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Spending by county and region

Where the spenders are seated, how much that comes to per person, and where the work is done.

2018–2026, all years · CPV 030

The county is the one of the authority's seat, so Bucharest also gathers the spending of ministries and national companies. Spending per person and place of performance show what lies beyond the seat.

Map of public spending by county Political map of Romania showing its 41 counties and the municipality of Bucharest, shaded by reported public spending. ALBA — 146,864 RON ARAD — 305,832 RON ARGEȘ — 222,523 RON BACĂU — 550,864 RON BIHOR — 676,659 RON BISTRIȚA-NĂSĂUD — 396,984 RON BOTOȘANI — 289,063 RON BRĂILA — 120,313 RON BRAȘOV — 685,294 RON BUCUREȘTI — 1.52 Mn. BUZĂU — 241,834 RON CĂLĂRAȘI — 422,904 RON CARAȘ-SEVERIN — 179,874 RON CLUJ — 736,828 RON CONSTANȚA — 1.29 Mn. COVASNA — 1.17 Mn. DÂMBOVIȚA — 222,251 RON DOLJ — 691,508 RON GALAȚI — 552,671 RON GIURGIU — No data GORJ — 74,664 RON HARGHITA — 134,174 RON HUNEDOARA — 194,009 RON IALOMIȚA — 433,657 RON IAȘI — 979,146 RON ILFOV — 145,868 RON MARAMUREȘ — 266,142 RON MEHEDINȚI — 19,675 RON MUREȘ — 860,528 RON NEAMȚ — 260,916 RON OLT — 75,490 RON PRAHOVA — 2.05 Mn. SĂLAJ — 23,763 RON SATU MARE — 151,020 RON SIBIU — 187,742 RON SUCEAVA — 262,285 RON TELEORMAN — 396,726 RON TIMIȘ — 614,365 RON TULCEA — 50,386 RON VÂLCEA — 157,715 RON VASLUI — 43,782 RON VRANCEA — 121,761 RON
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By development region

NUTS 2 regions are the sum of their counties.

  • The period is not over: the data runs to September 2026, and the figures will grow with the next update.
  • 2018 is incomplete: direct purchases appear in the data only from April.
  • Late December 2023 is missing from the data (29–31 December and part of 22 December).

How it is computed

County
The county is the one of the authority's seat, from the trade register. That is why Bucharest looks so large: ministries and national companies, which buy for the whole country, are seated there.
Population
Spend per person divides the amount by the resident population on 1 January of the chosen year. Over all years the amount is cumulative and divided by the latest year's population.
Development regions
The eight NUTS 2 regions are the sum of their counties.
Place of performance
Each tender lot has a place of performance. The table compares the money spent by the authorities seated in a county with the money for work performed there; money declared at regional or national level has no county and is counted separately.

Every county

County Region Population Direct purchases Offline purchases Tenders Total Lei per person Share
PRAHOVA South-Muntenia 683,460 355,308 — 1,696,205 2,051,513 3 11.4%
BUCUREȘTI Bucharest-Ilfov 1,713,832 1,234,324 23,926 260,396 1,518,646 1 8.5%
CONSTANȚA South-East 656,512 1,292,379 1,317 — 1,293,696 2 7.2%
COVASNA Centre 199,596 1,171,984 1,186 — 1,173,170 6 6.5%
IAȘI North-East 781,948 844,977 13,152 121,017 979,146 1 5.5%
MUREȘ Centre 519,813 860,528 — — 860,528 2 4.8%
CLUJ North-West 701,564 598,773 138,055 — 736,828 1 4.1%
DOLJ South-West Oltenia 594,523 537,979 254 153,275 691,508 1 3.9%
BRAȘOV Centre 564,632 679,903 5,391 — 685,294 1 3.8%
BIHOR North-West 558,623 674,042 2,617 — 676,659 1 3.8%
TIMIȘ West 672,972 613,982 383 — 614,365 1 3.4%
GALAȚI South-East 486,387 516,551 36,120 — 552,671 1 3.1%
BACĂU North-East 590,169 550,118 746 — 550,864 1 3.1%
IALOMIȚA South-Muntenia 247,409 433,657 — — 433,657 2 2.4%
CĂLĂRAȘI South-Muntenia 277,347 422,904 — — 422,904 2 2.4%
BISTRIȚA-NĂSĂUD North-West 298,129 385,729 11,255 — 396,984 1 2.2%
TELEORMAN South-Muntenia 308,440 38,920 605 357,201 396,726 1 2.2%
ARAD West 410,058 305,832 — — 305,832 1 1.7%
BOTOȘANI North-East 386,529 289,063 — — 289,063 1 1.6%
MARAMUREȘ North-West 451,086 265,615 527 — 266,142 1 1.5%
SUCEAVA North-East 648,164 261,702 583 — 262,285 0 1.5%
NEAMȚ North-East 444,666 252,147 5,660 3,109 260,916 1 1.5%
BUZĂU South-East 393,136 241,834 — — 241,834 1 1.4%
ARGEȘ South-Muntenia 561,864 222,523 — — 222,523 0 1.2%
DÂMBOVIȚA South-Muntenia 475,812 222,251 — — 222,251 0 1.2%
HUNEDOARA West 349,011 194,009 — — 194,009 1 1.1%
SIBIU Centre 396,679 187,742 — — 187,742 0 1.1%
CARAȘ-SEVERIN West 240,283 179,874 — — 179,874 1 1.0%
VÂLCEA South-West Oltenia 337,988 157,715 — — 157,715 0 0.9%
SATU MARE North-West 330,046 150,503 517 — 151,020 0 0.8%
ALBA Centre 324,901 145,405 1,459 — 146,864 0 0.8%
ILFOV Bucharest-Ilfov 619,461 145,279 589 — 145,868 0 0.8%
HARGHITA Centre 292,267 133,724 450 — 134,174 0 0.8%
VRANCEA South-East 330,157 121,761 — — 121,761 0 0.7%
BRĂILA South-East 269,804 115,229 5,084 — 120,313 0 0.7%
OLT South-West Oltenia 372,181 75,050 440 — 75,490 0 0.4%
GORJ South-West Oltenia 306,938 74,664 — — 74,664 0 0.4%
TULCEA South-East 186,131 50,386 — — 50,386 0 0.3%
VASLUI North-East 363,247 43,782 — — 43,782 0 0.2%
SĂLAJ North-West 210,335 23,763 — — 23,763 0 0.1%
MEHEDINȚI South-West Oltenia 226,429 18,240 1,435 — 19,675 0 0.1%

