Republic of Tunisia  | Ministry of Industry and Trade

Companies with 100% foreign capital

Entreprises

Companies with 100% foreign capital (Industry) is comprised of 972 enterprises having 10 or more employees, of which 914 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  109  9  118  12.1% 
Manufacture of electric and electronic equipment  147  1  148  15.2% 
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products  75  18  93  9.6% 
Manufacture of textile and wearing apparel  423  5  428  44.0% 
Manufacture of wood and wood products  11  2  13  1.3% 
Manufacture of leather and footwear  81  0  81  8.3% 
Other manufacturing  41  4  45  4.6% 
Total 914   58  972  100% 

Employment

Companies with 100% foreign capital with 10 or more employees account for the employment of 180,756 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  13,633  341  13,974  7.7% 
Manufacture of electric and electronic equipment  69,099  13  69,112  38.2% 
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products  9,404  1,089  10,493  5.8% 
Manufacture of textile and wearing apparel  61,459  204  61,663  34.1% 
Manufacture of wood and wood products  1,369  47  1,416  0.8% 
Manufacture of leather and footwear  15,710  0  15,710  8.7% 
Other manufacturing  5,306  105  5,411  3.0% 
Total 177,612  3,144  180,756  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  64  40  2  2  21 
Manufacture of electric and electronic equipment  55  47  30  1  29 
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products  52  28  7  2  16 
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 406  309  95  53  195 

Breakdown of partnership enterprises by country

France
(406)		 Italy
(309)		 Germany
(95)		 Belgium
(53)		 Other
(195)

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