Republic of Tunisia  | Ministry of Industry, Energy and Mines

Companies with 100% foreign capital

Entreprises

Companies with 100% foreign capital (Industry) is comprised of 878 enterprises having 10 or more employees, of which 828 are totally exporting enterprises.

Sectors TE* OTE* Total %
Manufacture of food products  21  4  25  2.8% 
Manufacture of construction products, ceramic and glass  8  11  19  2.2% 
Manufacture of mechanicals and basic metals  111  9  120  13.7% 
Manufacture of electric and electronic equipment  161  1  162  18.5% 
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products  69  15  84  9.6% 
Manufacture of textile and wearing apparel  355  7  362  41.2% 
Manufacture of wood and wood products  8  2  10  1.1% 
Manufacture of leather and footwear  59  0  59  6.7% 
Other manufacturing  36  1  37  4.2% 
Total 828   50  878  100% 

Employment

Companies with 100% foreign capital with 10 or more employees account for the employment of 210,511 persons.

Sectors Employment TE* Employment OTE* Total Share
Manufacture of food products  2,650  1,174  3,824  1.8% 
Manufacture of construction products, ceramic and glass  634  838  1,472  0.7% 
Manufacture of mechanicals and basic metals  17,766  845  18,611  8.8% 
Manufacture of electric and electronic equipment  83,961  230  84,191  40.0% 
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products  10,842  1,248  12,090  5.7% 
Manufacture of textile and wearing apparel  57,831  414  58,245  27.7% 
Manufacture of wood and wood products  2,104  50  2,154  1.0% 
Manufacture of leather and footwear  22,983  0  22,983  10.9% 
Other manufacturing  6,825  116  6,941  3.3% 
Total 205,596  4,915  210,511  100% 

Partnership

Sectors France Italy Germany Belgium Other
Manufacture of food products  3  5  0  0  21 
Manufacture of construction products, ceramic and glass  0  12  2  0  8 
Manufacture of mechanicals and basic metals  73  31  3  1  22 
Manufacture of electric and electronic equipment  61  49  33  1  35 
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products  45  27  9  1  15 
Manufacture of textile and wearing apparel  152  96  42  42  54 
Manufacture of wood and wood products  6  2  0  0  2 
Manufacture of leather and footwear  21  30  7  1  8 
Other manufacturing  18  9  3  3  9 
Total 379  261  99  49  174 

Breakdown of partnership enterprises by country

France
(379)		 Italy
(261)		 Germany
(99)		 Belgium
(49)		 Other
(174)

Source: Agency for the Promotion of Industry and Innovation - August 2025