The Security and investigation activities industry in Bulgaria was represented by 1,348 companies at the end of 2017, compared to 1,358 in the previous year and 1,349 in 2015.
The industry's net profit amounted to BGN 58,293,000 in 2017.
The industry's total revenue was BGN 802,238,000 in 2017, up by 7.38% compared to the previous year.
The combined costs of the companies in the Security and investigation activities industry reached BGN 736,158,000 in 2017, up by 5.76% year-on-year.
The industry's total revenue makes up 0.92% to the country's Gross domestic product (GDP) in 2017, compared to 0.89% for 2016 and 0.86% in 2015.
A total of 50,896 people were employed in the Security and investigation activities industry in 2017, compared to 52,616 in 2016 and 55,248 in 2015.
Most of the companies in the industry are based in Sofia, followed by Plovdiv and Varna.