Industry Breakdown of Companies in Bulgaria

This statistic shows TOP industries, TOP companies by sales and number of employees and the most common SIC codes in Bulgaria

The number of companies in Bulgaria is 844,097, which represents 1.85% of all 45,639,763 companies in the HitHorizons database. The country with the highest number of registered companies is United Kingdom with 6,756,179 companies.

Current Country:
Bulgaria 844,097 (1.8%)
Largest Country:
United Kingdom 6,756,179 (14.8%)
Total Number of Companies 45,639,763

TOP Industries in Bulgaria

The industry with the highest number of companies registered in Bulgaria is Services with 200,554 companies followed by Unknown industry and Retail Trade with 200,078 and 172,931 companies respectively.

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TOP Industries in Bulgaria 844,097 registered companies

  Industry, Number of Companies Number of Companies
Services 200,554 23.8% 200,554
Unknown industry 200,078 23.7% 200,078
Retail Trade 172,931 20.5% 172,931
Wholesale Trade 71,520 8.5% 71,520
Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate 54,747 6.5% 54,747
Transportation, Communications, Electric, Gas, and Sanitary Services 44,462 5.3% 44,462
Manufacturing 43,238 5.1% 43,238
Construction 40,020 4.7% 40,020
Agriculture, Forestry, and Fishing 15,174 1.8% 15,174
Public Sector 817 0.1% 817
Mining 556 0.1% 556

Breakdown of Companies in Bulgaria by SIC Code

The Standard Industrial Classification code (SIC code) allows to classify individual industries. The top three SIC codes for Bulgaria are Non classified establishment (23.7%), Whol non durable goods (3.89%) and Business services (2.73%) .

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Breakdown of Companies in Bulgaria by SIC Code 844,097 registered companies

TOP 10 Companies by Sales Registered in Bulgaria

Companies registered in Bulgaria generate € 239,051,701,892 in sales per annum, which represents 0.31% of sales of all companies available in the HitHorizons database. The company with the highest sales is AURUBIS BULGARIA AD with € 3.355B followed by INDEPENDENT BULGARIAN ENERGY EXCHANGE EAD and LUKOIL-BULGARIA EOOD with € 3.031B and € 1.645B in sales respectively.

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TOP 10 Companies by Sales in Bulgaria 844,097 registered companies

  Company Name, Sales & Share Sales
1. AURUBIS BULGARIA AD € 3.355B 1.4% € 3.355B
2. INDEPENDENT BULGARIAN ENERGY EXCHANGE EAD € 3.031B 1.27% € 3.031B
3. LUKOIL-BULGARIA EOOD € 1.645B 0.69% € 1.645B
4. ASTRA BIOPLANT EOOD € 1.636B 0.68% € 1.636B
5. KOZLODUY NPP EAD € 1.387B 0.58% € 1.387B
6. NATSIONALNA ELEKTRICHESKA KOMPANIA EAD € 1.251B 0.52% € 1.251B
7. BULGARGAZ EAD € 1.092B 0.46% € 1.092B
8. SAKSA OOD € 1.029B 0.43% € 1.029B
9. BA GLASS BULGARIA EAD € 1.025B 0.43% € 1.025B
10. KAUFLAND BULGARIA EOOD & CO. € 966.0M 0.4% € 966.0M

TOP 10 Companies by Number of Employees Registered in Bulgaria

Companies registered in Bulgaria have 3,201,218 employees, which represents 0.82% of all employees of companies available in the HitHorizons database. The company with the highest number of employees is NATIONAL RAILWAY INFRASTRUCTURE COMPANY with 10,647 people followed by KAUFLAND BULGARIA EOOD & CO. and ARSENAL AD with 7,802 and 7,246 employees respectively.

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TOP 10 Companies by Number of Employees in Bulgaria 844,097 registered companies

  Company Name, Employees & Share Employees
1. NATIONAL RAILWAY INFRASTRUCTURE COMPANY 10,647 0.33% 10,647
2. KAUFLAND BULGARIA EOOD & CO. 7,802 0.24% 7,802
3. ARSENAL AD 7,246 0.23% 7,246
4. DSK BANK AD 5,242 0.16% 5,242
5. BILLA BULGARIA EOOD 4,962 0.16% 4,962
6. LIDL BULGARIA EOOD & CO 4,069 0.13% 4,069
7. SOT-SIGNALNO OHRANITELNA TEHNIKA LTD EOOD 4,040 0.13% 4,040
8. UNICREDIT BULBANK AD 3,866 0.12% 3,866
9. KOZLODUY NPP EAD 3,741 0.12% 3,741
10. DXC BULGARIA EOOD 3,703 0.12% 3,703

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