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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.

Figures cover: 2018–2026, all years · CPV 140

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 — No data ARAD — 15,655 RON ARGEȘ — 39,270 RON BACĂU — 641 RON BIHOR — 67,838 RON BISTRIȚA-NĂSĂUD — 7,592 RON BOTOȘANI — No data BRĂILA — 19,260 RON BRAȘOV — 85,248 RON BUCUREȘTI — 37,775 RON BUZĂU — No data CĂLĂRAȘI — No data CARAȘ-SEVERIN — 185 RON CLUJ — 169,033 RON CONSTANȚA — 15,000 RON COVASNA — 29,144 RON DÂMBOVIȚA — 3,267 RON DOLJ — 10,683 RON GALAȚI — 74 RON GIURGIU — No data GORJ — 28,530 RON HARGHITA — 313,003 RON HUNEDOARA — 1,400 RON IALOMIȚA — 634 RON IAȘI — 154,508 RON ILFOV — 53,920 RON MARAMUREȘ — 303,271 RON MEHEDINȚI — No data MUREȘ — 95,989 RON NEAMȚ — No data OLT — 288,332 RON PRAHOVA — 11,444 RON SĂLAJ — 8,286 RON SATU MARE — No data SIBIU — No data SUCEAVA — 25,944 RON TELEORMAN — 28,000 RON TIMIȘ — 4,312 RON TULCEA — 108 RON VÂLCEA — 17,352 RON VASLUI — No data VRANCEA — 76,000 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

Every county
County Region Population Direct purchases Offline purchases Tenders Total Lei per person Share
HARGHITA Centre 292,267 312,123 880 — 313,003 1 16.4%
MARAMUREȘ North-West 451,086 296,161 7,110 — 303,271 1 15.9%
OLT South-West Oltenia 372,181 288,332 — — 288,332 1 15.1%
CLUJ North-West 701,564 4,825 164,208 — 169,033 0 8.8%
IAȘI North-East 781,948 53,316 — 101,192 154,508 0 8.1%
MUREȘ Centre 519,813 95,989 — — 95,989 0 5.0%
BRAȘOV Centre 564,632 85,248 — — 85,248 0 4.5%
VRANCEA South-East 330,157 76,000 — — 76,000 0 4.0%
BIHOR North-West 558,623 67,838 — — 67,838 0 3.6%
ILFOV Bucharest-Ilfov 619,461 53,920 — — 53,920 0 2.8%
ARGEȘ South-Muntenia 561,864 — 39,270 — 39,270 0 2.1%
BUCUREȘTI Bucharest-Ilfov 1,713,832 37,775 — — 37,775 0 2.0%
COVASNA Centre 199,596 29,144 — — 29,144 0 1.5%
GORJ South-West Oltenia 306,938 28,530 — — 28,530 0 1.5%
TELEORMAN South-Muntenia 308,440 28,000 — — 28,000 0 1.5%
SUCEAVA North-East 648,164 25,944 — — 25,944 0 1.4%
BRĂILA South-East 269,804 19,260 — — 19,260 0 1.0%
VÂLCEA South-West Oltenia 337,988 17,352 — — 17,352 0 0.9%
ARAD West 410,058 15,655 — — 15,655 0 0.8%
CONSTANȚA South-East 656,512 15,000 — — 15,000 0 0.8%
PRAHOVA South-Muntenia 683,460 11,444 — — 11,444 0 0.6%
DOLJ South-West Oltenia 594,523 10,683 — — 10,683 0 0.6%
SĂLAJ North-West 210,335 8,286 — — 8,286 0 0.4%
BISTRIȚA-NĂSĂUD North-West 298,129 7,592 — — 7,592 0 0.4%
TIMIȘ West 672,972 4,312 — — 4,312 0 0.2%
DÂMBOVIȚA South-Muntenia 475,812 3,267 — — 3,267 0 0.2%
HUNEDOARA West 349,011 1,400 — — 1,400 0 0.1%
BACĂU North-East 590,169 641 — — 641 0 0.0%
IALOMIȚA South-Muntenia 247,409 634 — — 634 0 0.0%
CARAȘ-SEVERIN West 240,283 185 — — 185 0 0.0%
TULCEA South-East 186,131 108 — — 108 0 0.0%
GALAȚI South-East 486,387 74 — — 74 0 0.0%

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.

Where it is spent and where it is performed: tenders
County Spent by the county's authorities Performed in the county Difference
IAȘI 101,191 101,191 0
HARGHITA 0 0 0
MARAMUREȘ 0 0 0
OLT 0 0 0
CLUJ 0 0 0
MUREȘ 0 0 0
BRAȘOV 0 0 0
VRANCEA 0 0 0
BIHOR 0 0 0
ILFOV 0 0 0
ARGEȘ 0 0 0
BUCUREȘTI 0 0 0
COVASNA 0 0 0
GORJ 0 0 0
TELEORMAN 0 0 0
SUCEAVA 0 0 0
BRĂILA 0 0 0
VÂLCEA 0 0 0
ARAD 0 0 0
CONSTANȚA 0 0 0
PRAHOVA 0 0 0
DOLJ 0 0 0
SĂLAJ 0 0 0
BISTRIȚA-NĂSĂUD 0 0 0
TIMIȘ 0 0 0
DÂMBOVIȚA 0 0 0
HUNEDOARA 0 0 0
BACĂU 0 0 0
IALOMIȚA 0 0 0
CARAȘ-SEVERIN 0 0 0
TULCEA 0 0 0
GALAȚI 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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