The Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products industry in Bulgaria was represented by 608 companies at the end of 2015, compared to 601 in the previous year and 549 in 2013.
The industry's net profit amounted to BGN 320,136,000 in 2015. The industry's total revenue was BGN 3,389,466,000 in 2015, up by 16.50% compared to the previous year. The combined costs of the companies in the Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products industry reached BGN 3,035,831,000 in 2015, up by 14.17% year-on-year.
The industry's total revenue makes up 4.2% to the country's Gross domestic product (GDP) in 2015, compared to 3.73%
for 2014 and 3.38% in 2013. A total of 13,685 people were employed in the Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products industry in 2015, compared to 12,922 in 2014 and 13,320 in 2013. Most of the companies in the industry are based in Sofia, followed by Plovdiv and Varna.