Republic of Tunisia  | Ministry of Industry and SMEs

Companies with 100% foreign capital

Entreprises

Companies with 100% foreign capital (Industry) is comprised of 966 enterprises having 10 or more employees, of which 910 are totally exporting enterprises.

Sectors TE* OTE* Total %
Manufacture of food products  21  5  26  2.7% 
Manufacture of construction products, ceramic and glass  5  13  18  1.9% 
Manufacture of mechanicals and basic metals  108  8  116  12.0% 
Manufacture of electric and electronic equipment  149  1  150  15.5% 
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products  76  18  94  9.7% 
Manufacture of textile and wearing apparel  419  5  424  43.9% 
Manufacture of wood and wood products  11  2  13  1.3% 
Manufacture of leather and footwear  80  0  80  8.3% 
Other manufacturing  41  4  45  4.7% 
Total 910   56  966  100% 

Employment

Companies with 100% foreign capital with 10 or more employees account for the employment of 188,356 persons.

Sectors Employment TE* Employment OTE* Total Share
Manufacture of food products  1,305  183  1,488  0.8% 
Manufacture of construction products, ceramic and glass  292  1,122  1,414  0.8% 
Manufacture of mechanicals and basic metals  13,568  328  13,896  7.4% 
Manufacture of electric and electronic equipment  70,866  13  70,879  37.6% 
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products  9,348  1,080  10,428  5.5% 
Manufacture of textile and wearing apparel  61,927  204  62,131  33.0% 
Manufacture of wood and wood products  1,378  47  1,425  0.8% 
Manufacture of leather and footwear  20,200  0  20,200  10.7% 
Other manufacturing  6,390  105  6,495  3.4% 
Total 185,274  3,082  188,356  100% 

Partnership

Sectors France Italy Germany Belgium Other
Manufacture of food products  2  8  0  0  17 
Manufacture of construction products, ceramic and glass  1  12  2  1  5 
Manufacture of mechanicals and basic metals  64  40  2  2  18 
Manufacture of electric and electronic equipment  56  47  31  1  29 
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products  52  29  7  2  16 
Manufacture of textile and wearing apparel  175  119  44  39  71 
Manufacture of wood and wood products  7  3  0  0  3 
Manufacture of leather and footwear  29  40  7  1  13 
Other manufacturing  20  9  3  6  17 
Total 406  307  96  52  189 

Breakdown of partnership enterprises by country

France
(406)		 Italy
(307)		 Germany
(96)		 Belgium
(52)		 Other
(189)

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