Republic of Tunisia  | Ministry of Industry, Energy and Mines

Companies with 100% foreign capital

Entreprises

Companies with 100% foreign capital (Industry) is comprised of 912 enterprises having 10 or more employees, of which 859 are totally exporting enterprises.

Sectors TE* OTE* Total %
Manufacture of food products  21  3  24  2.6% 
Manufacture of construction products, ceramic and glass  8  13  21  2.3% 
Manufacture of mechanicals and basic metals  109  7  116  12.7% 
Manufacture of electric and electronic equipment  146  1  147  16.1% 
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products  73  15  88  9.6% 
Manufacture of textile and wearing apparel  388  6  394  43.2% 
Manufacture of wood and wood products  8  3  11  1.2% 
Manufacture of leather and footwear  68  1  69  7.6% 
Other manufacturing  38  4  42  4.6% 
Total 859   53  912  100% 

Employment

Companies with 100% foreign capital with 10 or more employees account for the employment of 191,215 persons.

Sectors Employment TE* Employment OTE* Total Share
Manufacture of food products  1,694  145  1,839  1.0% 
Manufacture of construction products, ceramic and glass  519  993  1,512  0.8% 
Manufacture of mechanicals and basic metals  13,787  289  14,076  7.4% 
Manufacture of electric and electronic equipment  78,281  350  78,631  41.1% 
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products  10,037  935  10,972  5.7% 
Manufacture of textile and wearing apparel  60,146  606  60,752  31.8% 
Manufacture of wood and wood products  1,897  66  1,963  1.0% 
Manufacture of leather and footwear  14,505  37  14,542  7.6% 
Other manufacturing  6,755  173  6,928  3.6% 
Total 187,621  3,594  191,215  100% 

Partnership

Sectors France Italy Germany Belgium Other
Manufacture of food products  2  4  0  0  21 
Manufacture of construction products, ceramic and glass  1  13  2  1  8 
Manufacture of mechanicals and basic metals  68  35  3  1  21 
Manufacture of electric and electronic equipment  54  47  29  1  29 
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products  50  24  9  1  16 
Manufacture of textile and wearing apparel  164  102  42  38  67 
Manufacture of wood and wood products  6  3  0  0  2 
Manufacture of leather and footwear  24  34  8  1  12 
Other manufacturing  18  8  3  5  17 
Total 387  270  96  48  193 

Breakdown of partnership enterprises by country

France
(387)		 Italy
(270)		 Germany
(96)		 Belgium
(48)		 Other
(193)

Source: Agency for the Promotion of Industry and Innovation - September 2021