Republic of Tunisia  | Ministry of Industry and Trade

Companies with 100% foreign capital

Entreprises

Companies with 100% foreign capital (Industry) is comprised of 971 enterprises having 10 or more employees, of which 913 are totally exporting enterprises.

Sectors TE* OTE* Total %
Manufacture of food products  21  6  27  2.8% 
Manufacture of construction products, ceramic and glass  5  13  18  1.9% 
Manufacture of mechanicals and basic metals  109  9  118  12.2% 
Manufacture of electric and electronic equipment  148  1  149  15.3% 
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products  75  18  93  9.6% 
Manufacture of textile and wearing apparel  423  5  428  44.1% 
Manufacture of wood and wood products  11  2  13  1.3% 
Manufacture of leather and footwear  81  0  81  8.3% 
Other manufacturing  40  4  44  4.5% 
Total 913   58  971  100% 

Employment

Companies with 100% foreign capital with 10 or more employees account for the employment of 182,173 persons.

Sectors Employment TE* Employment OTE* Total Share
Manufacture of food products  1,305  223  1,528  0.8% 
Manufacture of construction products, ceramic and glass  317  1,122  1,439  0.8% 
Manufacture of mechanicals and basic metals  13,664  341  14,005  7.7% 
Manufacture of electric and electronic equipment  70,137  13  70,150  38.5% 
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products  9,385  1,089  10,474  5.7% 
Manufacture of textile and wearing apparel  61,870  204  62,074  34.1% 
Manufacture of wood and wood products  1,369  47  1,416  0.8% 
Manufacture of leather and footwear  15,656  0  15,656  8.6% 
Other manufacturing  5,326  105  5,431  3.0% 
Total 179,029  3,144  182,173  100% 

Partnership

Sectors France Italy Germany Belgium Other
Manufacture of food products  3  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  21 
Manufacture of electric and electronic equipment  56  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  17 
Total 407  308  95  53  194 

Breakdown of partnership enterprises by country

France
(407)		 Italy
(308)		 Germany
(95)		 Belgium
(53)		 Other
(194)

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