Republic of Tunisia  | Ministry of Industry, Energy and Mines

Mixed companies

Entreprises

The Mixed companies (Industry) is comprised of 517 enterprises having 10 or more employees, of which 334 are totally exporting enterprises.

Sectors TE* OTE* Total %
Manufacture of food products  31  41  72  13.9% 
Manufacture of construction products, ceramic and glass  7  23  30  5.8% 
Manufacture of mechanicals and basic metals  35  24  59  11.4% 
Manufacture of electric and electronic equipment  40  19  59  11.4% 
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products  22  50  72  13.9% 
Manufacture of textile and wearing apparel  168  10  178  34.4% 
Manufacture of wood and wood products  3  4  7  1.4% 
Manufacture of leather and footwear  17  1  18  3.5% 
Other manufacturing  11  11  22  4.3% 
Total 334   183  517  100% 

Employment

Mixed companies with 10 or more employees account for the employment of 75,851 persons.

Sectors Employment TE* Employment OTE* Total Share
Manufacture of food products  1,861  10,060  11,921  15.7% 
Manufacture of construction products, ceramic and glass  193  4,082  4,275  5.6% 
Manufacture of mechanicals and basic metals  5,209  3,048  8,257  10.9% 
Manufacture of electric and electronic equipment  5,623  2,661  8,284  10.9% 
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products  3,505  6,750  10,255  13.5% 
Manufacture of textile and wearing apparel  24,227  1,442  25,669  33.8% 
Manufacture of wood and wood products  107  287  394  0.5% 
Manufacture of leather and footwear  1,735  25  1,760  2.3% 
Other manufacturing  837  4,199  5,036  6.6% 
Total 43,297  32,554  75,851  100% 

Partnership

Sectors France Italy Germany Belgium Other
Manufacture of food products  25  18  4  1  35 
Manufacture of construction products, ceramic and glass  5  5  0  1  23 
Manufacture of mechanicals and basic metals  24  12  2  4  23 
Manufacture of electric and electronic equipment  24  17  7  0  13 
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products  27  12  3  1  42 
Manufacture of textile and wearing apparel  72  37  17  20  42 
Manufacture of wood and wood products  3  2  0  0  3 
Manufacture of leather and footwear  3  10  1  1  3 
Other manufacturing  10  0  0  1  14 
Total 193  113  34  29  198 

Breakdown of partnership enterprises by country

France
(193)		 Italy
(113)		 Germany
(34)		 Belgium
(29)		 Other
(198)


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