Republic of Tunisia  | Ministry of Industry and Trade

Mixed companies

Entreprises

The Mixed companies (Industry) is comprised of 616 enterprises having 10 or more employees, of which 390 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  11.4% 
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products  23  57  80  13.0% 
Manufacture of textile and wearing apparel  204  12  216  35.1% 
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   226  616  100% 

Employment

Mixed companies with 10 or more employees account for the employment of 79,075 persons.

Sectors Employment TE* Employment OTE* Total Share
Manufacture of food products  2,036  9,295  11,331  14.3% 
Manufacture of construction products, ceramic and glass  313  4,016  4,329  5.5% 
Manufacture of mechanicals and basic metals  4,596  2,869  7,465  9.4% 
Manufacture of electric and electronic equipment  6,713  2,873  9,586  12.1% 
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products  3,154  6,648  9,802  12.4% 
Manufacture of textile and wearing apparel  29,710  1,493  31,203  39.5% 
Manufacture of wood and wood products  55  894  949  1.2% 
Manufacture of leather and footwear  2,226  20  2,246  2.8% 
Other manufacturing  876  1,288  2,164  2.7% 
Total 49,679  29,396  79,075  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  16  4  1  46 
Manufacture of textile and wearing apparel  76  49  22  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  148  43  46  222 

Breakdown of partnership enterprises by country

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


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