The visuals illustrate the contribution of different sectors to an economy in percentage terms, alongside a bar chart shows the changes in revenue measured in US dollars (billion) over the period from 1982 to 2003.
As an overview, the tourism and industry account for the largest share of the economy structure and export earnings. Where as the agriculture contribute the least. In term of revenue, there was a clear upward trend in the figure from 1982 to 2000, while it again slight decline in year 2003.
It is vividly seen that, the tourism accounts for the largest share 26%, followed by industry at 24%. However, workers remittance aslo make a noticable contributes at 21%, whereas petroleum and fishing respresent 14% and 13% respectively. Considerably, agriculture contributes the only 2%, making it by far smallest sectors. Makedly, the bar chart shows the reveales that revenue rose gradually from about $0.3 billion in year 1982 to the peak of approximately $4.3 billion in year 2000. Significantly, after reaching at high in the figure, while their was a dramatic changes in the chart. In year 2001 and 2002 the ravenue was remain constant over the period at about $3.8 billion, while it sudenlly decreases in figure and goes around at $1.8 billion in year 2003.
It is predicted that revenue will recover gradually in the figure. Whereas the tourism and indusrty will also invest on economic sectors.