Republic of Tunisia  | Ministry of Industry and SMEs

Mixed companies

Entreprises

The Mixed companies (Industry) is comprised of 592 enterprises having 10 or more employees, of which 378 are totally exporting enterprises.

Sectors TE* OTE* Total %
Manufacture of food products  31  49  80  13.5% 
Manufacture of construction products, ceramic and glass  6  25  31  5.2% 
Manufacture of mechanicals and basic metals  38  36  74  12.5% 
Manufacture of electric and electronic equipment  49  20  69  11.7% 
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products  25  49  74  12.5% 
Manufacture of textile and wearing apparel  196  12  208  35.1% 
Manufacture of wood and wood products  3  9  12  2.0% 
Manufacture of leather and footwear  19  2  21  3.5% 
Other manufacturing  11  12  23  3.9% 
Total 378   214  592  100% 

Employment

Mixed companies with 10 or more employees account for the employment of 80,164 persons.

Sectors Employment TE* Employment OTE* Total Share
Manufacture of food products  2,005  9,967  11,972  14.9% 
Manufacture of construction products, ceramic and glass  196  3,753  3,949  4.9% 
Manufacture of mechanicals and basic metals  4,706  2,968  7,674  9.6% 
Manufacture of electric and electronic equipment  6,347  2,349  8,696  10.8% 
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products  3,955  6,537  10,492  13.1% 
Manufacture of textile and wearing apparel  30,659  1,486  32,145  40.1% 
Manufacture of wood and wood products  89  641  730  0.9% 
Manufacture of leather and footwear  2,456  35  2,491  3.1% 
Other manufacturing  724  1,291  2,015  2.5% 
Total 51,137  29,027  80,164  100% 

Partnership

Sectors France Italy Germany Belgium Other
Manufacture of food products  27  17  4  1  47 
Manufacture of construction products, ceramic and glass  3  7  0  0  24 
Manufacture of mechanicals and basic metals  28  20  1  4  26 
Manufacture of electric and electronic equipment  28  21  8  1  15 
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products  25  12  4  2  46 
Manufacture of textile and wearing apparel  77  47  22  30  47 
Manufacture of wood and wood products  4  4  0  0  6 
Manufacture of leather and footwear  5  10  2  2  2 
Other manufacturing  10  2  0  2  10 
Total 207  140  41  42  223 

Breakdown of partnership enterprises by country

France
(207)		 Italy
(140)		 Germany
(41)		 Belgium
(42)		 Other
(223)


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