Table 1 presents some basic characteristics of the sample including sectoral
composition, average firm size and age.
TABLE 1
Characteristics of the Sample
(percentage of firms)
|
_____gabon_____ |
_____chad_____ | |||
|
Sector________________________ | ||||
|
Food______________________ |
14.9% |
(13) |
29.8% |
(17) |
|
Wood__________________ |
29.9% |
(26) |
14.0% |
(8) |
|
Textiles______________________ |
2.3% |
____(2)_______ |
14.0% |
(8) |
|
Metal________________________ |
14.9% |
(13) |
24.6% |
(14) |
|
Chemical___________________ |
10.3% |
(9) |
7.0% |
(4) |
|
Printing_______________________ |
12.6% |
_(11___ |
7.0% |
(4) |
|
Other_____________________ |
14.9% |
(13) |
3.5% |
(2) |
|
_____Total____________________ |
100.0% |
(85) |
100.0% |
(57) |
|
Size (1996)_________________________ | ||||
|
Micro (2-4 employees)________ |
9.4% |
(8) |
12.3% |
(7) |
|
Small (5-29 employees)________ |
47.1% |
(40) |
64.9% |
(37) |
|
Medium (30-99 employees) |
27.1% |
(23) |
12.3% |
(7) |
|
Large (100+ employees)______ |
16.5% |
(14) |
10.5% |
(6) |
|
Employment (1996)_______________ | ||||
|
Mean____________________ |
103 |
(85) |
109.4 |
(57) |
|
Ownership (1996)_________________ | ||||
|
Private domestic_____________ |
14.3%____________ |
71.4%_________ | ||
|
Private foreign________________ |
67.9%____________ |
14.3%_________ | ||
|
Public________________________ |
17.8%____________ |
14.3%_________ | ||
|
Age (1996)_______________________ | ||||
|
Mean____________________ |
13.8 |
_(85)____ |
14.2 |
(57) |
|
Note:Number of firms in parenthesis. | ||||
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