The Other professional, scientific and technical activities industry in Bulgaria was represented by 10,953 companies at the end of 2018, compared to 10,267 in the previous year and 9,965 in 2016.
The industry's net profit amounted to BGN 548,507,000 in 2018.
The industry's total revenue was BGN 2,431,544,000 in 2018, up by 28.24% compared to the previous year.
The combined costs of the companies in the Other professional, scientific and technical activities industry reached BGN 1,852,408,000 in 2018, up by 32.87% year-on-year.
The industry's total revenue makes up 2.46% to the country's Gross domestic product (GDP) in 2018, compared to 1.98% for 2017 and 2.07% in 2016.
A total of 60,865 people were employed in the Other professional, scientific and technical activities industry in 2018, compared to 13,966 in 2017 and 12,645 in 2016.
Most of the companies in the industry are based in Sofia, followed by Varna and Plovdiv.