Economy, jobs and prices in Tanga, Tanzania: official figures
Tanga's economy produced goods and services worth TSh 10.86 trillion in 2025 (provisional regional GDP at current prices), 4.6% of Mainland Tanzania's total; 6th largest of the 26 Mainland regions.
What is the income per person in Tanga?
GDP per person in Tanga was TSh 3,796,308 in 2025 (provisional; Mainland Tanzania: TSh 3,544,124), 9th highest of the 26 Mainland regions.
Source: National Bureau of Statistics · saved copyHow many formal jobs are there in Tanga?
Tanga accounted for 4.6% of the 4,565,960 employees of formal-sector businesses and public bodies in Tanzania in 2024/25 (Employment and Earnings Survey), joint 5th 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 Tanga have electricity?
33.5% of households in Tanga used grid electricity from TANESCO as their main source of light at the 2022 census and 26.9% used solar power (Tanzania: 37.4% and 32.4%); the grid share is 14th highest of Tanzania's 31 regions.
Source: National Bureau of Statistics and Office of the Chief Government Statistician, Zanzibar · saved copyHow many people in Tanga own a mobile phone?
84.0% of adults in Tanga owned a mobile phone in 2022 and 16.4% owned a smartphone (Tanzania: 82.5% and 18.7%); smartphone ownership is 15th 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 Tanga's GDP grew 10.1% between 2024 and 2025 and 67% since 2019, before allowing for inflation (Mainland: 10.4% and 68%). Source: National Bureau of Statistics · saved copy
- Formal employers in Tanga recruited 6,021 new workers in 2024/25 (3,693 men and 2,329 women), 3.9% of the 155,510 hired nationwide. Source: National Bureau of Statistics and Office of the Chief Government Statistician, Zanzibar · saved copy
- 22.5% of households in Tanga owned a television and 39.4% 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 Tanga compares with other regions
GDP per person, current prices (Mainland regions) (2025)
Tanga ranks 9 of 26, highest first.
| Rank | Region | GDP per person, current prices (Mainland regions) |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Arusha | TSh 4,279,780 |
| 7 | Ruvuma | TSh 4,158,935 |
| 8 | Mwanza | TSh 4,068,480 |
| 9 | Tanga | TSh 3,796,308 |
| 10 | Manyara | TSh 3,730,552 |
| 11 | Mtwara | TSh 3,577,609 |
| 12 | Lindi | TSh 3,571,182 |
Households using grid electricity for lighting (2022)
Tanga ranks 14 of 31, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Households using grid electricity for lighting |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Kaskazini Pemba | 39.8% |
| 12 | Mwanza | 37.7% |
| 13 | Njombe | 35.9% |
| 14 | Tanga | 33.5% |
| 15 | Morogoro | 33.4% |
| 16 | Dodoma | 28.9% |
| 17 | Songwe | 28.1% |
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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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