The Legal and accounting activities industry in Bulgaria was represented by 13,244 companies at the end of 2016, compared to 12,572 in the previous year and 12,066 in 2014.
The industry's net profit amounted to BGN 217,322,000 in 2016.
The industry's total revenue was BGN 1,024,248,000 in 2016, up by 8.75% compared to the previous year.
The combined costs of the companies in the Legal and accounting activities industry reached BGN 784,694,000 in 2016, up by 6.34% year-on-year.
The industry's total revenue makes up 1.22% to the country's Gross domestic product (GDP) in 2016, compared to 1.17% for 2015 and 1.17% in 2014.
A total of 20,005 people were employed in the Legal and accounting activities industry in 2016, compared to 19,191 in 2015 and 18,290 in 2014.
Most of the companies in the industry are based in Sofia, followed by Varna and Plovdiv.