According to the macroeconomic theory of sectors, the economy is divided into three main sectors:
The first sector is based on the extraction of raw materials and includes mining companies, lumber companies, oil exploration companies, as well as agricultural industries and fishing.
The second sector relies on goods and their sale… Like this: (…such as automobile manufacturing, furniture, clothing trade, etc.).
The third sector, known as the “services sector,” is responsible for providing and producing services, relying fundamentally on intangible elements. Like this: Entertainment, healthcare, transportation, hospitality, restaurants, etc. This theory holds that the more advanced countries become, the more their economies will be based on the third sector, unlike primitive countries, which rely heavily on the primary sector (the United States of America, for example, has a service sector that makes up 85% of its economy).

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia:

The service sector is considered a large sector when we take a closer look at its activities. It includes wholesale and retail trade, restaurants and hotels, transportation, storage, information and communications, financial services, insurance, real estate, business services, community, social, and personal services, and finally, government services. Below, we will present the key indicators of the sector in Saudi Arabia.

• The service sector’s contribution to Saudi Arabia’s GDP is about 48.2%.
• The “wholesale and retail trade, restaurants and hotels” activity contributes about 10.8% to the GDP.
• The “transport, storage, information and communications” activity contributes about 6.6% to the GDP.
• The contribution of the “financial, insurance, real estate and business services” activity to GDP is 6.4%.
• As for the activity of “collective, social and personal services”, its contribution to the gross domestic product was 2.5%.
• The contribution of the “government services” activity to the GDP is 21.9%.

The State of Qatar:

• The value of wholesale and retail trade activity in the State of Qatar is estimated at approximately 50,083 million Qatari riyals.
• The number of establishments operating in wholesale and retail trade reached 11,139 establishments, and the number of workers in these establishments reached 213,954 workers.
• Compensation of workers in the wholesale and retail trade activity reached 11,288,877 thousand Qatari riyals.

• The establishments operating in the hotel and restaurant activity reached 2396 establishments. The number of workers in these establishments reached 78,194 workers.
• Compensation for workers in the hotel and restaurant business amounts to 2,947,431 thousand Qatari riyals.

• Number of mobile phone subscribers in the State of Qatar (regular subscription) 976,015 individuals.
• Number of mobile phone subscribers (prepaid services) 2,941,556 individuals.
• The length of roads paved in the previous year in the State of Qatar was 2224 km.
• The number of driving licenses issued last year was 242,923 licenses.
• Compensation of workers in the transportation and communications sector 24,338,223 thousand Qatari riyals.

• The number of insurance policies issued in the State of Qatar during the past year was 715,897 policies.
• The number of establishments operating in “business services” activities reached 4,973 establishments.
• The number of workers in “business services” activities is 215,285 workers.
• Compensation of workers in “business services” activities exceeds 15,347,819 thousand Qatari riyals.

• The number of workers in “social and personal services” activities in the private sector reaches 80,569 workers.
• Compensation for workers in “social and personal services” activities in the private sector is estimated at approximately 6,127,645 thousand Qatari riyals.

State of Kuwait:

• Wholesale and retail trade contributes about KWD 1,644.3 million to the country’s GDP.
• Restaurant and hotel activities contribute about KWD 418.6 million to the GDP of the State of Kuwait.
• Transport, storage and communications activities contribute about KWD 2,554.5 million.
• The length of paved roads in the State of Kuwait is 91,340,068 m2.

United Arab Emirates:

• Wholesale, retail and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles contributes 12.3% to GDP (AED 172,288 million).
• Transport and storage activity contributes 5.9% to GDP (AED 82,461 million).
• Accommodation and food services activities contribute 2.3% (AED 32,357 million).
• Information and communications activity contributes 2.9% (AED 41,347 million).
• The contribution of insurance activities to the GDP is estimated at 9.6% (AED 134,773 million).
• The number of insurance policies issued was 7,584,607 policies at the end of last year.
• Wholesale and retail trade activity accounts for 13% of the total workforce in the UAE.
• The transportation and storage activity accounts for 6.2% of the total workforce in the country.
• Accommodation and food service activities employ about 5% of the total workforce.

Sultanate of Oman:

• The Sultanate’s GDP is 29.3 billion Omani riyals.
• Wholesale and retail trade contributes 7% to the GDP, amounting to OMR 2,064.7 million.
• Restaurant and hotel activities contribute 1.1% to the GDP, amounting to OMR 308.6 million.
• Transport, storage and communications activities contribute an estimated 5.9% to the GDP, amounting to OMR 1,721.2 million.