Employment (formal sector)

  Unit Year
1990 2000 2006
Forestry and logging 1000 persons 2 2 1
Wood industry 1000 persons 0 2 2
Pulp and paper industry 1000 persons 1 1 1
Total for the forestry sector 1000 persons 3 5 4
% of total labour force 0.0 0.0 0.0
Furniture industry 1000 persons 1 1 1


Gross value added

  Unit Year
1990 2000 2006
Forestry and logging US$ million 70 57 57
Wood industry US$ million 10 16 15
Pulp and paper industry US$ million 48 36 36
Total for the forestry sector US$ million 128 108 107
% of GDP 1.1 0.5 0.3
Furniture industry US$ million 7 5 4

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