Per person: all years added up, against the resident population on 1 January 2026.

Stream amounts lead to the purchases they were added up from. Direct purchases and offline purchases give the exact amount. For tenders, the notices of the period open, by main CPV code: the amount in the table is the contracts', dated at signature and split across lots.

County
The county of the authority's seat. The name opens the county's largest authorities.
Region
The development region (NUTS 2) the county belongs to.
Population
Resident population on 1 January.
Direct purchases
Direct purchases from the electronic catalogue.
Offline purchases
Offline purchases: direct purchases made outside the catalogue.
Tenders
Tender contracts.
Total
The three streams added up: all the county's authorities spent.
Lei per person
The total divided by the population. The only column that compares counties of different size.
Share
The county's part of the national total for the chosen filters.

Where it is spent and where it is performed: tenders

Tender money, once by the seat of the authority that spent it and once by the county where the lot is performed. A positive difference means more is performed in the county than its authorities spend.

County Spent by the county's authorities Performed in the county Difference
PRAHOVA 1,696,205 1,696,205 0
TELEORMAN 357,201 357,201 0
BUCUREȘTI 260,396 260,396 0
DOLJ 153,273 153,273 0
IAȘI 121,017 121,017 0
NEAMȚ 3,109 3,109 0
CONSTANȚA 0 0 0
COVASNA 0 0 0
MUREȘ 0 0 0
CLUJ 0 0 0
BRAȘOV 0 0 0
BIHOR 0 0 0
TIMIȘ 0 0 0
GALAȚI 0 0 0
BACĂU 0 0 0
IALOMIȚA 0 0 0
CĂLĂRAȘI 0 0 0
BISTRIȚA-NĂSĂUD 0 0 0
ARAD 0 0 0
BOTOȘANI 0 0 0
MARAMUREȘ 0 0 0
SUCEAVA 0 0 0
BUZĂU 0 0 0
ARGEȘ 0 0 0
DÂMBOVIȚA 0 0 0
HUNEDOARA 0 0 0
SIBIU 0 0 0
CARAȘ-SEVERIN 0 0 0
VÂLCEA 0 0 0
SATU MARE 0 0 0
ALBA 0 0 0
ILFOV 0 0 0
HARGHITA 0 0 0
VRANCEA 0 0 0
BRĂILA 0 0 0
OLT 0 0 0
GORJ 0 0 0
TULCEA 0 0 0
VASLUI 0 0 0
SĂLAJ 0 0 0
MEHEDINȚI 0 0 0

Another 0 RON (0.0% of tender money) are declared at regional or national level or abroad, and have no county.

  • The period is not over: the data runs to September 2026, and the figures will grow with the next update.
  • 2018 is incomplete: direct purchases appear in the data only from April.
  • Late December 2023 is missing from the data (29–31 December and part of 22 December).
Spent by the county's authorities
Tender money spent by the authorities seated in the county, wherever the lot is performed.
Performed in the county
Tender money for lots performed in the county, whoever bought them. Money declared at regional or national level has no county and is counted separately, under the table.
Difference
Performed minus spent. Positive: more is performed in the county than its authorities spend, usually through national investment. Negative: its authorities buy work performed elsewhere.

The same data, through the API

Every figure on this page comes from the public API, through the endpoints below. The parameters each one takes are in the documentation; each needs an access key.

  • /api/v1/stats/dimensions
  • /api/v1/stats/periods
  • /api/v1/stats/breakdown
  • /api/v1/stats/lots

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