The Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities industry in Bulgaria was represented by 17,793 companies at the end of 2016, compared to 16,943 in the previous year and 15,510 in 2014.
The industry's net profit amounted to BGN 797,270,000 in 2016. The industry's total revenue was BGN 8,794,947,000 in 2016, up by 4.42% compared to the previous year.
The combined costs of the companies in the Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities industry reached BGN 7,894,383,000 in 2016, up by 3.52% year-on-year.
The industry's total revenue makes up 10.48% to the country's Gross domestic product (GDP) in 2016, compared to 10.43% for 2015 and 10.59% in 2014.
A total of 55,679 people were employed in the Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities industry in 2016, compared to 58,274 in 2015 and 54,748 in 2014. Most of the companies in the industry are based in Sofia, followed by Dobrich and Varna.