The Security and investigation activities industry in Bulgaria was represented by 1,358 companies at the end of 2016, compared to 1,349 in the previous year and 1,366 in 2014.
The industry's net profit amounted to BGN 44,986,000 in 2016.
The industry's total revenue was BGN 747,101,000 in 2016, up by 7.80% compared to the previous year.
The combined costs of the companies in the Security and investigation activities industry reached BGN 696,033,000 in 2016, up by 10.41% year-on-year.
The industry's total revenue makes up 0.89% to the country's Gross domestic product (GDP) in 2016, compared to 0.86% for 2015 and 0.89% in 2014.
A total of 52,616 people were employed in the Security and investigation activities industry in 2016, compared to 55,248 in 2015 and 54,604 in 2014.
Most of the companies in the industry are based in Sofia, followed by Plovdiv and Varna.