Revealed: Tanzania’s rising economic powerhouses

Dodoma pic

A bird’s-eye view of a section of Dodoma. A new Bank of Tanzania report ranks Dodoma among five regions with the fastest growing economies.  PHOTO | FILE

Dar es Salaam. With Dar es Salaam having continuously retained its status as Tanzania’s biggest and most important economic hub, attention is increasingly turning to regions that have posted impressive growth in recent years.

Njombe, Simiyu, Dodoma, Coast and Kagera recorded the fastest economic growth at the regional level from 2018 to 2022, according to data from the Bank of Tanzania’s 2023 Consolidated Zonal Economic Performance Report.