion ($130.8 billion) by 2050. The Ministry also aims to produce 8.3 million tonnes of green hydrogen, with planned investments reaching up to TND424.5 billion ($130.8 billion) by 2050.
GlobalData’s Construction in Tunisia - Key Trends and Opportunities to 2029 (H1 2025) report provides detailed market analysis, information and insights into the Tunisian construction industry, including -
- The Tunisian construction industry's growth prospects by market, project type and construction activity
- Critical insight into the impact of industry trends and issues, as well as an analysis of key risks and opportunities in the Tunisian construction industry
- Analysis of the mega-project pipeline, focusing on development stages and participants, in addition to listings of major projects in the pipeline.
This report provides a comprehensive analysis of the construction industry in Tunisia. It provides -
- Historical (2020-2024) and forecast (2025-2029) valuations of the construction industry in Tunisia, featuring details of key growth drivers.
- Segmentation by sector (commercial, industrial, infrastructure, energy and utilities, institutional and residential) and by sub-sector
- Analysis of the mega-project pipeline, including breakdowns by development stage across all sectors, and projected spending on projects in the existing pipeline.
- Listings of major projects, in addition to details of leading contractors and consultants
- Identify and evaluate market opportunities using our standardized valuation and forecasting methodologies
- Assess market growth potential at a micro-level with over 600 time-series data forecasts
- Understand the latest industry and market trends
- Formulate and validate business strategies using GlobalData's critical and actionable insight
- Assess business risks, including cost, regulatory and competitive pressures
- Evaluate competitive risk and success factors
- 1 Executive Summary
- 2 Construction Industry: At-a-Glance
- 3 Latest news and developments
- 4 Project analytics
- 5 Construction Market Data
- 6 Risk Profile
- 7 Appendix
- 7.1 Definitions
- 7.2 CRI Methodology
- 7.3 About GlobalData
- 8 Contact Us
- List of Tables
- Table 1: Construction Industry Key Data
- Table 2: Tunisia, Top Construction Projects by Value
- Table 3: Tunisia, Construction Output Value (Real, $ Million)
- Table 4: Tunisia, Construction Output Value (Nominal, TND Million)
- Table 5: GlobalData Construction Market Definitions
- Table 6: Risk Dimensions
- Table 7: Ratings, Scores and Definitions
- List of Figures
- Figure 1: Tunisia, Construction Output Value (Real, $ Million, 2022 Prices and Exchange Rate), 2020–29
- Figure 2: Tunisia, Construction Output Value, by Sector (Real, $ Million), 2020–29
- Figure 3: Middle East and North Africa, Construction Output (Real % Change), 2023–29
- Figure 4: Tunisia, Construction Output by Sector (Real % Change), 2022–24 and 2025–28
- Figure 5: Tunisia, Construction Value Add (TND Million, 2015 Constant Prices)
- Figure 6: Tunisia, Oil and Natural Gas Sector Value Add (TND Million, 2015 Constant Prices)
- Figure 7: Tunisia, Industrial Production Index for Manufacturing industry (2010 = 100)
- Figure 8: Tunisia, Hotel, Cafe and Restaurants Services Value Add (TND Million, 2015 Constant Prices)
- Figure 9: Tunisia, Total Export Value (TND Million)
- Figure 10: Tunisia, Building Materials Value Add (TND Million, 2015 Constant Prices)
- Figure 11: Tunisia, Construction material price index (2010 = 100)
- Figure 12: Tunisia, Construction Projects Pipeline, Value by Stage ($ Million)
- Figure 13: Tunisia, Risk Summary
- Figure 14: Tunisia, Risk Regional Comparison
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