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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 154

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 — 387,534 RON ARAD — 379,009 RON ARGEȘ — 595,624 RON BACĂU — 750,167 RON BIHOR — 1.05 Mn. BISTRIȚA-NĂSĂUD — 533,930 RON BOTOȘANI — 2.17 Mn. BRĂILA — 477,965 RON BRAȘOV — 1.54 Mn. BUCUREȘTI — 32.37 Mn. BUZĂU — 827,357 RON CĂLĂRAȘI — 501,933 RON CARAȘ-SEVERIN — 143,063 RON CLUJ — 3.36 Mn. CONSTANȚA — 2.30 Mn. COVASNA — 312,020 RON DÂMBOVIȚA — 3.55 Mn. DOLJ — 5.87 Mn. GALAȚI — 1.41 Mn. GIURGIU — 34,553 RON GORJ — 529,807 RON HARGHITA — 210,992 RON HUNEDOARA — 710,835 RON IALOMIȚA — 276,551 RON IAȘI — 11.55 Mn. ILFOV — 1.75 Mn. MARAMUREȘ — 414,929 RON MEHEDINȚI — 120,011 RON MUREȘ — 1.16 Mn. NEAMȚ — 634,166 RON OLT — 854,544 RON PRAHOVA — 3.10 Mn. SĂLAJ — 125,794 RON SATU MARE — 1.24 Mn. SIBIU — 346,572 RON SUCEAVA — 1.37 Mn. TELEORMAN — 692,713 RON TIMIȘ — 2.19 Mn. TULCEA — 810,907 RON VÂLCEA — 1.50 Mn. VASLUI — 850,311 RON VRANCEA — 411,240 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 3,902,829 344,678 28,120,740 32,368,247 19 36.2%
IAȘI North-East 781,948 8,381,255 188,315 2,980,486 11,550,056 15 12.9%
DOLJ South-West Oltenia 594,523 1,360,627 81 4,508,274 5,868,982 10 6.6%
DÂMBOVIȚA South-Muntenia 475,812 624,988 — 2,922,455 3,547,443 7 4.0%
CLUJ North-West 701,564 2,822,762 297,192 235,978 3,355,932 5 3.8%
PRAHOVA South-Muntenia 683,460 1,028,571 3,436 2,068,563 3,100,570 5 3.5%
CONSTANȚA South-East 656,512 566,929 126 1,728,324 2,295,379 4 2.6%
TIMIȘ West 672,972 2,043,990 48,056 95,199 2,187,245 3 2.5%
BOTOȘANI North-East 386,529 696,198 18,598 1,455,055 2,169,851 6 2.4%
ILFOV Bucharest-Ilfov 619,461 162,235 50,778 1,534,580 1,747,593 3 2.0%
BRAȘOV Centre 564,632 663,715 19,424 854,368 1,537,507 3 1.7%
VÂLCEA South-West Oltenia 337,988 443,483 39,624 1,020,007 1,503,114 4 1.7%
GALAȚI South-East 486,387 693,423 6,896 705,516 1,405,835 3 1.6%
SUCEAVA North-East 648,164 908,762 1,038 457,137 1,366,937 2 1.5%
SATU MARE North-West 330,046 190,324 34,067 1,017,751 1,242,142 4 1.4%
MUREȘ Centre 519,813 867,320 15,879 280,465 1,163,664 2 1.3%
BIHOR North-West 558,623 786,134 82,748 184,713 1,053,595 2 1.2%
OLT South-West Oltenia 372,181 264,079 — 590,465 854,544 2 1.0%
VASLUI North-East 363,247 690,526 2,837 156,948 850,311 2 1.0%
BUZĂU South-East 393,136 812,565 9,698 5,094 827,357 2 0.9%
TULCEA South-East 186,131 218,239 2,031 590,637 810,907 4 0.9%
BACĂU North-East 590,169 496,624 4,498 249,045 750,167 1 0.8%
HUNEDOARA West 349,011 584,779 78,080 47,976 710,835 2 0.8%
TELEORMAN South-Muntenia 308,440 288,541 1,100 403,072 692,713 2 0.8%
NEAMȚ North-East 444,666 242,049 3,322 388,795 634,166 1 0.7%
ARGEȘ South-Muntenia 561,864 358,017 — 237,607 595,624 1 0.7%
BISTRIȚA-NĂSĂUD North-West 298,129 464,216 5,973 63,741 533,930 2 0.6%
GORJ South-West Oltenia 306,938 377,338 5,119 147,350 529,807 2 0.6%
CĂLĂRAȘI South-Muntenia 277,347 501,933 — — 501,933 2 0.6%
BRĂILA South-East 269,804 271,976 5,523 200,466 477,965 2 0.5%
MARAMUREȘ North-West 451,086 382,296 12,249 20,384 414,929 1 0.5%
VRANCEA South-East 330,157 407,145 1,124 2,971 411,240 1 0.5%
ALBA Centre 324,901 145,801 368 241,365 387,534 1 0.4%
ARAD West 410,058 192,296 16,820 169,893 379,009 1 0.4%
SIBIU Centre 396,679 107,076 220,737 18,759 346,572 1 0.4%
COVASNA Centre 199,596 306,193 5,827 — 312,020 2 0.4%
IALOMIȚA South-Muntenia 247,409 116,840 — 159,711 276,551 1 0.3%
HARGHITA Centre 292,267 116,153 3,442 91,397 210,992 1 0.2%
CARAȘ-SEVERIN West 240,283 143,063 — — 143,063 1 0.2%
SĂLAJ North-West 210,335 125,409 385 — 125,794 1 0.1%
MEHEDINȚI South-West Oltenia 226,429 52,592 11,928 55,491 120,011 1 0.1%
GIURGIU South-Muntenia 258,793 32,299 2,254 — 34,553 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.

