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 241 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  104  112 
Home electronics 
Electrical Motors, generators and transformers  14  22 
Accumulators and batteries 
Lamps, lighting and other electrical equipment  27  32 
Electric distribution and command controls  49  17  66 
Electronic components  59  63 
Office machines and computer equipment 
Emission and transmission equipment 
Industrial processes equipment and controls 
Electrical apparatuses motors and vehicles  16  18 
Home appliances  25  28 
Miscellaneous  22  31 

Employment

The Manufacture of electric and electronic equipment sector enterprises employing 10 or more workers account for 109,452 jobs of which 101,108 positions are with wholly exporting enterprises and 8,344 positions are with other than totally exporting.

Activity Employment TE* Employment OTE* Total
Wires, insulated cables and cable bundles  67,388  1,676  69,064 
Home electronics  3,728  315  4,043 
Electrical Motors, generators and transformers  3,016  544  3,560 
Accumulators and batteries  160  685  845 
Lamps, lighting and other electrical equipment  280  1,321  1,601 
Electric distribution and command controls  13,964  1,659  15,623 
Electronic components  17,255  312  17,567 
Office machines and computer equipment  18  18 
Emission and transmission equipment  293  180  473 
Industrial processes equipment and controls  60  60 
Electrical apparatuses motors and vehicles  8,664  122  8,786 
Home appliances  128  1,983  2,111 
Miscellaneous  6,599  629  7,228 

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 221 , 163 are 100% foreign owned. 201 are totally exporting enterprises.

reakdown of partnership enterprises by country

France
(88)
Italie
(64)
Allemagne
(39)
Belgique
(1)
Autres
(50)

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