Republic of Tunisia  | Ministry of Industry, Energy and Mines

Companies with 100% foreign capital

Entreprises

Companies with 100% foreign capital (Industry) is comprised of 872 enterprises having 10 or more employees, of which 821 are totally exporting enterprises.

Sectors TE* OTE* Total %
Manufacture of food products  20  3  23  2.6% 
Manufacture of construction products, ceramic and glass  8  13  21  2.4% 
Manufacture of mechanicals and basic metals  111  6  117  13.4% 
Manufacture of electric and electronic equipment  145  1  146  16.7% 
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products  71  17  88  10.1% 
Manufacture of textile and wearing apparel  364  5  369  42.3% 
Manufacture of wood and wood products  9  2  11  1.3% 
Manufacture of leather and footwear  57  1  58  6.7% 
Other manufacturing  36  3  39  4.5% 
Total 821   51  872  100% 

Employment

Companies with 100% foreign capital with 10 or more employees account for the employment of 199,603 persons.

Sectors Employment TE* Employment OTE* Total Share
Manufacture of food products  2,375  850  3,225  1.6% 
Manufacture of construction products, ceramic and glass  551  996  1,547  0.8% 
Manufacture of mechanicals and basic metals  15,462  280  15,742  7.9% 
Manufacture of electric and electronic equipment  78,979  370  79,349  39.8% 
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products  10,746  1,203  11,949  6.0% 
Manufacture of textile and wearing apparel  56,268  540  56,808  28.5% 
Manufacture of wood and wood products  1,863  46  1,909  1.0% 
Manufacture of leather and footwear  19,996  40  20,036  10.0% 
Other manufacturing  8,898  140  9,038  4.5% 
Total 195,138  4,465  199,603  100% 

Partnership

Sectors France Italy Germany Belgium Other
Manufacture of food products  2  5  0  0  20 
Manufacture of construction products, ceramic and glass  1  13  2  1  7 
Manufacture of mechanicals and basic metals  72  33  3  1  21 
Manufacture of electric and electronic equipment  56  44  27  1  29 
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products  48  25  9  1  18 
Manufacture of textile and wearing apparel  155  91  41  41  63 
Manufacture of wood and wood products  7  2  0  0  2 
Manufacture of leather and footwear  23  27  7  1  8 
Other manufacturing  17  9  3  4  14 
Total 381  249  92  50  182 

Breakdown of partnership enterprises by country

France
(381)		 Italy
(249)		 Germany
(92)		 Belgium
(50)		 Other
(182)

Source: Agency for the Promotion of Industry and Innovation - December 2022