The Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis industry in Bulgaria was represented by 9,246 companies at the end of 2016, compared to 9,173 in the previous year and 9,051 in 2014.
The industry's net profit amounted to BGN 228,672,000 in 2016. The industry's total revenue was BGN 1,433,434,000 in 2016, down by 17.19% compared to the previous year.
The combined costs of the companies in the Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis industry reached BGN 1,175,803,000 in 2016, down by 20.85% year-on-year.
The industry's total revenue makes up 1.71% to the country's Gross domestic product (GDP) in 2016, compared to 2.14% for 2015 and 1.87% in 2014.
A total of 13,841 people were employed in the Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis industry in 2016, compared to 14,138 in 2015 and 13,930 in 2014. Most of the companies in the industry are based in Sofia, followed by Varna and Plovdiv.