The Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles industry in Bulgaria was represented by 13,623 companies at the end of 2015, compared to 13,043 in the previous year and 11,569 in 2013. The industry's net profit amounted to BGN 257,497,000 in 2015.
The industry's total revenue was BGN 7,624,394,000 in 2015, up by 18.23% compared to the previous year. The combined costs of the companies in the Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles industry reached BGN 7,333,595,000 in 2015, up by 18.09% year-on-year.
The industry's total revenue makes up 9.45% to the country's Gross domestic product (GDP) in 2015, compared to 8.28% for 2014 and 7.48% in 2013. A total of 36,998 people were employed in the Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles industry in 2015, compared to 36,418 in 2014 and 45,327 in 2013. Most of the companies in the industry are based in Sofia, followed by Plovdiv and Varna.