Republic of Tunisia  | Ministry of Industry and SMEs

Companies with 100% foreign capital

Entreprises

Companies with 100% foreign capital (Industry) is comprised of 969 enterprises having 10 or more employees, of which 915 are totally exporting enterprises.

Sectors TE* OTE* Total %
Manufacture of food products  21  4  25  2.6% 
Manufacture of construction products, ceramic and glass  7  13  20  2.1% 
Manufacture of mechanicals and basic metals  112  7  119  12.3% 
Manufacture of electric and electronic equipment  148  0  148  15.3% 
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products  75  17  92  9.5% 
Manufacture of textile and wearing apparel  423  6  429  44.3% 
Manufacture of wood and wood products  11  3  14  1.4% 
Manufacture of leather and footwear  79  0  79  8.2% 
Other manufacturing  39  4  43  4.4% 
Total 915   54  969  100% 

Employment

Companies with 100% foreign capital with 10 or more employees account for the employment of 187,128 persons.

Sectors Employment TE* Employment OTE* Total Share
Manufacture of food products  1,300  143  1,443  0.8% 
Manufacture of construction products, ceramic and glass  423  1,071  1,494  0.8% 
Manufacture of mechanicals and basic metals  13,935  325  14,260  7.6% 
Manufacture of electric and electronic equipment  70,369  0  70,369  37.6% 
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products  8,868  1,095  9,963  5.3% 
Manufacture of textile and wearing apparel  63,830  291  64,121  34.3% 
Manufacture of wood and wood products  1,543  68  1,611  0.9% 
Manufacture of leather and footwear  17,072  0  17,072  9.1% 
Other manufacturing  6,678  117  6,795  3.6% 
Total 184,018  3,110  187,128  100% 

Partnership

Sectors France Italy Germany Belgium Other
Manufacture of food products  2  7  0  0  18 
Manufacture of construction products, ceramic and glass  1  13  2  1  6 
Manufacture of mechanicals and basic metals  67  40  2  1  19 
Manufacture of electric and electronic equipment  55  46  30  1  30 
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products  50  29  8  2  16 
Manufacture of textile and wearing apparel  174  121  44  43  71 
Manufacture of wood and wood products  7  3  0  0  4 
Manufacture of leather and footwear  29  39  8  1  12 
Other manufacturing  19  8  3  5  17 
Total 404  306  97  54  193 

Breakdown of partnership enterprises by country

France
(404)		 Italy
(306)		 Germany
(97)		 Belgium
(54)		 Other
(193)

Source: Agency for the Promotion of Industry and Innovation - September 2019