The Financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding industry in Bulgaria was represented by 1,888 companies at the end of 2017, compared to 1,914 in the previous year and 1,889 in 2015.
The industry's net profit amounted to BGN 1,319,040,000 in 2017.
The industry's total revenue was BGN 3,478,583,000 in 2017, up by 20.95% compared to the previous year.
The combined costs of the companies in the Financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding industry reached BGN 2,096,200,000 in 2017, down by 9.94% year-on-year.
The industry's total revenue makes up 3.99% to the country's Gross domestic product (GDP) in 2017, compared to 3.43% for 2016 and 3.47% in 2015.
A total of 10,951 people were employed in the Financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding industry in 2017, compared to 10,981 in 2016 and 10,806 in 2015.
Most of the companies in the industry are based in Sofia, followed by Plovdiv and Varna.