Annual reports on their activity for 2024 were submitted at the National Statistical Institute (NSI) by 470 985 non-financial enterprises, which was 1.8% more compared to 2023. The number of persons employed1 in full-time equivalent in the non-financial enterprises was 2 234 035, or 0.6% more than the previous year.
The largest was the share of non-financial enterprises in the service and trade sector (76.4%), which formed 63.7% of all employed persons. The ‘Agriculture, forestry and fishing’, ‘Industry’ and ‘Construction’ sectors formed 23.6% of all enterprises, and those employed in them were 36.3% of all employed persons in the non-financial sector. The value of output at current prices amounted to 310 262 million BGN, as the largest share had the ‘Industry’ sector - 36.9%. The non-financial enterprises reported a positive financial result of 38 843 million BGN.
At NSI 47 295 enterprises in the ‘Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing’ sector submitted annual reports on their activity for 2024, or 10.0% of the total number of the reported non-financial enterprises. These enterprises employed 105 688 persons who generated a value of output of 11 720 million BGN at current prices. A positive financial result of 1 226 million BGN was reported, as 83.1% of the enterprises finished 2024 with profit, 9.4% - with loss and 7.5% - with zero financial results.
Annual reports on their activities were submitted to NSI by 37 072 industrial enterprises, or 7.9% of the total number of the reported non-financial enterprises at NSI, as the largest share had the ‘Manufacturing’ sector - 81.1%. The value of output at current prices, manufactured by the industrial sector amounted to 114 677 million BGN, which formed 36.9% of the total production value of non-financial enterprises. This sector employed 550 829 persons, or 24.6% of the total number of persons employed in the non-financial enterprises. The industrial enterprises finished 2024 with a positive financial result of 8 755 million BGN at current prices. The largest contribution had the ‘Manufacturing’ sector, which formed 80.2% of that result.
At NSI 26 702 construction enterprises submitted annual reports on their activity, or 5.7% of the total number of reported non-financial enterprises. The largest share had the enterprises engaged in specialized construction activities - 54.0%. The construction enterprises employed 155 828 persons, or 7.0% of the total number of persons employed in the non-financial enterprises. The construction sector generated a value of output of 33 174 million BGN at current prices, or 10.7% of the total production value of the non-financial enterprises. The construction sector finished 2024 with a positive financial result of 3 408 million BGN at current prices and ‘Construction of buildings’ formed 33.9% of that result.
Annual reports on their activity for 2024 were submitted at NSI by 138 545 trade enterprises, or 29.4% of the total number of reported non-financial enterprises. The largest share had ‘Retail trade, except motor vehicles and motorcycles’ - 67.7%. This sector engaged 499 558 persons, or 22.4% of the total number of persons employed in the non-financial enterprises. The trade sector generated a value of output of 44 329 million BGN at current prices, or 14.3% of the total production value of the non-financial enterprises. The trade enterprises realized a positive financial result of 9 515 million BGN at current prices and ‘Wholesale trade, except motor vehicles and motorcycles’ formed 63.4% of that result.
At NSI 221 371 enterprises in the service sector submitted their annual reports, or 47.0% of the total number of the reported non-financial enterprises. This sector employed 922 132 persons, or 41.3% of the total number of persons employed in the non-financial enterprises. At current prices, in the service sector was generated value of output of 106 362 million BGN that formed 34.3% of the total production value of the non-financial enterprises. The service sector finished 2024 with a positive financial result of 15 939 million BGN and 23.2% of that result were realized by ‘Information and communication’.
