Republic of Tunisia  | Ministry of Industry, Energy and Mines

Companies with 100% foreign capital

Entreprises

Companies with 100% foreign capital (Industry) is comprised of 923 enterprises having 10 or more employees, of which 870 are totally exporting enterprises.

Sectors TE* OTE* Total %
Manufacture of food products  20  3  23  2.5% 
Manufacture of construction products, ceramic and glass  8  13  21  2.3% 
Manufacture of mechanicals and basic metals  111  7  118  12.8% 
Manufacture of electric and electronic equipment  144  1  145  15.7% 
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products  73  15  88  9.5% 
Manufacture of textile and wearing apparel  398  6  404  43.8% 
Manufacture of wood and wood products  7  3  10  1.1% 
Manufacture of leather and footwear  71  1  72  7.8% 
Other manufacturing  38  4  42  4.6% 
Total 870   53  923  100% 

Employment

Companies with 100% foreign capital with 10 or more employees account for the employment of 187,582 persons.

Sectors Employment TE* Employment OTE* Total Share
Manufacture of food products  1,618  136  1,754  0.9% 
Manufacture of construction products, ceramic and glass  491  1,072  1,563  0.8% 
Manufacture of mechanicals and basic metals  14,007  319  14,326  7.6% 
Manufacture of electric and electronic equipment  73,281  350  73,631  39.3% 
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products  9,285  1,065  10,350  5.5% 
Manufacture of textile and wearing apparel  60,821  594  61,415  32.7% 
Manufacture of wood and wood products  1,741  57  1,798  1.0% 
Manufacture of leather and footwear  15,863  37  15,900  8.5% 
Other manufacturing  6,672  173  6,845  3.6% 
Total 183,779  3,803  187,582  100% 

Partnership

Sectors France Italy Germany Belgium Other
Manufacture of food products  2  4  0  0  20 
Manufacture of construction products, ceramic and glass  1  13  2  1  8 
Manufacture of mechanicals and basic metals  68  37  2  1  22 
Manufacture of electric and electronic equipment  55  43  29  1  29 
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products  50  25  8  2  16 
Manufacture of textile and wearing apparel  168  105  42  42  69 
Manufacture of wood and wood products  5  3  0  0  2 
Manufacture of leather and footwear  24  36  8  1  13 
Other manufacturing  18  8  3  5  17 
Total 391  274  94  53  196 

Breakdown of partnership enterprises by country

France
(391)		 Italy
(274)		 Germany
(94)		 Belgium
(53)		 Other
(196)

Source: Agency for the Promotion of Industry and Innovation - January 2021