Republic of Tunisia  | Ministry of Industry and Trade

Companies with 100% foreign capital

Entreprises

Companies with 100% foreign capital (Industry) is comprised of 983 enterprises having 10 or more employees, of which 925 are totally exporting enterprises.

Sectors TE* OTE* Total %
Manufacture of food products  22  7  29  3.0% 
Manufacture of construction products, ceramic and glass  5  13  18  1.8% 
Manufacture of mechanicals and basic metals  109  9  118  12.0% 
Manufacture of electric and electronic equipment  147  1  148  15.1% 
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products  77  16  93  9.5% 
Manufacture of textile and wearing apparel  431  6  437  44.5% 
Manufacture of wood and wood products  11  2  13  1.3% 
Manufacture of leather and footwear  82  0  82  8.3% 
Other manufacturing  41  4  45  4.6% 
Total 925   58  983  100% 

Employment

Companies with 100% foreign capital with 10 or more employees account for the employment of 178,233 persons.

Sectors Employment TE* Employment OTE* Total Share
Manufacture of food products  1,305  226  1,531  0.9% 
Manufacture of construction products, ceramic and glass  316  1,099  1,415  0.8% 
Manufacture of mechanicals and basic metals  13,338  340  13,678  7.7% 
Manufacture of electric and electronic equipment  69,250  17  69,267  38.9% 
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products  9,329  974  10,303  5.8% 
Manufacture of textile and wearing apparel  59,283  219  59,502  33.4% 
Manufacture of wood and wood products  1,332  47  1,379  0.8% 
Manufacture of leather and footwear  15,865  0  15,865  8.9% 
Other manufacturing  5,137  156  5,293  3.0% 
Total 175,155  3,078  178,233  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  41  2  2  21 
Manufacture of electric and electronic equipment  55  47  30  1  29 
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products  53  28  7  2  13 
Manufacture of textile and wearing apparel  181  120  45  39  80 
Manufacture of wood and wood products  7  3  0  0  3 
Manufacture of leather and footwear  29  42  7  1  13 
Other manufacturing  18  9  3  6  17 
Total 410  311  96  52  198 

Breakdown of partnership enterprises by country

France
(410)		 Italy
(311)		 Germany
(96)		 Belgium
(52)		 Other
(198)

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