The Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations industry in Bulgaria was represented by 50 companies at the end of 2017, compared to 54 in the previous year and 52 in 2015.
The industry's net profit amounted to BGN 118,610,000 in 2017.
The industry's total revenue was BGN 1,105,522,000 in 2017, up by 5.15% compared to the previous year.
The combined costs of the companies in the Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations industry reached BGN 974,288,000 in 2017, up by 4.19% year-on-year.
The industry's total revenue makes up 1.27% to the country's Gross domestic product (GDP) in 2017, compared to 1.25% for 2016 and 1.28% in 2015.
A total of 7,846 people were employed in the Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations industry in 2017, compared to 8,724 in 2016 and 10,085 in 2015.