County Spent by the county's authorities Performed in the county Difference
SIBIU 18,759 27,018,759 +27,000,000
DOLJ 4,508,276 4,508,276 0
DÂMBOVIȚA 2,922,458 2,922,458 0
IAȘI 2,980,484 2,902,076 −78,408
PRAHOVA 2,068,564 2,073,688 +5,124
CONSTANȚA 1,728,327 1,728,327 0
BOTOȘANI 1,455,055 1,455,055 0
BUCUREȘTI 28,120,742 1,055,930 −27,064,812
VÂLCEA 1,020,010 1,020,010 0
SATU MARE 1,017,750 1,017,750 0
BRAȘOV 854,369 849,245 −5,124
GALAȚI 705,516 705,516 0
TULCEA 590,636 590,636 0
OLT 590,465 590,465 0
SUCEAVA 457,135 457,135 0
ILFOV 1,534,580 441,982 −1,092,598
TELEORMAN 403,072 403,072 0
NEAMȚ 388,795 388,795 0
MUREȘ 280,465 280,465 0
BACĂU 249,044 249,044 0
ALBA 241,365 241,365 0
ARGEȘ 237,608 237,608 0
CLUJ 235,981 235,981 0
BRĂILA 200,466 200,466 0
BIHOR 184,712 184,712 0
ARAD 169,894 169,894 0
IALOMIȚA 159,711 159,711 0
VASLUI 156,947 156,947 0
GORJ 147,350 147,350 0
TIMIȘ 95,198 95,198 0
HARGHITA 91,396 91,396 0
BISTRIȚA-NĂSĂUD 63,741 63,741 0
MEHEDINȚI 55,491 55,491 0
HUNEDOARA 47,976 54,886 +6,910
MARAMUREȘ 20,384 20,384 0
GIURGIU 0 5,094 +5,094
VRANCEA 2,971 2,971 0
BUZĂU 5,094 0 −5,094
CĂLĂRAȘI 0 0 0
COVASNA 0 0 0
CARAȘ-SEVERIN 0 0 0
SĂLAJ 0 0 0

Another 1.23 Mn. (2.3% 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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