Industry Breakdown of Companies
in Bulgaria

Explore more than 942,133 Bulgaria-based companies available in the HitHorizons database and see top industries and biggest players with highest sales and number of employees.

Current Country: Bulgaria 942,133 (2.0%)
Largest Country: United Kingdom 7,802,759 (16.6%)
Total Number of Companies in Europe 47,115,226

According to our database, a total of more than 942,133 businesses are registered in Bulgaria . That represents 2% of all companies available in the HitHorizons database. These Bulgaria-based companies have a share of 0.44% of all sales generated by EU-based businesses and employ 0.93% of all EU employees.

Bulgaria: TOP Industries

According to our database, the industry with the highest number of companies registered is Unknown industry (231,552 companies in total), followed by Services (228,047) and Retail Trade (189,796).

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Bulgaria: TOP Industries 942,133 registered companies

  Industry, Number of Companies Number of
Companies
Unknown industry 231,552 24.6% 231,552
Services 228,047 24.2% 228,047
Retail Trade 189,796 20.1% 189,796
Wholesale Trade 74,069 7.9% 74,069
Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate 60,633 6.4% 60,633
Transportation, Communications, Electric, Gas, and Sanitary Services 49,773 5.3% 49,773
Manufacturing 45,541 4.8% 45,541
Construction 45,199 4.8% 45,199
Agriculture, Forestry, and Fishing 16,146 1.7% 16,146
Public Sector 826 0.1% 826
Mining 551 0.1% 551

Bulgaria: Breakdown of Companies by SIC Code

The Standard Industrial Classification (SIC Code) is used to assign companies to specific industries. According to our database, the top 3 SIC Codes for Bulgaria are Non classified establishment (24.58%), Whol non durable goods (3.54%) and Business services (2.78%).

This breakdown was generated automarically using the latest data from the HitHorizons database. Search through the whole HitHorizons database using filtering criteria relevant for your search and find companies leading within individual SIC Codes, SIC Code distribution among individual countries, or SIC Code breakdowns within other industries using HitHorizons Screener.

Bulgaria: Breakdown of Companies by SIC Code 942,133 registered companies

Bulgaria: TOP 10 Companies with Highest Sales

According to our database, companies registered in the Bulgaria generated € 376,166,580,506 in sales, which represents 0.44% of all sales generated by companies available in the HitHorizons database.

This TOP 10 list of companies operating in Bulgaria was generated automatically using the latest data from the HitHorizons database. Search through the whole HitHorizons database using filtering criteria relevant for your search and get more data and insights on specific countries, industries, or segments with HitHorizons Screener.

Bulgaria: TOP 10 Companies with Highest Sales 942,133 registered companies

  Company Name, Sales & Share Sales
1. LUKOIL NEFTOHIM BURGAS AD € 5.469B 1.45% € 5.469B
2. AURUBIS BULGARIA AD € 4.407B 1.17% € 4.407B
3. LUKOIL-BULGARIA EOOD € 3.991B 1.06% € 3.991B
4. ASTRA BIOPLANT EOOD € 2.544B 0.68% € 2.544B
5. BA GLASS BULGARIA EAD € 1.89B 0.5% € 1.89B
6. BULGARGAZ EAD € 1.624B 0.43% € 1.624B
7. KOZLODUY NPP EAD € 1.606B 0.43% € 1.606B
8. KAUFLAND BULGARIA EOOD & CO. € 1.54B 0.41% € 1.54B
9. LIDL BULGARIA EOOD & CO € 1.439B 0.38% € 1.439B
10. SAKSA OOD € 1.269B 0.34% € 1.269B
Total Sales of the TOP 10 Companies € 25.78B

Bulgaria: Top 10 Companies with Highest Number of Employees

According to our database, companies registered in the UK employ 3,546,565 people, which represents 0.93% of all people employed by companies available in the HitHorizons database. The company with the highest number of employees is NATIONAL RAILWAY INFRASTRUCTURE COMPANY (10,447), followed by ARSENAL AD (9,143) and KAUFLAND BULGARIA EOOD & CO. (7,801).

This TOP 10 list of companies with the highest number of employees was generated automatically using the latest data from the HitHorizons database. Search through the whole HitHorizons database using filtering criteria relevant for your search and get more data and insights on specific countries, industries, or segments with HitHorizons Screener.

Bulgaria: Top 10 Companies with Highest Number of Employees 942,133 registered companies

  Company Name, Employees & Share Number of Employees
1. NATIONAL RAILWAY INFRASTRUCTURE COMPANY 10,447 0.29% 10,447
2. ARSENAL AD 9,143 0.26% 9,143
3. KAUFLAND BULGARIA EOOD & CO. 7,801 0.22% 7,801
4. BILLA BULGARIA EOOD 5,510 0.16% 5,510
5. DSK BANK AD 5,377 0.15% 5,377
6. VAZOVSKI MASHINOSTROITELNI ZAVODI EAD 4,946 0.14% 4,946
7. VIVACOM BULGARIA EAD 4,438 0.13% 4,438
8. LIDL BULGARIA EOOD & CO 4,344 0.12% 4,344
9. UNITED BULGARIAN BANK AD 4,335 0.12% 4,335
10. PLOVDIV MUNICIPALITY 4,233 0.12% 4,233
Total Number of Employees of the TOP 10 Companies 60,574

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