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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 164

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 — 20,087 RON ARAD — 118,828 RON ARGEȘ — 113,266 RON BACĂU — 68,099 RON BIHOR — 139,344 RON BISTRIȚA-NĂSĂUD — 8,194 RON BOTOȘANI — 32,062 RON BRĂILA — 117,254 RON BRAȘOV — 44,638 RON BUCUREȘTI — 1.59 Mn. BUZĂU — 80,525 RON CĂLĂRAȘI — 152,383 RON CARAȘ-SEVERIN — 14,988 RON CLUJ — 64,762 RON CONSTANȚA — 115,324 RON COVASNA — 53,533 RON DÂMBOVIȚA — 12,943 RON DOLJ — 133,939 RON GALAȚI — 563,529 RON GIURGIU — 13,902 RON GORJ — 39,992 RON HARGHITA — 11,025 RON HUNEDOARA — 18,636 RON IALOMIȚA — 37,992 RON IAȘI — 511,560 RON ILFOV — 347,425 RON MARAMUREȘ — 136,627 RON MEHEDINȚI — 11,176 RON MUREȘ — 70,314 RON NEAMȚ — 30,591 RON OLT — 25,003 RON PRAHOVA — 26,033 RON SĂLAJ — 26,657 RON SATU MARE — 59,302 RON SIBIU — 170,914 RON SUCEAVA — 92,766 RON TELEORMAN — 176,210 RON TIMIȘ — 1.77 Mn. TULCEA — 30,424 RON VÂLCEA — 17,178 RON VASLUI — 147,486 RON VRANCEA — 98,488 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
TIMIȘ West 672,972 65,901 349 1,705,307 1,771,557 3 24.2%
BUCUREȘTI Bucharest-Ilfov 1,713,832 1,292,538 15,674 282,072 1,590,284 1 21.7%
GALAȚI South-East 486,387 145,246 10,583 407,700 563,529 1 7.7%
IAȘI North-East 781,948 191,560 — 320,000 511,560 1 7.0%
ILFOV Bucharest-Ilfov 619,461 214,133 133,292 — 347,425 1 4.8%
TELEORMAN South-Muntenia 308,440 63,210 — 113,000 176,210 1 2.4%
SIBIU Centre 396,679 170,914 — — 170,914 0 2.3%
CĂLĂRAȘI South-Muntenia 277,347 152,383 — — 152,383 1 2.1%
VASLUI North-East 363,247 147,486 — — 147,486 0 2.0%
BIHOR North-West 558,623 139,344 — — 139,344 0 1.9%
MARAMUREȘ North-West 451,086 136,627 — — 136,627 0 1.9%
DOLJ South-West Oltenia 594,523 133,285 654 — 133,939 0 1.8%
ARAD West 410,058 116,966 1,862 — 118,828 0 1.6%
BRĂILA South-East 269,804 117,254 — — 117,254 0 1.6%
CONSTANȚA South-East 656,512 115,324 — — 115,324 0 1.6%
ARGEȘ South-Muntenia 561,864 113,266 — — 113,266 0 1.6%
VRANCEA South-East 330,157 98,488 — — 98,488 0 1.4%
SUCEAVA North-East 648,164 92,766 — — 92,766 0 1.3%
BUZĂU South-East 393,136 80,525 — — 80,525 0 1.1%
MUREȘ Centre 519,813 66,953 3,361 — 70,314 0 1.0%
BACĂU North-East 590,169 68,099 — — 68,099 0 0.9%
CLUJ North-West 701,564 22,312 — 42,450 64,762 0 0.9%
SATU MARE North-West 330,046 11,182 48,120 — 59,302 0 0.8%
COVASNA Centre 199,596 53,533 — — 53,533 0 0.7%
BRAȘOV Centre 564,632 44,638 — — 44,638 0 0.6%
GORJ South-West Oltenia 306,938 39,992 — — 39,992 0 0.6%
IALOMIȚA South-Muntenia 247,409 25,702 12,290 — 37,992 0 0.5%
BOTOȘANI North-East 386,529 32,062 — — 32,062 0 0.4%
NEAMȚ North-East 444,666 30,591 — — 30,591 0 0.4%
TULCEA South-East 186,131 30,424 — — 30,424 0 0.4%
SĂLAJ North-West 210,335 26,657 — — 26,657 0 0.4%
PRAHOVA South-Muntenia 683,460 25,383 650 — 26,033 0 0.4%
OLT South-West Oltenia 372,181 25,003 — — 25,003 0 0.3%
ALBA Centre 324,901 20,087 — — 20,087 0 0.3%
HUNEDOARA West 349,011 18,636 — — 18,636 0 0.3%
VÂLCEA South-West Oltenia 337,988 17,178 — — 17,178 0 0.2%
CARAȘ-SEVERIN West 240,283 14,988 — — 14,988 0 0.2%
GIURGIU South-Muntenia 258,793 13,902 — — 13,902 0 0.2%
DÂMBOVIȚA South-Muntenia 475,812 12,943 — — 12,943 0 0.2%
MEHEDINȚI South-West Oltenia 226,429 11,176 — — 11,176 0 0.2%
HARGHITA Centre 292,267 11,025 — — 11,025 0 0.2%
BISTRIȚA-NĂSĂUD North-West 298,129 8,194 — — 8,194 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
TIMIȘ 1,705,307 1,705,307 0
GALAȚI 407,700 412,607 +4,907
IAȘI 320,000 320,000 0
TELEORMAN 113,000 113,000 0
TULCEA 0 111,500 +111,500
NEAMȚ 0 94,308 +94,308
DOLJ 0 55,496 +55,496
SIBIU 0 42,450 +42,450
GIURGIU 0 11,995 +11,995
OLT 0 3,866 +3,866
BUCUREȘTI 282,072 0 −282,072
ILFOV 0 0 0
CĂLĂRAȘI 0 0 0
VASLUI 0 0 0
BIHOR 0 0 0
MARAMUREȘ 0 0 0
ARAD 0 0 0
BRĂILA 0 0 0
CONSTANȚA 0 0 0
ARGEȘ 0 0 0
VRANCEA 0 0 0
SUCEAVA 0 0 0
BUZĂU 0 0 0
MUREȘ 0 0 0
BACĂU 0 0 0
CLUJ 42,450 0 −42,450
SATU MARE 0 0 0
COVASNA 0 0 0
BRAȘOV 0 0 0
GORJ 0 0 0
IALOMIȚA 0 0 0
BOTOȘANI 0 0 0
SĂLAJ 0 0 0
PRAHOVA 0 0 0
ALBA 0 0 0
HUNEDOARA 0 0 0
VÂLCEA 0 0 0
CARAȘ-SEVERIN 0 0 0
DÂMBOVIȚA 0 0 0
MEHEDINȚI 0 0 0
HARGHITA 0 0 0
BISTRIȚA-NĂSĂUD 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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