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Overview of Tunisian industry

Industrial Overview

Employment

Exports / Imports

Partnership

Industrial Overview

 Tunisia's industrial sector is comprised of 5,698 entreprises having 10 or more employees, of which 2,670 are totally exporting enterprises.

Sectors

TE* OTE* Total %
Manufacture of food products 198 849 1,047 18.4%
Manufacture of construction products, ceramic and glass 23 424 447 7.8%
Manufacture of mechanicals and basic metals 183 437 620 10.9%
Manufacture of electric and electronic equipment 243 132 375 6.6%
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 128 404 532 9.3%
Manufacture of textile and wearing apparel 1,578 303 1,881 33.0%
Manufacture of wood and wood products 28 169 197 3.5%
Manufacture of leather and footwear 216 70 286 5.0%
Other manufacturing 73 240 313 5.5%

Total

2,670 3,028 5,698 100%


* TE: Totally exporting
   OTE: Other than totally exporting

Source: Agency for the Promotion of Industry and Innovation - April 2013

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Employment  

Industrial enterprises with 10 or more employees account for the employment of 516,286 persons.

Sectors

Employment TE* Employment OTE* Total Share
IAA 17,065 54,825 71,890 13.9%
IMCCV 693 29,235 29,928 5.8%
IMM 15,066 24,930 39,996 7.7%
IEE 77,511 9,664 87,175 16.9%
ICH 21,759 22,971 44,730 8.7%
ITH 166,028 16,495 182,523 35.4%
IB 1,671 8,789 10,460 2.0%
ICC 28,573 2,205 30,778 6.0%
ID 5,627 13,179 18,806 3.6%

Total

333,993 182,293 516,286 100%

* TE: Totally exporting
   OTE: Other than totally exporting 
Source: Agency for the Promotion of Industry and Innovation - April 2013

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Exports / Imports
For further information, please click the link below:  National Institute of Statistics.
   
Source:
National Institute of Statistics

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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 1,879 , 1,158 are 100% foreign owned. 1,588 are totally exporting enterprises.
 
  Countries

Sectors

France Italy Germany Belgium Other
IAA 34 37 3 1 58
IMCCV 14 23 2 1 32
IMM 106 59 3 5 39
IEE 99 71 39 2 61
ICH 84 43 11 3 55
ITH 315 231 79 101 198
IB 19 14 5 2 13
ICC 42 72 9 5 27
ID 28 14 5 6 19

Total

741 564 156 126 502

Note: An enterprise may be counted for a number of times.

Breakdown of partnership enterprises by country

France
(741)
Italy
(564)
Germany
(156)
Belgium
(126)
Other
(502)


Source: Agency for the Promotion of Industry and Innovation - April 2013

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Agency for the Promotion of Industry and Innovation
63, rue de Syrie, 1002 Tunis Belvédère - Tunisie
Tel.: (216) 71 792 144 - Fax: (216) 71 782 482 -  E-mail : api@api.com.tn