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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 148

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 — 231,596 RON ARAD — 702,584 RON ARGEȘ — 242,565 RON BACĂU — 345,629 RON BIHOR — 175,287 RON BISTRIȚA-NĂSĂUD — 191,914 RON BOTOȘANI — 273,133 RON BRĂILA — 485,550 RON BRAȘOV — 1.17 Mn. BUCUREȘTI — 10.77 Mn. BUZĂU — 1.04 Mn. CĂLĂRAȘI — 175,564 RON CARAȘ-SEVERIN — 93,724 RON CLUJ — 1.43 Mn. CONSTANȚA — 4.29 Mn. COVASNA — 214,878 RON DÂMBOVIȚA — 260,154 RON DOLJ — 1.35 Mn. GALAȚI — 539,958 RON GIURGIU — 17,872 RON GORJ — 2.08 Mn. HARGHITA — 100,316 RON HUNEDOARA — 185,921 RON IALOMIȚA — 52,897 RON IAȘI — 3.16 Mn. ILFOV — 1.75 Mn. MARAMUREȘ — 160,095 RON MEHEDINȚI — 578,496 RON MUREȘ — 458,847 RON NEAMȚ — 200,717 RON OLT — 187,794 RON PRAHOVA — 327,080 RON SĂLAJ — 409,260 RON SATU MARE — 242,326 RON SIBIU — 2.07 Mn. SUCEAVA — 311,740 RON TELEORMAN — 157,924 RON TIMIȘ — 1.63 Mn. TULCEA — 61,710 RON VÂLCEA — 728,713 RON VASLUI — 82,787 RON VRANCEA — 311,720 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
BUCUREȘTI Bucharest-Ilfov 1,713,832 5,928,729 1,383,773 3,461,327 10,773,829 6 27.4%
CONSTANȚA South-East 656,512 2,467,881 271,304 1,554,551 4,293,736 7 10.9%
IAȘI North-East 781,948 2,850,994 31,384 272,691 3,155,069 4 8.0%
GORJ South-West Oltenia 306,938 486,682 264,534 1,332,617 2,083,833 7 5.3%
SIBIU Centre 396,679 656,330 473,312 937,626 2,067,268 5 5.3%
ILFOV Bucharest-Ilfov 619,461 1,725,124 24,748 — 1,749,872 3 4.5%
TIMIȘ West 672,972 1,131,282 185,532 312,304 1,629,118 2 4.2%
CLUJ North-West 701,564 804,622 519,283 108,094 1,431,999 2 3.7%
DOLJ South-West Oltenia 594,523 1,003,649 345,708 — 1,349,357 2 3.4%
BRAȘOV Centre 564,632 897,980 104,509 171,975 1,174,464 2 3.0%
BUZĂU South-East 393,136 1,040,647 3,138 — 1,043,785 3 2.7%
VÂLCEA South-West Oltenia 337,988 627,694 101,019 — 728,713 2 1.9%
ARAD West 410,058 677,853 24,731 — 702,584 2 1.8%
MEHEDINȚI South-West Oltenia 226,429 199,473 — 379,023 578,496 3 1.5%
GALAȚI South-East 486,387 496,109 43,849 — 539,958 1 1.4%
BRĂILA South-East 269,804 475,140 10,410 — 485,550 2 1.2%
MUREȘ Centre 519,813 412,362 46,485 — 458,847 1 1.2%
SĂLAJ North-West 210,335 406,786 2,474 — 409,260 2 1.0%
BACĂU North-East 590,169 333,991 11,638 — 345,629 1 0.9%
PRAHOVA South-Muntenia 683,460 269,367 57,713 — 327,080 0 0.8%
SUCEAVA North-East 648,164 302,216 9,524 — 311,740 0 0.8%
VRANCEA South-East 330,157 310,934 786 — 311,720 1 0.8%
BOTOȘANI North-East 386,529 246,806 26,327 — 273,133 1 0.7%
DÂMBOVIȚA South-Muntenia 475,812 234,703 25,451 — 260,154 1 0.7%
ARGEȘ South-Muntenia 561,864 224,505 18,060 — 242,565 0 0.6%
SATU MARE North-West 330,046 233,224 9,102 — 242,326 1 0.6%
ALBA Centre 324,901 180,712 50,884 — 231,596 1 0.6%
COVASNA Centre 199,596 210,303 4,575 — 214,878 1 0.6%
NEAMȚ North-East 444,666 182,865 17,221 631 200,717 0 0.5%
BISTRIȚA-NĂSĂUD North-West 298,129 182,014 9,900 — 191,914 1 0.5%
OLT South-West Oltenia 372,181 185,351 2,443 — 187,794 1 0.5%
HUNEDOARA West 349,011 149,699 36,222 — 185,921 1 0.5%
CĂLĂRAȘI South-Muntenia 277,347 169,577 5,987 — 175,564 1 0.5%
BIHOR North-West 558,623 157,254 18,033 — 175,287 0 0.5%
MARAMUREȘ North-West 451,086 142,538 17,557 — 160,095 0 0.4%
TELEORMAN South-Muntenia 308,440 153,776 4,148 — 157,924 1 0.4%
HARGHITA Centre 292,267 97,006 3,310 — 100,316 0 0.3%
CARAȘ-SEVERIN West 240,283 92,594 1,130 — 93,724 0 0.2%
VASLUI North-East 363,247 59,509 23,278 — 82,787 0 0.2%
TULCEA South-East 186,131 59,627 2,083 — 61,710 0 0.2%
IALOMIȚA South-Muntenia 247,409 42,950 9,947 — 52,897 0 0.1%
GIURGIU South-Muntenia 258,793 14,637 3,235 — 17,872 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
BUCUREȘTI 3,461,327 2,218,210 −1,243,117
CONSTANȚA 1,554,551 1,554,551 0
ARGEȘ 0 942,117 +942,117
GORJ 1,332,618 730,471 −602,147
SIBIU 937,626 462,168 −475,458
MUREȘ 0 390,077 +390,077
BISTRIȚA-NĂSĂUD 0 379,023 +379,023
TIMIȘ 312,304 312,304 0
VÂLCEA 0 301,000 +301,000
IAȘI 272,691 272,691 0
BRAȘOV 171,975 171,975 0
CLUJ 108,094 108,094 0
DOLJ 0 13,966 +13,966
NEAMȚ 631 631 0
ILFOV 0 0 0
BUZĂU 0 0 0
ARAD 0 0 0
MEHEDINȚI 379,023 0 −379,023
GALAȚI 0 0 0
BRĂILA 0 0 0
SĂLAJ 0 0 0
BACĂU 0 0 0
PRAHOVA 0 0 0
SUCEAVA 0 0 0
VRANCEA 0 0 0
BOTOȘANI 0 0 0
DÂMBOVIȚA 0 0 0
SATU MARE 0 0 0
ALBA 0 0 0
COVASNA 0 0 0
OLT 0 0 0
HUNEDOARA 0 0 0
CĂLĂRAȘI 0 0 0
BIHOR 0 0 0
MARAMUREȘ 0 0 0
TELEORMAN 0 0 0
HARGHITA 0 0 0
CARAȘ-SEVERIN 0 0 0
VASLUI 0 0 0
TULCEA 0 0 0
IALOMIȚA 0 0 0
GIURGIU 0 0 0

Another 673,562 RON (7.9% 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

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

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