Republic of Tunisia  | Ministry of Industry and Trade

Companies with 100% foreign capital

Entreprises

Companies with 100% foreign capital (Industry) is comprised of 970 enterprises having 10 or more employees, of which 913 are totally exporting enterprises.

Sectors TE* OTE* Total %
Manufacture of food products  22  6  28  2.9% 
Manufacture of construction products, ceramic and glass  5  13  18  1.9% 
Manufacture of mechanicals and basic metals  108  9  117  12.1% 
Manufacture of electric and electronic equipment  147  1  148  15.3% 
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products  75  17  92  9.5% 
Manufacture of textile and wearing apparel  423  5  428  44.1% 
Manufacture of wood and wood products  11  2  13  1.3% 
Manufacture of leather and footwear  81  0  81  8.4% 
Other manufacturing  41  4  45  4.6% 
Total 913   57  970  100% 

Employment

Companies with 100% foreign capital with 10 or more employees account for the employment of 179,875 persons.

Sectors Employment TE* Employment OTE* Total Share
Manufacture of food products  1,315  223  1,538  0.9% 
Manufacture of construction products, ceramic and glass  317  1,122  1,439  0.8% 
Manufacture of mechanicals and basic metals  13,551  341  13,892  7.7% 
Manufacture of electric and electronic equipment  68,617  13  68,630  38.2% 
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products  9,465  994  10,459  5.8% 
Manufacture of textile and wearing apparel  61,269  204  61,473  34.2% 
Manufacture of wood and wood products  1,356  47  1,403  0.8% 
Manufacture of leather and footwear  15,655  0  15,655  8.7% 
Other manufacturing  5,281  105  5,386  3.0% 
Total 176,826  3,049  179,875  100% 

Partnership

Sectors France Italy Germany Belgium Other
Manufacture of food products  3  9  0  0  17 
Manufacture of construction products, ceramic and glass  1  12  2  1  5 
Manufacture of mechanicals and basic metals  63  40  2  2  21 
Manufacture of electric and electronic equipment  55  47  30  1  29 
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products  52  27  7  2  14 
Manufacture of textile and wearing apparel  176  120  44  40  73 
Manufacture of wood and wood products  7  3  0  0  3 
Manufacture of leather and footwear  29  41  7  1  13 
Other manufacturing  19  9  3  6  18 
Total 405  308  95  53  193 

Breakdown of partnership enterprises by country

France
(405)		 Italy
(308)		 Germany
(95)		 Belgium
(53)		 Other
(193)

Source: Agency for the Promotion of Industry and Innovation - August 2018