The Legal and accounting activities industry in Bulgaria was represented by 13,958 companies at the end of 2017, compared to 13,244 in the previous year and 12,572 in 2015.
The industry's net profit amounted to BGN 258,178,000 in 2017.
The industry's total revenue was BGN 1,136,851,000 in 2017, up by 10.99% compared to the previous year.
The combined costs of the companies in the Legal and accounting activities industry reached BGN 854,510,000 in 2017, up by 8.90% year-on-year.
The industry's total revenue makes up 1.31% to the country's Gross domestic product (GDP) in 2017, compared to 1.22% for 2016 and 1.17% in 2015.
A total of 20,607 people were employed in the Legal and accounting activities industry in 2017, compared to 20,005 in 2016 and 19,191 in 2015.
Most of the companies in the industry are based in Sofia, followed by Varna and Plovdiv.