The Manufacture of wearing apparel industry in Bulgaria was represented by 4,441 companies at the end of 2015, compared to 4,476 in the previous year and 4,116 in 2013. The industry's net profit amounted to BGN 180,691,000 in 2015.
The industry's total revenue was BGN 2,630,221,000 in 2015, down by 3.32% compared to the previous year. The combined costs of the companies in the Manufacture of wearing apparel industry reached BGN 2,428,678,000 in 2015, down by 3.34% year-on-year.
The industry's total revenue makes up 3.26% to the country's Gross domestic product (GDP) in 2015, compared to 3.49% for 2014 and 3.10% in 2013. A total of 97,853 people were employed in the Manufacture of wearing apparel industry in 2015, compared to 98,596 in
2014 and 104,749 in 2013. Most of the companies in the industry are based in Sofia, followed by Plovdiv and Haskovo.