Tunisia unveils 2026-2030 development plan with 40,748 projects and 27,000 new jobs

Tunisia's Ministry of Economy and Planning presented the draft Development Plan 2026‑2030 to parliament, highlighting more than 40,700 proposed projects across local, regional and district councils. After a selection process, the portfolio was reduced to 6,467 ongoing projects and 14,624 new initiatives. Funding is expected to come from the state budget, public‑owned enterprises, public‑private partnerships and external sources, with already mobilised credits of about 25 billion dinars and an additional 5.5 billion dinars under negotiation.

The plan sets a target of creating roughly 27,000 jobs by 2030, increasing micro‑entrepreneur registrations from 7,000 to 20,000, and expanding credit facilities. It also emphasises human‑capital development through digitalisation, AI, data analysis, programming and cybersecurity training, alongside reforms in education, higher education, research, professional training, health and cultural inclusion.

Parliamentarians welcomed the ambition but raised concerns over the plan’s financing transparency, the balance between local and large‑scale projects, and the low implementation record of previous development plans, which achieved less than 40 % of proposed outcomes. The minister reiterated that the plan provides strategic direction rather than a detailed project inventory and promised oversight mechanisms to protect national sovereignty in partnership arrangements.