Economy, jobs and prices in Kagera, Tanzania: official figures
Kagera's economy produced goods and services worth TSh 6.15 trillion in 2025 (provisional regional GDP at current prices), 2.6% of Mainland Tanzania's total; 9th smallest of the 26 Mainland regions.
What is the income per person in Kagera?
GDP per person in Kagera was TSh 1,850,225 in 2025 (provisional; Mainland Tanzania: TSh 3,544,124), 2nd lowest of the 26 Mainland regions.
Source: National Bureau of Statistics · saved copyHow many formal jobs are there in Kagera?
Kagera accounted for 2.2% of the 4,565,960 employees of formal-sector businesses and public bodies in Tanzania in 2024/25 (Employment and Earnings Survey), joint 12th largest share of Tanzania's 31 regions.
Source: National Bureau of Statistics and Office of the Chief Government Statistician, Zanzibar · saved copyHow many homes in Kagera have electricity?
21.3% of households in Kagera used grid electricity from TANESCO as their main source of light at the 2022 census and 43.4% used solar power (Tanzania: 37.4% and 32.4%); the grid share is 10th lowest of Tanzania's 31 regions.
Source: National Bureau of Statistics and Office of the Chief Government Statistician, Zanzibar · saved copyHow many people in Kagera own a mobile phone?
77.6% of adults in Kagera owned a mobile phone in 2022 and 10.8% owned a smartphone (Tanzania: 82.5% and 18.7%); smartphone ownership is 9th lowest of Tanzania's 31 regions.
Source: National Bureau of Statistics and Office of the Chief Government Statistician, Zanzibar · saved copyMore figures
- In money terms Kagera's GDP grew 12.4% between 2024 and 2025 and 73% since 2019, before allowing for inflation (Mainland: 10.4% and 68%). Source: National Bureau of Statistics · saved copy
- Formal employers in Kagera recruited 3,715 new workers in 2024/25 (2,089 men and 1,625 women), 2.4% of the 155,510 hired nationwide. Source: National Bureau of Statistics and Office of the Chief Government Statistician, Zanzibar · saved copy
- 18.2% of households in Kagera owned a television and 35.2% a radio at the 2022 census (Tanzania: 27.3% and 38.7%). Source: National Bureau of Statistics and Office of the Chief Government Statistician, Zanzibar · saved copy
How Kagera compares with other regions
GDP per person, current prices (Mainland regions) (2025)
Kagera ranks 25 of 26, highest first.
| Rank | Region | GDP per person, current prices (Mainland regions) |
|---|---|---|
| 20 | Kigoma | TSh 2,300,206 |
| 21 | Tabora | TSh 2,295,838 |
| 22 | Pwani | TSh 2,162,446 |
| 23 | Dodoma | TSh 2,114,849 |
| 24 | Singida | TSh 1,985,754 |
| 25 | Kagera | TSh 1,850,225 |
| 26 | Simiyu | TSh 1,742,809 |
Households using grid electricity for lighting (2022)
Kagera ranks 22 of 31, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Households using grid electricity for lighting |
|---|---|---|
| 19 | Shinyanga | 25.9% |
| 20 | Ruvuma | 24.8% |
| 21 | Manyara | 23.1% |
| 22 | Kagera | 21.3% |
| 23 | Singida | 21.2% |
| 24 | Katavi | 20.3% |
| 25 | Tabora | 20.2% |
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Sources
- National Bureau of Statistics and Office of the Chief Government Statistician, Zanzibar: Tanzania Formal Sector Employment and Earnings Survey 2024/25: Table 2.10 (employees by region) and Table 6.6 (newly recruited workers by region), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 f21640fc36b0…)
- National Bureau of Statistics: National Accounts Statistics of Mainland Tanzania 2019-2025, Tables 27 and 26: regional GDP and GDP per head at current prices, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 c343f2c8c1d3…)
- National Bureau of Statistics and Office of the Chief Government Statistician, Zanzibar: 2022 Population and Housing Census: Basic Demographic and Socio-Economic Profile, United Republic of Tanzania (regional tables), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 20ed491aac53…)
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