The Computer programming, consultancy and related activities industry in Bulgaria was represented by 8,188 companies at the end of 2017, compared to 7,567 in the previous year and 6,851 in 2015.
The industry's net profit amounted to BGN 442,189,000 in 2017.
The industry's total revenue was BGN 5,065,967,000 in 2017, up by 18.09% compared to the previous year.
The combined costs of the companies in the Computer programming, consultancy and related activities industry reached BGN 4,565,868,000 in 2017, up by 19.42% year-onyear.
The industry's total revenue makes up 5.82% to the country's Gross domestic product (GDP) in 2017, compared to 5.11% for 2016 and 4.70% in 2015.
A total of 46,787 people were employed in the Computer programming, consultancy and related activities industry in 2017, compared to 42,710 in 2016 and 38,714 in 2015.
Most of the companies in the industry are based in Sofia, followed by Varna and Plovdiv.