The Construction of buildings industry in Bulgaria was represented by 7,764 companies at the end of 2016, compared to 7,558 in the previous year and 7,558 in 2014.
The industry's net profit amounted to BGN 174,189,000 in 2016. The industry's total revenue was BGN 5,219,265,000 in 2016, down by 13.99% compared to the previous year.
The combined costs of the companies in the Construction of buildings industry reached BGN 5,006,975,000 in 2016, down by 14.98% year-on-year. The industry's total revenue makes up 6.22% to the country's Gross domestic product (GDP) in 2016, compared to 7.52% for 2015 and 7.10% in 2014.
A total of 50,608 people were employed in the Construction of buildings industry in 2016, compared to 52,515 in 2015 and 51,930 in 2014. Most of the companies in the industry are based in Sofia, followed by Varna and Plovdiv.