Tunisia

Employees

82

Total tax contribution

$98,406,441

Taxes borne

$90,178,189

Taxes collected

$8,228,252

• Third-party revenues

  $145,689,187

• Related-party revenues

  $54,634,819

• Total revenues

  $200,324,006

• Profit before tax

  $(43,606,561)

• Corporate income tax paid

  $83,807,370

• Corporate income tax accrued

  $9,566,674

• Stated capital

  $339,908,730

• Accumulated earnings

  $180,007,000

• Tangible assets

  $(1)

• Other payments to governments

  $16,569,086

Shell's footprint

Shell has been present in Tunisia for almost 90 years. In 2011, Shell sold its downstream business but continued with upstream exploration. When Shell acquired BG Group in 2016, we became the owner of producing offshore gas fields and their support facilities, a liquefied petroleum gas extraction plant, pipelines, storage and export terminals. In 2022, Shell relinquished the Miskar concession to the government upon expiry, which reduced the number of employees from 308 in 2021 to 82 in 2022.

Country financial analysis

In 2022, the statutory corporate income tax rate in Tunisia was between 10% and 35%, with an additional 1% social solidarity contribution. The taxable income of each concession and legal entity is determined separately under Tunisian law. The government has applied a tax rate of 40-50% to Shell's upstream operations. The tax paid in 2022 includes payments for previous years. The loss reported is a result of the relinquishment of the Miskar concession. Our Payments to Governments Report for 2022 shows that Shell paid around $16.6 million in royalties.