The Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations industry in Bulgaria was represented by 52 companies at the end of 2015, compared to 50 in the previous year and 58 in 2013. The industry's net profit amounted to BGN 72,468,000 in 2015.
The industry's total revenue was BGN 1,033,148,000 in 2015, up by 2.74% compared to the previous year. The combined costs of the companies in the Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations industry reached BGN 950,757,000 in 2015, up by 6.88% year-on-year.
The industry's total revenue makes up 1.28% to the country's Gross domestic product (GDP) in 2015, compared to 1.29% for 2014 and 1.24% in 2013. A total of 10,085 people were employed in the Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations industry in 2015, compared to 8,238 in 2014 and 7,462 in 2013. Most of the companies in the industry are based in Sofia, followed by Plovdiv and Sandanski.