  High-accuracy Multi-Configuration Dirac-Hartree-Fock calculations of
ionization energies with Configuration Interaction have been carried out for
tungsten ions (W$^{2+}$ to W$^{71+}$) by means of the GRASP code. A comparison
with other available experimental and theoretical data, including those
calculated by FAC code based on the Dirac-Hartree-Fock-Slater method and with
the NIST database has been presented. This work provides a new set of
recommended ionization energy values for tungsten ions using state-of-the-art
theoretical calculations with uncertainties ranging from 0.07 eV to 0.4 eV,
which seems to be a significant improvement over the previous reference
uncertainties.
