Republic of Tunisia  | Ministry of Industry and Trade

Mixed companies

Entreprises

The Mixed companies (Industry) is comprised of 618 enterprises having 10 or more employees, of which 391 are totally exporting enterprises.

Sectors TE* OTE* Total %
Manufacture of food products  31  50  81  13.1% 
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  49  21  70  11.3% 
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products  23  58  81  13.1% 
Manufacture of textile and wearing apparel  205  12  217  35.1% 
Manufacture of wood and wood products  3  16  19  3.1% 
Manufacture of leather and footwear  24  1  25  4.0% 
Other manufacturing  14  12  26  4.2% 
Total 391   227  618  100% 

Employment

Mixed companies with 10 or more employees account for the employment of 79,090 persons.

Sectors Employment TE* Employment OTE* Total Share
Manufacture of food products  2,033  9,266  11,299  14.3% 
Manufacture of construction products, ceramic and glass  313  4,021  4,334  5.5% 
Manufacture of mechanicals and basic metals  4,596  2,869  7,465  9.4% 
Manufacture of electric and electronic equipment  6,632  2,873  9,505  12.0% 
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products  3,055  6,704  9,759  12.3% 
Manufacture of textile and wearing apparel  29,872  1,493  31,365  39.7% 
Manufacture of wood and wood products  55  898  953  1.2% 
Manufacture of leather and footwear  2,226  20  2,246  2.8% 
Other manufacturing  876  1,288  2,164  2.7% 
Total 49,658  29,432  79,090  100% 

Partnership

Sectors France Italy Germany Belgium Other
Manufacture of food products  26  17  3  1  48 
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  28  19  10  1  16 
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products  27  17  4  1  48 
Manufacture of textile and wearing apparel  76  49  23  35  48 
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 215  149  44  46  224 

Breakdown of partnership enterprises by country

France
(215)		 Italy
(149)		 Germany
(44)		 Belgium
(46)		 Other
(224)


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