The Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles industry in Bulgaria was represented by 97,949 companies at the end of 2015, compared to 98,857 in the previous year and 84,926 in 2013. The industry's net profit amounted to BGN 551,685,000 in 2015.
The industry's total revenue was BGN 27,223,338,000 in 2015, up by 13.24% compared to the previous year. The combined costs of the companies in the Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles industry reached BGN 26,570,316,000 in 2015, up by 11.91% year-on-year.
The industry's total revenue makes up 33.72% to the country's Gross domestic product (GDP) in 2015, compared to 30.86% for 2014 and 30.07% in 2013. A total of 218,362 people were employed in the Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles industry in 2015, compared to 204,297 in 2014 and 287,576 in 2013. Most of the companies in the industry are based in Sofia, followed by Varna and Plovdiv.