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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 167

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 — 8.40 Mn. ARAD — 9.51 Mn. ARGEȘ — 8.74 Mn. BACĂU — 9.85 Mn. BIHOR — 9.13 Mn. BISTRIȚA-NĂSĂUD — 6.07 Mn. BOTOȘANI — 7.56 Mn. BRĂILA — 5.45 Mn. BRAȘOV — 11.97 Mn. BUCUREȘTI — 98.36 Mn. BUZĂU — 4.78 Mn. CĂLĂRAȘI — 7.31 Mn. CARAȘ-SEVERIN — 5.08 Mn. CLUJ — 11.57 Mn. CONSTANȚA — 7.61 Mn. COVASNA — 6.07 Mn. DÂMBOVIȚA — 6.78 Mn. DOLJ — 13.21 Mn. GALAȚI — 6.70 Mn. GIURGIU — 6.85 Mn. GORJ — 4.38 Mn. HARGHITA — 6.54 Mn. HUNEDOARA — 2.24 Mn. IALOMIȚA — 6.76 Mn. IAȘI — 18.11 Mn. ILFOV — 5.19 Mn. MARAMUREȘ — 5.81 Mn. MEHEDINȚI — 4.53 Mn. MUREȘ — 10.98 Mn. NEAMȚ — 7.46 Mn. OLT — 5.36 Mn. PRAHOVA — 7.64 Mn. SĂLAJ — 4.80 Mn. SATU MARE — 7.74 Mn. SIBIU — 14.80 Mn. SUCEAVA — 11.94 Mn. TELEORMAN — 9.46 Mn. TIMIȘ — 16.84 Mn. TULCEA — 6.20 Mn. VÂLCEA — 8.80 Mn. VASLUI — 8.03 Mn. VRANCEA — 3.81 Mn.
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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 4,089,166 486,057 93,783,323 98,358,546 57 23.0%
IAȘI North-East 781,948 4,184,632 — 13,928,923 18,113,555 23 4.2%
TIMIȘ West 672,972 4,143,649 165,563 12,531,264 16,840,476 25 3.9%
SIBIU Centre 396,679 2,393,799 6,020 12,397,682 14,797,501 37 3.5%
DOLJ South-West Oltenia 594,523 2,964,130 520 10,241,313 13,205,963 22 3.1%
BRAȘOV Centre 564,632 3,491,569 — 8,481,718 11,973,287 21 2.8%
SUCEAVA North-East 648,164 5,468,956 — 6,466,861 11,935,817 18 2.8%
CLUJ North-West 701,564 2,692,892 16,807 8,855,304 11,565,003 16 2.7%
MUREȘ Centre 519,813 3,843,134 — 7,133,180 10,976,314 21 2.6%
BACĂU North-East 590,169 4,079,738 189,488 5,577,964 9,847,190 17 2.3%
ARAD West 410,058 3,086,629 400 6,420,147 9,507,176 23 2.2%
TELEORMAN South-Muntenia 308,440 3,517,534 — 5,939,944 9,457,478 31 2.2%
BIHOR North-West 558,623 3,471,568 154,299 5,505,877 9,131,744 16 2.1%
VÂLCEA South-West Oltenia 337,988 3,130,672 — 5,668,700 8,799,372 26 2.1%
ARGEȘ South-Muntenia 561,864 3,157,160 — 5,585,013 8,742,173 16 2.0%
ALBA Centre 324,901 3,849,017 2,441 4,548,899 8,400,357 26 2.0%
VASLUI North-East 363,247 2,134,186 25,650 5,866,913 8,026,749 22 1.9%
SATU MARE North-West 330,046 3,741,290 — 4,002,222 7,743,512 23 1.8%
PRAHOVA South-Muntenia 683,460 3,278,043 — 4,362,740 7,640,783 11 1.8%
CONSTANȚA South-East 656,512 1,692,356 96,950 5,817,942 7,607,248 12 1.8%
BOTOȘANI North-East 386,529 1,727,625 — 5,829,637 7,557,262 20 1.8%
NEAMȚ North-East 444,666 3,509,927 — 3,952,871 7,462,798 17 1.7%
CĂLĂRAȘI South-Muntenia 277,347 2,701,006 — 4,607,091 7,308,097 26 1.7%
GIURGIU South-Muntenia 258,793 2,279,102 — 4,566,139 6,845,241 26 1.6%
DÂMBOVIȚA South-Muntenia 475,812 1,698,947 144,845 4,934,062 6,777,854 14 1.6%
IALOMIȚA South-Muntenia 247,409 3,653,052 — 3,106,990 6,760,042 27 1.6%
GALAȚI South-East 486,387 1,836,597 — 4,866,279 6,702,876 14 1.6%
HARGHITA Centre 292,267 1,672,324 — 4,869,280 6,541,604 22 1.5%
TULCEA South-East 186,131 1,401,699 — 4,800,255 6,201,954 33 1.5%
BISTRIȚA-NĂSĂUD North-West 298,129 1,696,727 18,999 4,357,389 6,073,115 20 1.4%
COVASNA Centre 199,596 1,030,462 — 5,036,481 6,066,943 30 1.4%
MARAMUREȘ North-West 451,086 2,779,788 159,664 2,874,041 5,813,493 13 1.4%
BRĂILA South-East 269,804 890,999 — 4,558,067 5,449,066 20 1.3%
OLT South-West Oltenia 372,181 1,848,565 — 3,510,011 5,358,576 14 1.3%
ILFOV Bucharest-Ilfov 619,461 1,232,919 134,800 3,821,427 5,189,146 8 1.2%
CARAȘ-SEVERIN West 240,283 881,244 — 4,195,168 5,076,412 21 1.2%
SĂLAJ North-West 210,335 2,159,805 — 2,644,300 4,804,105 23 1.1%
BUZĂU South-East 393,136 3,020,487 68,067 1,687,670 4,776,224 12 1.1%
MEHEDINȚI South-West Oltenia 226,429 2,246,403 — 2,280,323 4,526,726 20 1.1%
GORJ South-West Oltenia 306,938 1,677,599 — 2,699,706 4,377,305 14 1.0%
VRANCEA South-East 330,157 1,438,890 — 2,367,500 3,806,390 12 0.9%
HUNEDOARA West 349,011 1,182,419 — 1,056,653 2,239,072 6 0.5%

