The main stay of Economy is the combination of Agriculture production, bananas, mango, babaya, Livestock rearing, Fishing and Trade. At this moment, communities of the regions depend on their main Business on Charcoal Export to the Arab Gulf States.

Kismayo locates on the Indian Ocean where third largest port of Somalia locates and it has an International Airports. The is regions is very poor with a marked-based economy and was affected a Livestock ban by Saudi Arabia.

The region’s economic problems along with insecurity and bad weather continued to cause severe vulnerability. In 1997 the region faced severe flooding that resulted erosion and land degradation. There is a large and continuity I.D.P settlement in the area particularly in Kismayo town.