Republic of Tunisia  | Ministry of Industry, Energy and Mines

Companies with 100% foreign capital

Entreprises

Companies with 100% foreign capital (Industry) is comprised of 889 enterprises having 10 or more employees, of which 837 are totally exporting enterprises.

Sectors TE* OTE* Total %
Manufacture of food products  21  3  24  2.7% 
Manufacture of construction products, ceramic and glass  8  11  19  2.1% 
Manufacture of mechanicals and basic metals  115  9  124  13.9% 
Manufacture of electric and electronic equipment  161  2  163  18.3% 
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products  70  16  86  9.7% 
Manufacture of textile and wearing apparel  360  8  368  41.4% 
Manufacture of wood and wood products  8  2  10  1.1% 
Manufacture of leather and footwear  58  0  58  6.5% 
Other manufacturing  36  1  37  4.2% 
Total 837   52  889  100% 

Employment

Companies with 100% foreign capital with 10 or more employees account for the employment of 211,163 persons.

Sectors Employment TE* Employment OTE* Total Share
Manufacture of food products  3,107  1,147  4,254  2.0% 
Manufacture of construction products, ceramic and glass  647  855  1,502  0.7% 
Manufacture of mechanicals and basic metals  18,055  811  18,866  8.9% 
Manufacture of electric and electronic equipment  82,854  310  83,164  39.4% 
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products  10,895  1,219  12,114  5.7% 
Manufacture of textile and wearing apparel  58,315  664  58,979  27.9% 
Manufacture of wood and wood products  2,049  50  2,099  1.0% 
Manufacture of leather and footwear  23,285  0  23,285  11.0% 
Other manufacturing  6,784  116  6,900  3.3% 
Total 205,991  5,172  211,163  100% 

Partnership

Sectors France Italy Germany Belgium Other
Manufacture of food products  3  5  0  0  20 
Manufacture of construction products, ceramic and glass  0  12  2  0  8 
Manufacture of mechanicals and basic metals  74  36  3  1  21 
Manufacture of electric and electronic equipment  64  47  32  1  37 
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products  46  28  9  1  15 
Manufacture of textile and wearing apparel  156  95  41  41  61 
Manufacture of wood and wood products  6  2  0  0  2 
Manufacture of leather and footwear  22  28  7  1  8 
Other manufacturing  17  10  3  3  9 
Total 388  263  97  48  181 

Breakdown of partnership enterprises by country

France
(388)		 Italy
(263)		 Germany
(97)		 Belgium
(48)		 Other
(181)

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