Republic of Tunisia  | Ministry of Industry and SMEs

Companies with 100% foreign capital

Entreprises

Companies with 100% foreign capital (Industry) is comprised of 953 enterprises having 10 or more employees, of which 899 are totally exporting enterprises.

Sectors TE* OTE* Total %
Manufacture of food products  22  4  26  2.7% 
Manufacture of construction products, ceramic and glass  7  13  20  2.1% 
Manufacture of mechanicals and basic metals  113  8  121  12.7% 
Manufacture of electric and electronic equipment  146  0  146  15.3% 
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products  72  17  89  9.3% 
Manufacture of textile and wearing apparel  415  5  420  44.1% 
Manufacture of wood and wood products  9  3  12  1.3% 
Manufacture of leather and footwear  75  0  75  7.9% 
Other manufacturing  40  4  44  4.6% 
Total 899   54  953  100% 

Employment

Companies with 100% foreign capital with 10 or more employees account for the employment of 188,462 persons.

Sectors Employment TE* Employment OTE* Total Share
Manufacture of food products  1,330  143  1,473  0.8% 
Manufacture of construction products, ceramic and glass  428  1,071  1,499  0.8% 
Manufacture of mechanicals and basic metals  14,040  345  14,385  7.6% 
Manufacture of electric and electronic equipment  71,253  0  71,253  37.8% 
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products  8,926  1,097  10,023  5.3% 
Manufacture of textile and wearing apparel  62,442  270  62,712  33.3% 
Manufacture of wood and wood products  1,461  68  1,529  0.8% 
Manufacture of leather and footwear  18,453  0  18,453  9.8% 
Other manufacturing  7,018  117  7,135  3.8% 
Total 185,351  3,111  188,462  100% 

Partnership

Sectors France Italy Germany Belgium Other
Manufacture of food products  2  6  0  0  21 
Manufacture of construction products, ceramic and glass  1  13  2  1  6 
Manufacture of mechanicals and basic metals  69  40  2  1  21 
Manufacture of electric and electronic equipment  55  45  29  1  30 
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products  48  28  8  2  16 
Manufacture of textile and wearing apparel  171  116  42  43  71 
Manufacture of wood and wood products  5  3  0  0  4 
Manufacture of leather and footwear  28  36  8  1  12 
Other manufacturing  19  9  3  5  17 
Total 398  296  94  54  198 

Breakdown of partnership enterprises by country

France
(398)		 Italy
(296)		 Germany
(94)		 Belgium
(54)		 Other
(198)

Source: Agency for the Promotion of Industry and Innovation - January 2020