Republic of Tunisia  | Ministry of Industry, Energy and Mines

Mixed companies

Entreprises

The Mixed companies (Industry) is comprised of 550 enterprises having 10 or more employees, of which 345 are totally exporting enterprises.

Sectors TE* OTE* Total %
Manufacture of food products  27  46  73  13.3% 
Manufacture of construction products, ceramic and glass  5  24  29  5.3% 
Manufacture of mechanicals and basic metals  35  30  65  11.8% 
Manufacture of electric and electronic equipment  43  21  64  11.6% 
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products  23  52  75  13.6% 
Manufacture of textile and wearing apparel  180  13  193  35.1% 
Manufacture of wood and wood products  2  7  9  1.6% 
Manufacture of leather and footwear  19  1  20  3.6% 
Other manufacturing  11  11  22  4.0% 
Total 345   205  550  100% 

Employment

Mixed companies with 10 or more employees account for the employment of 72,233 persons.

Sectors Employment TE* Employment OTE* Total Share
Manufacture of food products  1,661  8,988  10,649  14.7% 
Manufacture of construction products, ceramic and glass  143  3,369  3,512  4.9% 
Manufacture of mechanicals and basic metals  4,885  2,896  7,781  10.8% 
Manufacture of electric and electronic equipment  5,951  2,457  8,408  11.6% 
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products  4,053  7,044  11,097  15.4% 
Manufacture of textile and wearing apparel  23,859  1,604  25,463  35.3% 
Manufacture of wood and wood products  52  476  528  0.7% 
Manufacture of leather and footwear  2,269  25  2,294  3.2% 
Other manufacturing  790  1,711  2,501  3.5% 
Total 43,663  28,570  72,233  100% 

Partnership

Sectors France Italy Germany Belgium Other
Manufacture of food products  21  17  4  1  45 
Manufacture of construction products, ceramic and glass  3  7  0  0  22 
Manufacture of mechanicals and basic metals  27  14  2  4  22 
Manufacture of electric and electronic equipment  26  18  7  1  16 
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products  26  13  3  2  44 
Manufacture of textile and wearing apparel  68  39  22  23  51 
Manufacture of wood and wood products  3  4  0  0  3 
Manufacture of leather and footwear  4  10  1  2  3 
Other manufacturing  8  2  0  2  12 
Total 186  124  39  35  218 

Breakdown of partnership enterprises by country

France
(186)		 Italy
(124)		 Germany
(39)		 Belgium
(35)		 Other
(218)


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