Employment and GDP

Employment (formal sector)

  Unit Year
1990 2000 2006
Forestry and logging 1000 persons 1 1 1
Wood industry 1000 persons 10 16 16
Pulp and paper industry 1000 persons 1 2 2
Total for the forestry sector 1000 persons 11 19 19
% of total labour force 0.3 0.4 0.3
Furniture industry 1000 persons 19 31 31


Gross value added

  Unit Year
1990 2000 2006
Forestry and logging US$ million 11 4 4
Wood industry US$ million 21 41 87
Pulp and paper industry US$ million 15 31 31
Total for the forestry sector US$ million 47 75 122
% of GDP 0.3 0.3 0.4
Furniture industry US$ million 21 41 87

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