The Computer programming, consultancy and related activities industry in Bulgaria was represented by 8,819 companies at the end of 2018, compared to 8,188 in the previous year and 7,567 in 2016.
The industry's net profit amounted to BGN 742,204,000 in 2018.
The industry's total revenue was BGN 6,013,248,000 in 2018, up by 18.70% compared to the previous year.
The combined costs of the companies in the Computer programming, consultancy and related activities industry reached BGN 5,186,502,000 in 2018, up by 13.59% year-on-year.
The industry's total revenue makes up 6.08% to the country's Gross domestic product (GDP) in 2018, compared to 5.28% for 2017 and 4.63% in 2016.
A total of 50,988 people were employed in the Computer programming, consultancy and related activities industry in 2018, compared to 46,787 in 2017 and 42,710 in 2016.
Most of the companies in the industry are based in Sofia, followed by Varna and Plovdiv.