The Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities industry in Bulgaria was represented by 17,895 companies at the end of 2018, compared to 17,808 in the previous year and 17,793 in 2016.
The industry's net profit amounted to BGN 999,878,000 in 2018.
The industry's total revenue was BGN 9,464,094,000 in 2018, up by 4.35% compared to the previous year.
The combined costs of the companies in the Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities industry reached BGN 8,339,418,000 in 2018, up by 5.77% year-on-year.
The industry's total revenue makes up 9.56% to the country's Gross domestic product (GDP) in 2018, compared to 9.45% for 2017 and 9.48% in 2016.
A total of 52,930 people were employed in the Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities industry in 2018, compared to 53,194 in 2017 and 55,679 in 2016.
Most of the companies in the industry are based in Sofia, followed by Dobrich and Varna.