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    Tunisia

    Tier 2
    Middle East & Africa · #81 of 117 markets · IEPA 2024 (final) · 2026 current estimate available
    45.1▲ +0.4 YoY
    ●●○0.81IEPA COMPOSITE

    Tunisia scores 45.1 out of 100 on the IEPA (2024 edition), ranking #81 of 117 economies. That is up 0.4 points on the year before. Its strongest zone is FDI Accelerator at 56.7. Its binding constraint, the lowest-scoring of its six zones, is Prosperity Outcomes at 34.8. How the IEPA works →

    SIX FACTORS · CLICK ANY SCORE FOR ITS EVIDENCE
    IEPA TRAJECTORY · 2010–2026
    2010201220142016201820202022202420263640444852
    CAPITAL FLOWS · FDI NET INFLOWS % OF GDP
    2010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202400.851.72.553.4
    IE FDI intelligence · synced weekly
    PRODUCTIVE CAPABILITY
    IE COMPLEXITY LAYER · VINTAGE 2024
    #47of 145 ranked economies▲ 13 places since 2010
    How much productive know-how this market has demonstrated, read from the range and rarity of what it makes competitively.
    20102011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023202446515664
    CAPABILITY RANK · HIGHER IS BETTER
    3.29% / yr
    Implied growth
    Annual growth the current capability base points to.
    208
    Diversity
    Distinct products made at competitive scale.
    +0.56
    Capability score
    Standardized: 0 is the world average.
    +0.56
    Outlook
    Value of the new products within reach of what it already does.
    READ ALONGSIDE THE INDEX
    This market sits in the top 38% on productive capability but the bottom 33% on the IEPA composite. The productive base is running ahead of the system converting it, which points the diagnosis at conversion rather than capacity. Both figures rank the same 115 markets that carry each measure.
    INDUSTRY STRENGTHS · REVEALED FROM TRADE EVIDENCE
    VINTAGE 2022-2024
    POSITION IN THE PRODUCT SPACE
    IE COMPLEXITY LAYER · VINTAGE 2024
    Textile Apparel and Accessories40 of 50 made · 90% of the rest within reach
    Electronic and Electrical Goods18 of 73 made · 58% of the rest within reach
    Textile and Home Goods16 of 78 made · 65% of the rest within reach
    Construction, Building, and Home Supplies17 of 104 made · 49% of the rest within reach
    Minerals7 of 48 made · 20% of the rest within reach
    Metalworking and Electrical Machinery and Parts22 of 155 made · 43% of the rest within reach
    Agriculture14 of 200 made · 28% of the rest within reach
    Industrial Chemicals and Metals5 of 157 made · 13% of the rest within reach
    MADE COMPETITIVELYONE STEP AWAY
    Widest opening is Textile and Home Goods. This market makes 21% of that cluster today, and 65% of what it does not make sits one step from something it already does.
    Industrial Chemicals and Metals is the furthest: 3% made, and only 13% of the rest is within one step. A move there means building capability rather than extending it.
    READ ON THE 139 OF 208 COMPETITIVE PRODUCTS THAT CARRY A POSITION IN THE CAPABILITY MAP
    POSITIONED TO BUILD NEXT
    IE COMPLEXITY LAYER · VINTAGE 2024
    Aluminum structures (bridges, towers etc)ENERGY TRANSITION$18B world market
    Mining, Metals & MaterialsOPENS 0.15 · COMPLEXITY +0.39
    Other furniture and parts$99B world market
    Wood, Paper & FurnitureOPENS 0.14 · COMPLEXITY +0.19
    New pneumatic tires of rubber$92B world market
    Chemicals & PlasticsOPENS 0.13 · COMPLEXITY +0.29
    Textile footwear$40B world market
    Textiles, Apparel & LeatherOPENS 0.13 · COMPLEXITY -0.11
    Structures and their parts, of iron or steelENERGY TRANSITION$66B world market
    Mining, Metals & MaterialsOPENS 0.12 · COMPLEXITY +0.13
    Stoves and similar non-electric appliances of iron or steel$11B world market
    Mining, Metals & MaterialsOPENS 0.10 · COMPLEXITY +0.11
    THE NEAREST OPTIONS AMONG 387 PRODUCTS ASSESSED · RANKED BY HOW MUCH EACH OPENS UP NEXT
    LIVE SIGNALS
    No recent scored signals for this market.
    PEERS · TIER 2
    🇨🇴Colombia44.9→🇷🇼Rwanda44.3→🇺🇿Uzbekistan46.9→🇬🇭Ghana42.1→
    ECOSYSTEM DENSITY
    IE Ecosystem Registry · 2026-10-10
    226organizations indexed across 12 types · 173 mapped
    Universities & research bodies
    97
    Government bodies
    24
    Innovation hubs
    18
    Health research
    16
    Research organizations
    14
    Corporate R&D
    13
    Incubators
    13
    Science & tech parks
    11
    Fab labs & makerspaces
    11
    Accelerators
    6
    Venture studios
    2
    investor
    1
    Universities, corporate R&D, government bodies, incubators, accelerators, science parks, and special economic zones, indexed today.Explore the directory →
    ORGANIZATIONS
    a sample of 226 indexed
    FOUNDUP
    Accelerators · Tunis
    Carthage Business Angels
    Accelerators · Tunis
    Open Startup Tunisia
    Incubators · Tunis
    Wikistartup
    Incubators · Tunis
    StartupGateX
    Venture studios · Tunis
    Betacube
    Venture studios
    Technopole Borj Cédria
    Science & tech parks · Borj Cédria
    Technopole de Sousse
    Science & tech parks · Sousse
    Faculty of Sciences of Sfax
    Universities & research bodies · Sfax · 1987
    Solar23 Tunisie (Tunisia)
    Corporate R&D · Tunis · 1995
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    Tunisia: common questions

    What is Tunisia's IEPA score?
    Tunisia scores 45.1 out of 100 on the IEPA, 2024 edition, which ranks it #81 of 117 economies.
    What is Tunisia's strongest zone?
    FDI Accelerator, at 56.7. The six zones are scored separately, so a market's strengths stay visible instead of being averaged away.
    What is holding Tunisia back?
    Its binding constraint is Prosperity Outcomes, at 34.8, the lowest of its six zones. The IEPA reports every zone separately so the constraint stays visible instead of being averaged into the composite.
    How does Tunisia compare with its peers?
    The closest scored peers are Colombia (44.9), Rwanda (44.3), Uzbekistan (46.9), Ghana (42.1).
    What is the IEPA?
    The Innovation Ecosystem Prosperity Assessment (IEPA) scores economies across six zones: innovation capacity, entrepreneurship capacity, resilience, alignment, the FDI accelerator, and prosperity outcomes. Every score carries a confidence band and traces to the evidence behind it.
    Run the full diagnostic →Talk to IE about Tunisia →