The Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles industry in Bulgaria was represented by 28,933 companies at the end of 2015, compared to 28,717 in the previous year and 28,490 in 2013. The industry's net profit amounted to BGN 2,446,144,000 in 2015.
The industry's total revenue was BGN 72,178,229,000 in 2015, up by 4.03% compared to the previous year. The combined costs of the companies in the Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles industry reached BGN 69,436,661,000 in 2015, up by 3.12% year-onyear.
The industry's total revenue makes up 89.41% to the country's Gross domestic product (GDP) in 2015, compared to 89.06% for 2014 and 89.01% in 2013. A total of 138,621 people were employed in the Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles industry in 2015, compared to 132,895 in 2014 and 157,448 in 2013. Most of the companies in the industry are based in Sofia, followed by Plovdiv and Varna.