Staple crops are rice, banana, pineapple, potatoes, sugar cane, coffee, sorghum, casavas, corns and various local agricultural produce.

Due to the lack of energy, Sankuru's industry is poorly developed and limited to traditional wood production, fishing and construction brick factories for local consumption and agricultural freights transportation.

It's important to mention that Sankuru province has significant airlifting, waterways and routes transportation potentialities that need to be fully developed.

The economy is essentially focused on imported trading goods and freights moving due to the lack of developed roads, electricity, clean water and viable transportation infrastructure that significantly challenge local people.

From around 2010, the province of Sankuru has recently welcomed many newly families and private individuals owned Elementary and High Schools.