Economy, jobs and prices in Pwani, Tanzania: official figures
Pwani's economy produced goods and services worth TSh 4.75 trillion in 2025 (provisional regional GDP at current prices), 2.0% of Mainland Tanzania's total; 7th smallest of the 26 Mainland regions.
What is the income per person in Pwani?
GDP per person in Pwani was TSh 2,162,446 in 2025 (provisional; Mainland Tanzania: TSh 3,544,124), 5th lowest of the 26 Mainland regions.
Source: National Bureau of Statistics · saved copyHow many formal jobs are there in Pwani?
Pwani accounted for 3.0% of the 4,565,960 employees of formal-sector businesses and public bodies in Tanzania in 2024/25 (Employment and Earnings Survey), joint 9th 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 Pwani have electricity?
41.9% of households in Pwani used grid electricity from TANESCO as their main source of light at the 2022 census and 26.5% used solar power (Tanzania: 37.4% and 32.4%); the grid share is 10th highest of Tanzania's 31 regions.
Source: National Bureau of Statistics and Office of the Chief Government Statistician, Zanzibar · saved copyHow many people in Pwani own a mobile phone?
87.2% of adults in Pwani owned a mobile phone in 2022 and 21.6% owned a smartphone (Tanzania: 82.5% and 18.7%); smartphone ownership is 8th 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 Pwani's GDP grew 13.5% between 2024 and 2025 and 75% since 2019, before allowing for inflation (Mainland: 10.4% and 68%). Source: National Bureau of Statistics · saved copy
- Formal employers in Pwani recruited 3,012 new workers in 2024/25 (1,471 men and 1,541 women), 1.9% of the 155,510 hired nationwide. Source: National Bureau of Statistics and Office of the Chief Government Statistician, Zanzibar · saved copy
- 27.7% of households in Pwani owned a television and 38.3% 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 Pwani compares with other regions
GDP per person, current prices (Mainland regions) (2025)
Pwani ranks 22 of 26, highest first.
| Rank | Region | GDP per person, current prices (Mainland regions) |
|---|---|---|
| 19 | Katavi | TSh 2,458,982 |
| 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 |
Households using grid electricity for lighting (2022)
Pwani ranks 10 of 31, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Households using grid electricity for lighting |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Mbeya | 44.7% |
| 8 | Kaskazini Unguja | 44.2% |
| 9 | Iringa | 43.1% |
| 10 | Pwani | 41.9% |
| 11 | Kaskazini Pemba | 39.8% |
| 12 | Mwanza | 37.7% |
| 13 | Njombe | 35.9% |
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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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