Economy, jobs and prices in Mara, Tanzania: official figures
Mara's economy produced goods and services worth TSh 8.63 trillion in 2025 (provisional regional GDP at current prices), 3.7% of Mainland Tanzania's total; 10th largest of the 26 Mainland regions.
What is the income per person in Mara?
GDP per person in Mara was TSh 3,258,071 in 2025 (provisional; Mainland Tanzania: TSh 3,544,124), 12th lowest of the 26 Mainland regions.
Source: National Bureau of Statistics · saved copyHow many formal jobs are there in Mara?
Mara 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 Mara have electricity?
26.1% of households in Mara used grid electricity from TANESCO as their main source of light at the 2022 census and 41.9% used solar power (Tanzania: 37.4% and 32.4%); the grid share is 14th lowest of Tanzania's 31 regions.
Source: National Bureau of Statistics and Office of the Chief Government Statistician, Zanzibar · saved copyHow many people in Mara own a mobile phone?
78.3% of adults in Mara owned a mobile phone in 2022 and 11.4% owned a smartphone (Tanzania: 82.5% and 18.7%); smartphone ownership is 13th 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 Mara's GDP grew 10.9% between 2024 and 2025 and 70% since 2019, before allowing for inflation (Mainland: 10.4% and 68%). Source: National Bureau of Statistics · saved copy
- Formal employers in Mara recruited 6,809 new workers in 2024/25 (3,032 men and 3,777 women), 4.4% of the 155,510 hired nationwide. Source: National Bureau of Statistics and Office of the Chief Government Statistician, Zanzibar · saved copy
- 23.1% of households in Mara owned a television and 36.6% 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 Mara compares with other regions
GDP per person, current prices (Mainland regions) (2025)
Mara ranks 15 of 26, highest first.
| Rank | Region | GDP per person, current prices (Mainland regions) |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Lindi | TSh 3,571,182 |
| 13 | Shinyanga | TSh 3,399,825 |
| 14 | Morogoro | TSh 3,270,802 |
| 15 | Mara | TSh 3,258,071 |
| 16 | Geita | TSh 3,126,106 |
| 17 | Songwe | TSh 2,941,703 |
| 18 | Rukwa | TSh 2,877,688 |
Households using grid electricity for lighting (2022)
Mara ranks 18 of 31, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Households using grid electricity for lighting |
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Morogoro | 33.4% |
| 16 | Dodoma | 28.9% |
| 17 | Songwe | 28.1% |
| 18 | Mara | 26.1% |
| 19 | Shinyanga | 25.9% |
| 20 | Ruvuma | 24.8% |
| 21 | Manyara | 23.1% |
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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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