Republic of Tunisia  | Ministry of Industry, Energy and Mines

Industrial Overview

Entreprises

Tunisia's industrial sector is comprised of 4,604 entreprises having 10 or more employees, of which 2,066 are totally exporting enterprises.

Sectors TE* OTE* Total %
Manufacture of food products  205  784  989  21.5% 
Manufacture of construction products, ceramic and glass  20  290  310  6.7% 
Manufacture of mechanicals and basic metals  184  382  566  12.3% 
Manufacture of electric and electronic equipment  240  100  340  7.4% 
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products  123  387  510  11.1% 
Manufacture of textile and wearing apparel  1,075  248  1,323  28.7% 
Manufacture of wood and wood products  15  122  137  3.0% 
Manufacture of leather and footwear  132  40  172  3.7% 
Other manufacturing  72  185  257  5.6% 
Total 2,066   2,538  4,604  100% 


Employment

Industrial enterprises with 10 or more employees account for the employment of 522,175 persons.

Sectors Employment TE* Employment OTE* Total Share
Manufacture of food products  19,613  59,556  79,169  15.2% 
Manufacture of construction products, ceramic and glass  910  21,308  22,218  4.3% 
Manufacture of mechanicals and basic metals  24,710  23,350  48,060  9.2% 
Manufacture of electric and electronic equipment  101,947  8,103  110,050  21.1% 
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products  27,862  27,659  55,521  10.6% 
Manufacture of textile and wearing apparel  132,829  12,971  145,800  27.9% 
Manufacture of wood and wood products  2,481  5,041  7,522  1.4% 
Manufacture of leather and footwear  29,926  1,398  31,324  6.0% 
Other manufacturing  9,347  13,164  22,511  4.3% 
Total 349,625  172,550  522,175  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 1,376, 878 are 100% foreign owned. 1,149 are totally exporting enterprises.

Sectors France Italy Germany Belgium Other
Manufacture of food products  28  23  4  1  56 
Manufacture of construction products, ceramic and glass  4  17  2  1  32 
Manufacture of mechanicals and basic metals  98  43  4  5  44 
Manufacture of electric and electronic equipment  84  65  40  1  48 
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products  72  39  12  2  55 
Manufacture of textile and wearing apparel  222  132  60  60  96 
Manufacture of wood and wood products  8  4  0  0  5 
Manufacture of leather and footwear  26  41  8  2  11 
Other manufacturing  27  10  3  4  22 
Total 569  374  133  76  369 

Breakdown of partnership enterprises by country

France
(569)		 Italy
(374)		 Germany
(133)		 Belgium
(76)		 Other
(369)


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