Republic of Tunisia  | Ministry of Industry, Energy and Mines

Other manufacturing

Sector overview

The  Other manufacturing Sector counts some 251 enterprises employing 10 or more persons. Among the sector enterprises 71 are producing for the export market.

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

Activity TE* OTE* Total
Paper pulp, paper and cartons  10  11 
Articles in paper or carton  20  83  103 
Publishing  21  22 
Printing  10  66  76 
Toys and Games 
Other diverse Industries  38  36  74 

Employment

The Other manufacturing sector enterprises employing 10 or more workers account for 22,105 jobs of which 9,035 positions are with wholly exporting enterprises and 13,070 positions are with other than totally exporting.

Activity Employment TE* Employment OTE* Total
Paper pulp, paper and cartons  50  1,796  1,846 
Articles in paper or carton  2,184  7,744  9,928 
Publishing  26  1,008  1,034 
Printing  970  2,789  3,759 
Toys and Games  2,731  10  2,741 
Other diverse Industries  3,187  1,292  4,479 

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 50 project ideas and 4 professional files.

Partnership

The total number of enterprises with foreign participation is 59 , 37 are 100% foreign owned. 47 are totally exporting enterprises.

reakdown of partnership enterprises by country

France
(27)
Italie
(10)
Allemagne
(3)
Belgique
(4)
Autres
(23)

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