Economy, jobs and prices in Mbeya, Tanzania: official figures
Mbeya's economy produced goods and services worth TSh 12.92 trillion in 2025 (provisional regional GDP at current prices), 5.5% of Mainland Tanzania's total; 3rd largest of the 26 Mainland regions.
What is the income per person in Mbeya?
GDP per person in Mbeya was TSh 5,055,523 in 2025 (provisional; Mainland Tanzania: TSh 3,544,124), 4th highest of the 26 Mainland regions.
Source: National Bureau of Statistics · saved copyHow many formal jobs are there in Mbeya?
Mbeya accounted for 4.9% of the 4,565,960 employees of formal-sector businesses and public bodies in Tanzania in 2024/25 (Employment and Earnings Survey), 4th 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 Mbeya have electricity?
44.7% of households in Mbeya used grid electricity from TANESCO as their main source of light at the 2022 census and 25.3% used solar power (Tanzania: 37.4% and 32.4%); the grid share is 7th highest of Tanzania's 31 regions.
Source: National Bureau of Statistics and Office of the Chief Government Statistician, Zanzibar · saved copyHow many people in Mbeya own a mobile phone?
86.4% of adults in Mbeya owned a mobile phone in 2022 and 20.9% owned a smartphone (Tanzania: 82.5% and 18.7%); smartphone ownership is 9th highest of Tanzania's 31 regions.
Source: National Bureau of Statistics and Office of the Chief Government Statistician, Zanzibar · saved copyMore figures
- In money terms Mbeya's GDP grew 10.3% between 2024 and 2025 and 66% since 2019, before allowing for inflation (Mainland: 10.4% and 68%). Source: National Bureau of Statistics · saved copy
- Formal employers in Mbeya recruited 2,454 new workers in 2024/25 (1,349 men and 1,105 women), 1.6% of the 155,510 hired nationwide. Source: National Bureau of Statistics and Office of the Chief Government Statistician, Zanzibar · saved copy
- 29.9% of households in Mbeya owned a television and 41.8% 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 Mbeya compares with other regions
GDP per person, current prices (Mainland regions) (2025)
Mbeya ranks 4 of 26, highest first.
| Rank | Region | GDP per person, current prices (Mainland regions) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dar es Salaam | TSh 6,776,483 |
| 2 | Iringa | TSh 5,705,463 |
| 3 | Kilimanjaro | TSh 5,195,677 |
| 4 | Mbeya | TSh 5,055,523 |
| 5 | Njombe | TSh 4,533,333 |
| 6 | Arusha | TSh 4,279,780 |
| 7 | Ruvuma | TSh 4,158,935 |
Households using grid electricity for lighting (2022)
Mbeya ranks 7 of 31, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Households using grid electricity for lighting |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Kusini Unguja | 54.0% |
| 5 | Arusha | 52.3% |
| 6 | Kusini Pemba | 48.8% |
| 7 | Mbeya | 44.7% |
| 8 | Kaskazini Unguja | 44.2% |
| 9 | Iringa | 43.1% |
| 10 | Pwani | 41.9% |
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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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