Republic of Tunisia  | Ministry of Industry, Energy and Mines

Industrial Overview

Entreprises

Tunisia's industrial sector is comprised of 4,519 entreprises having 10 or more employees, of which 2,012 are totally exporting enterprises.

Sectors TE* OTE* Total %
Manufacture of food products  202  778  980  21.7% 
Manufacture of construction products, ceramic and glass  19  279  298  6.6% 
Manufacture of mechanicals and basic metals  187  374  561  12.4% 
Manufacture of electric and electronic equipment  237  99  336  7.4% 
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products  120  390  510  11.3% 
Manufacture of textile and wearing apparel  1,032  243  1,275  28.2% 
Manufacture of wood and wood products  13  121  134  3.0% 
Manufacture of leather and footwear  129  42  171  3.8% 
Other manufacturing  73  181  254  5.6% 
Total 2,012   2,507  4,519  100% 


Employment

Industrial enterprises with 10 or more employees account for the employment of 527,140 persons.

Sectors Employment TE* Employment OTE* Total Share
Manufacture of food products  19,135  58,430  77,565  14.7% 
Manufacture of construction products, ceramic and glass  915  21,094  22,009  4.2% 
Manufacture of mechanicals and basic metals  24,650  24,134  48,784  9.3% 
Manufacture of electric and electronic equipment  111,159  7,763  118,922  22.6% 
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products  28,160  28,497  56,657  10.7% 
Manufacture of textile and wearing apparel  130,988  12,629  143,617  27.2% 
Manufacture of wood and wood products  2,408  5,215  7,623  1.4% 
Manufacture of leather and footwear  29,220  1,513  30,733  5.8% 
Other manufacturing  9,703  11,527  21,230  4.0% 
Total 356,338  170,802  527,140  100% 

Exports / Imports

For further information, please click the link below: National Institute of Statistics.

The modernization of industrial enterprises

For further information, please click the link below:   Bureau for the National Modernization Program for Industry (BMN)

Partnership

The total number of enterprises with foreign participation is 1,300, 871 are 100% foreign owned. 1,083 are totally exporting enterprises.

Sectors France Italy Germany Belgium Other
Manufacture of food products  26  22  4  1  51 
Manufacture of construction products, ceramic and glass  3  16  1  2  30 
Manufacture of mechanicals and basic metals  95  45  4  5  41 
Manufacture of electric and electronic equipment  84  59  36  1  43 
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products  72  36  11  2  51 
Manufacture of textile and wearing apparel  214  123  57  59  85 
Manufacture of wood and wood products  7  5  0  0  5 
Manufacture of leather and footwear  25  33  8  2  11 
Other manufacturing  26  8  3  4  21 
Total 552  347  124  76  338 

Breakdown of partnership enterprises by country

France
(552)		 Italy
(347)		 Germany
(124)		 Belgium
(76)		 Other
(338)


Source: Agency for the Promotion of Industry and Innovation - July 2026