Republic of Tunisia  | Ministry of Industry and SMEs

Companies with 100% foreign capital

Entreprises

Companies with 100% foreign capital (Industry) is comprised of 970 enterprises having 10 or more employees, of which 914 are totally exporting enterprises.

Sectors TE* OTE* Total %
Manufacture of food products  21  4  25  2.6% 
Manufacture of construction products, ceramic and glass  6  13  19  2.0% 
Manufacture of mechanicals and basic metals  111  8  119  12.3% 
Manufacture of electric and electronic equipment  147  1  148  15.3% 
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products  75  18  93  9.6% 
Manufacture of textile and wearing apparel  425  5  430  44.3% 
Manufacture of wood and wood products  11  3  14  1.4% 
Manufacture of leather and footwear  79  0  79  8.1% 
Other manufacturing  39  4  43  4.4% 
Total 914   56  970  100% 

Employment

Companies with 100% foreign capital with 10 or more employees account for the employment of 186,785 persons.

Sectors Employment TE* Employment OTE* Total Share
Manufacture of food products  1,280  162  1,442  0.8% 
Manufacture of construction products, ceramic and glass  411  1,039  1,450  0.8% 
Manufacture of mechanicals and basic metals  13,683  337  14,020  7.5% 
Manufacture of electric and electronic equipment  70,250  13  70,263  37.6% 
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products  8,875  1,139  10,014  5.4% 
Manufacture of textile and wearing apparel  63,896  204  64,100  34.3% 
Manufacture of wood and wood products  1,543  68  1,611  0.9% 
Manufacture of leather and footwear  16,957  0  16,957  9.1% 
Other manufacturing  6,811  117  6,928  3.7% 
Total 183,706  3,079  186,785  100% 

Partnership

Sectors France Italy Germany Belgium Other
Manufacture of food products  2  7  0  0  18 
Manufacture of construction products, ceramic and glass  1  12  2  1  6 
Manufacture of mechanicals and basic metals  67  41  2  1  18 
Manufacture of electric and electronic equipment  54  47  30  1  30 
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products  51  29  8  2  16 
Manufacture of textile and wearing apparel  176  122  44  41  72 
Manufacture of wood and wood products  7  3  0  0  4 
Manufacture of leather and footwear  29  39  8  1  12 
Other manufacturing  19  8  3  5  17 
Total 406  308  97  52  193 

Breakdown of partnership enterprises by country

France
(406)		 Italy
(308)		 Germany
(97)		 Belgium
(52)		 Other
(193)

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