The three-sector model in economics divides economies into three sectors of activity: extraction of raw materials, manufacturing, and service industries which exist to facilitate the transport, distri
This figure illustrates the percentages of a country's economy made up by different sector. The figure illustrates that countries with higher levels of socio-economic development tend to have less of their economy made up of primary and secondary sectors and more emphasis in tertiary sectors. The less developed countries exhibit the inverse pattern.