The Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations industry in Bulgaria was represented by 54 companies at the end of 2016, compared to 52 in the previous year and 50 in 2014.
The industry's net profit amounted to BGN 104,503,000 in 2016.
The industry's total revenue was BGN 1,051,358,000 in 2016, up by 1.76% compared to the previous year.
The combined costs of the companies in the Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations industry reached BGN 935,087,000 in 2016, down by 1.65% year-on-year.
The industry's total revenue makes up 1.25% to the country's Gross domestic product (GDP) in 2016, compared to 1.28% for 2015 and 1.29% in 2014.
A total of 8,724 people were employed in the Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations industry in 2016, compared to 10,085 in 2015 and 8,238 in 2014.
Most of the companies in the industry are based in Sofia, followed by Sandanski and Plovdiv.