The Financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding industry in Bulgaria was represented by 1,889 companies at the end of 2015, compared to 1,868 in the previous year and 1,726 in 2013. The industry's net profit amounted to BGN 751,610,000 in 2015.
The industry's total revenue was BGN 2,797,854,000 in 2015, up by 4.51% compared to the previous year. The combined costs of the companies in the Financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding industry reached BGN 2,021,761,000 in 2015, down by 57.08% year-on-year.
The industry's total revenue makes up 3.47% to the country's Gross domestic product (GDP) in 2015, compared to 3.44% for 2014 and 3.06% in 2013. A total of 10,806 people were employed in the Financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding industry in 2015, compared to 10,227 in 2014 and 14,883 in 2013. Most of the companies in the industry are based in Sofia, followed by Plovdiv and Varna.