Republic of Tunisia  | Ministry of Industry, Energy and Mines

Manufacture of electric and electronic equipment

Sector overview

The  Manufacture of electric and electronic equipment Sector counts some 340 enterprises employing 10 or more persons. Among the sector enterprises 240 are producing for the export market.

Breakdown of enterprises employing 10 or more persons by activity and regime

Activity TE* OTE* Total
Wires, insulated cables and cable bundles  107  115 
Home electronics 
Electrical Motors, generators and transformers  14  22 
Accumulators and batteries 
Lamps, lighting and other electrical equipment  25  30 
Electric distribution and command controls  48  17  65 
Electronic components  57  60 
Office machines and computer equipment 
Emission and transmission equipment 
Industrial processes equipment and controls 
Electrical apparatuses motors and vehicles  16  18 
Home appliances  26  29 
Miscellaneous  21  10  31 

Employment

The Manufacture of electric and electronic equipment sector enterprises employing 10 or more workers account for 110,050 jobs of which 101,947 positions are with wholly exporting enterprises and 8,103 positions are with other than totally exporting.

Activity Employment TE* Employment OTE* Total
Wires, insulated cables and cable bundles  70,883  1,398  72,281 
Home electronics  1,970  318  2,288 
Electrical Motors, generators and transformers  2,938  528  3,466 
Accumulators and batteries  160  685  845 
Lamps, lighting and other electrical equipment  282  1,226  1,508 
Electric distribution and command controls  13,828  1,763  15,591 
Electronic components  14,449  302  14,751 
Office machines and computer equipment  18  18 
Emission and transmission equipment  249  180  429 
Industrial processes equipment and controls  60  60 
Electrical apparatuses motors and vehicles  9,416  122  9,538 
Home appliances  117  1,993  2,110 
Miscellaneous  4,346  649  4,995 

Exports / Imports

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

Development perspectives

The Center for Studies and Industrial Prospects (CEPI) has identified more than 100 project ideas and 9 professional files.

Partnership

The total number of enterprises with foreign participation is 218 , 162 are 100% foreign owned. 199 are totally exporting enterprises.

reakdown of partnership enterprises by country

France
(84)
Italie
(65)
Allemagne
(40)
Belgique
(1)
Autres
(48)

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