Employment and GDP

Lao People's Democratic Republic

Employment (formal sector)

  Unit Year
1990 2000 2006
Forestry and logging 1000 persons 2 2 1
Wood industry 1000 persons 2 3 2
Pulp and paper industry 1000 persons 0 0 0
Total for the forestry sector 1000 persons 4 6 3
% of total labour force 0.2 0.2 0.1
Furniture industry 1000 persons – – –

 

Gross value added

  Unit Year
1990 2000 2006
Forestry and logging US$ million 41 74 103
Wood industry US$ million 1 2 1
Pulp and paper industry US$ million 0 0 0
Total for the forestry sector US$ million 42 76 104
% of GDP 3.3 3.2 3.0
Furniture industry US$ million – – –

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:  Sunday, March 27, 2011