The Rental and leasing activities industry in Bulgaria was represented by 3,298 companies at the end of 2018, compared to 3,158 in the previous year and 2,949 in 2016.
The industry's net profit amounted to BGN 84,917,000 in 2018.
The industry's total revenue was BGN 991,322,000 in 2018, up by 11.02% compared to the previous year.
The combined costs of the companies in the Rental and leasing activities industry reached BGN 896,135,000 in 2018, up by 3.31% year-on-year.
The industry's total revenue makes up 1.00% to the country's Gross domestic product (GDP) in 2018, compared to 0.93% for 2017 and 0.73% in 2016.
A total of 3,395 people were employed in the Rental and leasing activities industry in 2018, compared to 3,427 in 2017 and 2,880 in 2016.
Most of the companies in the industry are based in Sofia, followed by Varna and Plovdiv.