The Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations industry in Bulgaria was represented by 54 companies at the end of 2018, compared to 50 in the previous year and 54 in 2016.
The industry's net profit amounted to BGN 106,537,000 in 2018.
The industry's total revenue was BGN 1,180,754,000 in 2018, up by 6.81% compared to the previous year.
The combined costs of the companies in the Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations industry reached BGN 1,062,294,000 in 2018, up by 9.03% year-on-year.
The industry's total revenue makes up 1.19% to the country's Gross domestic product (GDP) in 2018, compared to 1.15% for 2017 and 1.13% in 2016.
A total of 7,386 people were employed in the Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations industry in 2018, compared to 7,846 in 2017 and 8,724 in 2016.
Most of the companies in the industry are based in Sofia, followed by Plovdiv and Dupnitsa.