Employment (formal sector)

  Unit Year
1990 2000 2006
Forestry and logging 1000 persons 0 0 0
Wood industry 1000 persons 1 1 2
Pulp and paper industry 1000 persons 0 1 1
Total for the forestry sector 1000 persons 1 2 3
% of total labour force 0.6 0.5 0.6
Furniture industry 1000 persons 1 1 1


Gross value added

  Unit Year
1990 2000 2006
Forestry and logging US$ million 16 30 29
Wood industry US$ million 17 37 52
Pulp and paper industry US$ million 8 4 11
Total for the forestry sector US$ million 41 71 92
% of GDP 2.1 2.9 3.4
Furniture industry US$ million 5 13 10

Note: value added is presented in constant prices (adjusted for inflation and exchange rates of 2006).

Data source: FAO. Contribution of the forestry sector to national economies, 1990-2006.

last updated: Wednesday, August 5, 2009