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 93,783,322 66,038,980 −27,744,342
MUREȘ 7,133,180 14,082,975 +6,949,795
TIMIȘ 12,531,264 12,924,544 +393,280
IAȘI 13,928,923 11,652,958 −2,275,965
CLUJ 8,855,304 9,669,448 +814,144
BRAȘOV 8,481,718 9,367,648 +885,930
DOLJ 10,241,313 8,540,859 −1,700,454
VASLUI 5,866,913 8,279,745 +2,412,832
TULCEA 4,800,255 8,011,127 +3,210,872
ARGEȘ 5,585,013 7,472,173 +1,887,160
TELEORMAN 5,939,944 7,270,669 +1,330,725
VÂLCEA 5,668,700 7,164,715 +1,496,015
SUCEAVA 6,466,861 7,127,976 +661,115
ARAD 6,420,147 7,101,243 +681,096
BOTOȘANI 5,829,637 7,095,260 +1,265,623
GIURGIU 4,566,139 6,641,722 +2,075,583
CONSTANȚA 5,817,942 6,560,092 +742,150
OLT 3,510,011 5,984,367 +2,474,356
CĂLĂRAȘI 4,607,091 5,746,035 +1,138,944
DÂMBOVIȚA 4,934,062 5,560,892 +626,830
BIHOR 5,505,877 5,436,198 −69,679
GALAȚI 4,866,279 5,088,649 +222,370
SATU MARE 4,002,222 5,058,522 +1,056,300
COVASNA 5,036,481 4,996,381 −40,100
HARGHITA 4,869,280 4,975,526 +106,246
SIBIU 12,397,682 4,861,182 −7,536,500
BRĂILA 4,558,067 4,649,375 +91,308
ALBA 4,548,899 4,395,909 −152,990
BACĂU 5,577,964 4,228,133 −1,349,831
CARAȘ-SEVERIN 4,195,168 4,195,168 0
BISTRIȚA-NĂSĂUD 4,357,389 4,194,489 −162,900
PRAHOVA 4,362,740 3,957,561 −405,179
IALOMIȚA 3,106,990 3,850,218 +743,228
NEAMȚ 3,952,871 3,642,690 −310,181
SĂLAJ 2,644,300 3,625,100 +980,800
VRANCEA 2,367,500 3,344,766 +977,266
ILFOV 3,821,427 3,221,617 −599,810
GORJ 2,699,706 2,874,368 +174,662
MEHEDINȚI 2,280,323 2,623,319 +342,996
MARAMUREȘ 2,874,041 1,611,083 −1,262,958
BUZĂU 1,687,670 1,543,453 −144,217
HUNEDOARA 1,056,653 369,673 −686,980

Another 10.70 Mn. (3.4% 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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