Employment and GDP

Employment (formal sector)

  Unit Year
1990 2000 2006
Forestry and logging 1000 persons 1 1 1
Wood industry 1000 persons 2 5 21
Pulp and paper industry 1000 persons 3 4 13
Total for the forestry sector 1000 persons 6 11 35
% of total labour force 0.1 0.1 0.4
Furniture industry 1000 persons 5 10 46


Gross value added

  Unit Year
1990 2000 2006
Forestry and logging US$ million – – –
Wood industry US$ million – – –
Pulp and paper industry US$ million 47 47 279
Total for the forestry sector US$ million 47 47 279
% of GDP 0.0 0.0 0.1
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: Tuesday, November 24, 2009