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Sfax second city and economic center of Tunisia, is a port city in the east of the country. Rich in its industries and its port, the city plays a leading economic role with the export of olive oil and fresh or frozen fish..

40%

of Tunisian olive oil export

40%

of national agricultural exports

60%

of Tunisian seafood exports

71 000

Companies

10%

of the economic fabric

Sfax, The industrial pole

An industrial sector is in full development and statistics put forward the figure of 4,000 companies established in the region.

717

Companies in the industrial sector including

136

Exporting companies

125

Companies in the trade

42 716

Jobs generated by industries

115

Companies with foreign participation

23

Industrial zones with a developed area of 1100 ha

Sfax, the first city exporting city of Tunisia

The economic fabric of the region is very developed, there are the main economic sectors, namely agriculture, industry and tourism.Sfax is a large industrial pole, (the second after the Tunis region) which continues to develop.Exports from the Sfax region are currently exceeding 900 million dinars per year.

Main exported products

Olive oil

Sea products

Textile

Chemical fertilizers

Phosphate

Pétrole & Gaz

Sel marin

Maritime transport

Sfax commercial port
Created in 1984, the Port of Sfax is a versatile one. Its prevailing traffic consists of bulk solids (phosphates and its derivatives, sea salt, cereals...)

3,3 million

tons of landed goods

1,5 million

million tons of shipped goods

4,8 million

million tons of goods, that is

15%

of national maritime traffic

Port of Skhira
The port of Skhira holds 55% of the total hydrocarbon traffic of the Tunisian commercial ports.
The number of ships passing through the port of Skhira (at the entrance) is 101 liquid bulk carriers and 41 tankers.

2 million

million tons of goods landed

3,5 million

tons of goods shipped

5,5 million

tons of goods, That is,

20%

of national maritime traffic

First national agricultural producer

Agriculture, including the culture of the olive, occupies an important place in the regional economy.Agricultural land occupies almost all of the area of the region (90%): 518,000 hectares of cultivable land.

Animal production

5 850

Tons of red meats

18 000

Tons of white meats

70 000

tons produced of fodder

60 000

tons of milk or 10% of national production

1200000

Eggs SOI 50% of national production.

Vegetable production

8

Millions of olive feet

347

thousand ha or 20% of the national surface

346

Oilies present in the region

60 000

Tons of production (2017 - 2018)

30%

of the national surface of olive fields

Olive oil: the richness of Sfax

Olive oil is the gold of Sfax due to its importance in the economic fabric and also due to its quality and history in relation to the region and its agriculture.

8 million

of olive trees

347,000

ha i.e. 20% of the national area

22%

of the national surface of organic olive groves

60,000

Tons of production (2017/2018)

10,000

Tons crushed per day

346

Oil mills

63

Exporting companies

Almond export

The almond tree is an ancestral tree anchored for a very long time in the agricultural fabric of Sfax. Until today, the almond tree takes a considerable place in the exports of the region.

71 000

ha of almond

5 000

tons of almond production

15%

of Tunisian exports of almonds

Sfax & Fishing

Fishing is a strategic activity for the local economy: a modern port infrastructure: 8 fishing ports providing more than 18,000 tonnes of seafood, that’s to say 18% of national production, including 10,000 tonnes exported, i.e. 60% of exports of sea products. The quantity of sea salt produced constitutes 60% of the national production.

8

Ports

4258

Fishing boats

60%

of Tunisian exports of seafood

18648

tons in 2018, representing

+300

trawlers, tuna and sardine boats

18%

18% of the national production of seafood

Sfax and its artisanal touch

More than 9,000 artisans and craft businesses including 80 exporters and 20 consortia.

The main activities are: traditional clothing, jewelry, olive wood and traditional pastry.

Dress
traditional

Pastry
traditional

Jewellery

Wood

The health sector

The health sector is a major axis of economic development in the Sfax region, it is rich in public and private infrastructure without forgetting the university center specializing in this field;

The health sector is a key asset that attracts particular health tourism.

8

University, regional and district hospitals and intermediate centers

14

Clinics

116

Laboratories

2,253

Physicians in practice

1,237

Private practices

Sfax, university center

Sfax is a major university center with its public and private higher education establishments, as well as a student population enrolled in various fields.

Added to this rich fabric, business incubators that promote the dissemination of the spirit of entrepreneurship among students and graduates.

53

Vocational training centers

25

University institutions (5 Faculties, 3 schools, 12 institutes and 5 private faculties)

31,000

Students

106

Research laboratories

6,400

Researchers

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