Republic of Tunisia  | Ministry of Industry and Trade

Mixed companies

Entreprises

The Mixed companies (Industry) is comprised of 615 enterprises having 10 or more employees, of which 390 are totally exporting enterprises.

Sectors TE* OTE* Total %
Manufacture of food products  31  49  80  13.0% 
Manufacture of construction products, ceramic and glass  7  23  30  4.9% 
Manufacture of mechanicals and basic metals  35  34  69  11.2% 
Manufacture of electric and electronic equipment  48  21  69  11.2% 
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products  23  57  80  13.0% 
Manufacture of textile and wearing apparel  205  12  217  35.3% 
Manufacture of wood and wood products  3  16  19  3.1% 
Manufacture of leather and footwear  24  1  25  4.1% 
Other manufacturing  14  12  26  4.2% 
Total 390   225  615  100% 

Employment

Mixed companies with 10 or more employees account for the employment of 78,114 persons.

Sectors Employment TE* Employment OTE* Total Share
Manufacture of food products  2,036  9,285  11,321  14.5% 
Manufacture of construction products, ceramic and glass  313  4,016  4,329  5.5% 
Manufacture of mechanicals and basic metals  4,597  2,800  7,397  9.5% 
Manufacture of electric and electronic equipment  5,667  2,868  8,535  10.9% 
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products  3,154  6,667  9,821  12.6% 
Manufacture of textile and wearing apparel  29,849  1,491  31,340  40.1% 
Manufacture of wood and wood products  55  894  949  1.2% 
Manufacture of leather and footwear  2,238  20  2,258  2.9% 
Other manufacturing  876  1,288  2,164  2.8% 
Total 48,785  29,329  78,114  100% 

Partnership

Sectors France Italy Germany Belgium Other
Manufacture of food products  26  17  3  1  47 
Manufacture of construction products, ceramic and glass  5  6  0  0  22 
Manufacture of mechanicals and basic metals  28  19  1  4  22 
Manufacture of electric and electronic equipment  27  19  10  1  16 
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products  27  16  4  1  46 
Manufacture of textile and wearing apparel  76  49  22  35  49 
Manufacture of wood and wood products  4  9  1  0  7 
Manufacture of leather and footwear  8  11  2  2  2 
Other manufacturing  13  2  0  2  11 
Total 214  148  43  46  222 

Breakdown of partnership enterprises by country

France
(214)		 Italy
(148)		 Germany
(43)		 Belgium
(46)		 Other
(222)


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