Sanya's economy is supported by three pillars: real estate, tourism, and hotel and restaurant services.

(1) Sanya's real estate in January to June in the country is the only one of the commodity housing tends to rise steadily in a city, especially the second-hand housing, the fastest rate of increase in the country, such as according to the area of the purchase of housing, Northeast China first, such as according to the amount of the purchase of housing, the Beijing people the largest (because the Northeast China is mainly to buy downtown housing, second-hand housing; the Beijing people are mainly to buy sea-view houses, villas).

(2) Hotels and other food service industry. The food service industry absorbs the most employment in all industries in Sanya, and drives the development of agriculture, fishery and other related industries.

(3) Tourism. Tourism is the largest source of revenue for Sanya. It is no exaggeration to say that the rapid development of almost all industries in Sanya is tourism

The tourism industry is the largest source of revenue in Sanya.