Republic of Tunisia  | Ministry of Industry, Energy and Mines

100% Tunisian companies

Entreprises

The 100% Tunisian companies (Industry) is comprised of 3,152 enterprises having 10 or more employees, of which 871 are totally exporting enterprises.

Sectors TE* OTE* Total %
Manufacture of food products  151  732  883  28.0% 
Manufacture of construction products, ceramic and glass  5  247  252  8.0% 
Manufacture of mechanicals and basic metals  40  341  381  12.1% 
Manufacture of electric and electronic equipment  39  81  120  3.8% 
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products  29  325  354  11.2% 
Manufacture of textile and wearing apparel  528  228  756  24.0% 
Manufacture of wood and wood products  3  115  118  3.7% 
Manufacture of leather and footwear  51  40  91  2.9% 
Other manufacturing  25  172  197  6.3% 
Total 871   2,281  3,152  100% 

Employment

The 100% Tunisian companies (Industry) with 10 or more account for the employment 237,713 persons.

Sectors Employment TE* Employment OTE* Total Share
Manufacture of food products  14,693  48,126  62,819  26.4% 
Manufacture of construction products, ceramic and glass  83  16,075  16,158  6.8% 
Manufacture of mechanicals and basic metals  1,955  20,151  22,106  9.3% 
Manufacture of electric and electronic equipment  13,970  5,436  19,406  8.2% 
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products  13,503  20,426  33,929  14.3% 
Manufacture of textile and wearing apparel  50,841  10,824  61,665  25.9% 
Manufacture of wood and wood products  164  4,877  5,041  2.1% 
Manufacture of leather and footwear  4,730  1,475  6,205  2.6% 
Other manufacturing  1,270  9,114  10,384  4.4% 
Total 101,209  136,504  237,713  100% 

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