Republic of Tunisia  | Ministry of Industry, Energy and Mines

Mixed companies

Entreprises

The Mixed companies (Industry) is comprised of 571 enterprises having 10 or more employees, of which 361 are totally exporting enterprises.

Sectors TE* OTE* Total %
Manufacture of food products  29  48  77  13.5% 
Manufacture of construction products, ceramic and glass  5  25  30  5.3% 
Manufacture of mechanicals and basic metals  35  32  67  11.7% 
Manufacture of electric and electronic equipment  49  19  68  11.9% 
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products  22  51  73  12.8% 
Manufacture of textile and wearing apparel  188  13  201  35.2% 
Manufacture of wood and wood products  2  9  11  1.9% 
Manufacture of leather and footwear  20  1  21  3.7% 
Other manufacturing  11  12  23  4.0% 
Total 361   210  571  100% 

Employment

Mixed companies with 10 or more employees account for the employment of 79,384 persons.

Sectors Employment TE* Employment OTE* Total Share
Manufacture of food products  1,675  9,710  11,385  14.3% 
Manufacture of construction products, ceramic and glass  137  3,637  3,774  4.8% 
Manufacture of mechanicals and basic metals  4,815  2,962  7,777  9.8% 
Manufacture of electric and electronic equipment  6,343  2,404  8,747  11.0% 
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products  3,632  7,079  10,711  13.5% 
Manufacture of textile and wearing apparel  30,116  1,603  31,719  40.0% 
Manufacture of wood and wood products  57  638  695  0.9% 
Manufacture of leather and footwear  2,462  15  2,477  3.1% 
Other manufacturing  724  1,375  2,099  2.6% 
Total 49,961  29,423  79,384  100% 

Partnership

Sectors France Italy Germany Belgium Other
Manufacture of food products  24  18  4  1  46 
Manufacture of construction products, ceramic and glass  3  8  0  0  22 
Manufacture of mechanicals and basic metals  28  15  1  4  23 
Manufacture of electric and electronic equipment  26  21  8  1  16 
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products  24  12  4  2  45 
Manufacture of textile and wearing apparel  70  44  21  29  50 
Manufacture of wood and wood products  4  4  0  0  5 
Manufacture of leather and footwear  4  10  2  2  3 
Other manufacturing  10  2  0  2  10 
Total 193  134  40  41  220 

Breakdown of partnership enterprises by country

France
(193)		 Italy
(134)		 Germany
(40)		 Belgium
(41)		 Other
(220)


Source: Agency for the Promotion of Industry and Innovation - January 2021