The Real estate activities industry in Bulgaria was represented by 24,017 companies at the end of 2018, compared to 23,265 in the previous year and 23,612 in 2016.
The industry's net profit amounted to BGN 1,066,236,000 in 2018.
The industry's total revenue was BGN 6,502,773,000 in 2018, up by 9.53% compared to the previous year.
The combined costs of the companies in the Real estate activities industry reached BGN 5,277,400,000 in 2018, down by 1.04% year-on-year.
The industry's total revenue makes up 6.57% to the country's Gross domestic product (GDP) in 2018, compared to 6.18% for 2017 and 5.38% in 2016.
A total of 22,708 people were employed in the Real estate activities industry in 2018, compared to 22,463 in 2017 and 22,021 in 2016.
Most of the companies in the industry are based in Sofia, followed by Varna and Plovdiv.