Experts call for measures to bridge regional economic divide in Tanzania

Simiyu residents in a past community baraza. The region is one of the least developed in Tanzania. 

Dar es Salaam. Financial experts have urged the government to take deliberate steps and make strategic investments to address economic inequality in six of Tanzania’s poorest regions by income per capita.

A recent report by the Bank of Tanzania (BoT) shows that Tabora, Dodoma, Coast, Singida, Kagera and Simiyu continue to lag behind economically, with incomes well below the national average of Sh3,058,847 per person in 2023.