Republic of Tunisia  | Ministry of Industry, Energy and Mines

Industrial Overview

Entreprises

Tunisia's industrial sector is comprised of 4,661 entreprises having 10 or more employees, of which 2,111 are totally exporting enterprises.

Sectors TE* OTE* Total %
Manufacture of food products  207  780  987  21.2% 
Manufacture of construction products, ceramic and glass  20  298  318  6.8% 
Manufacture of mechanicals and basic metals  192  382  574  12.3% 
Manufacture of electric and electronic equipment  241  99  340  7.3% 
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products  124  389  513  11.0% 
Manufacture of textile and wearing apparel  1,111  254  1,365  29.3% 
Manufacture of wood and wood products  16  126  142  3.0% 
Manufacture of leather and footwear  129  42  171  3.7% 
Other manufacturing  71  180  251  5.4% 
Total 2,111   2,550  4,661  100% 


Employment

Industrial enterprises with 10 or more employees account for the employment of 526,019 persons.

Sectors Employment TE* Employment OTE* Total Share
Manufacture of food products  19,864  58,682  78,546  14.9% 
Manufacture of construction products, ceramic and glass  911  21,977  22,888  4.4% 
Manufacture of mechanicals and basic metals  25,436  23,095  48,531  9.2% 
Manufacture of electric and electronic equipment  101,108  8,344  109,452  20.8% 
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products  28,053  27,419  55,472  10.5% 
Manufacture of textile and wearing apparel  136,199  13,805  150,004  28.5% 
Manufacture of wood and wood products  2,431  5,067  7,498  1.4% 
Manufacture of leather and footwear  30,034  1,489  31,523  6.0% 
Other manufacturing  9,035  13,070  22,105  4.2% 
Total 353,071  172,948  526,019  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 1,398, 889 are 100% foreign owned. 1,165 are totally exporting enterprises.

Sectors France Italy Germany Belgium Other
Manufacture of food products  28  23  4  1  55 
Manufacture of construction products, ceramic and glass  5  17  2  1  31 
Manufacture of mechanicals and basic metals  98  48  5  5  44 
Manufacture of electric and electronic equipment  88  64  39  1  50 
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products  73  40  12  2  57 
Manufacture of textile and wearing apparel  228  132  58  61  103 
Manufacture of wood and wood products  9  4  0  0  5 
Manufacture of leather and footwear  25  38  8  2  11 
Other manufacturing  27  10  3  4  23 
Total 581  376  131  77  379 

Breakdown of partnership enterprises by country

France
(581)		 Italy
(376)		 Germany
(131)		 Belgium
(77)		 Other
(379)


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