The Creative, arts and entertainment activities industry in Bulgaria was represented by 1,051 companies at the end of 2017, compared to 1,028 in the previous year and 960 in 2015.
The industry's net profit amounted to BGN 13,802,000 in 2017.
The industry's total revenue was BGN 97,544,000 in 2017, down by 9.04% compared to the previous year.
The combined costs of the companies in the Creative, arts and entertainment activities industry reached BGN 82,097,000 in 2017, down by 11.45% year-on-year.
The industry's total revenue makes up 0.11% to the country's Gross domestic product (GDP) in 2017, compared to 0.13% for 2016 and 0.11% in 2015.
A total of 751 people were employed in the Creative, arts and entertainment activities industry in 2017, compared to 723 in 2016 and 692 in 2015.
Most of the companies in the industry are based in Sofia, followed by Plovdiv and Varna.