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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 194

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 — 32,462 RON ARAD — 9,147 RON ARGEȘ — 423,074 RON BACĂU — 101,620 RON BIHOR — 18,764 RON BISTRIȚA-NĂSĂUD — 36,594 RON BOTOȘANI — 43,135 RON BRĂILA — 18,119 RON BRAȘOV — 40,449 RON BUCUREȘTI — 2.30 Mn. BUZĂU — 108,613 RON CĂLĂRAȘI — 15,151 RON CARAȘ-SEVERIN — 67,973 RON CLUJ — 798,217 RON CONSTANȚA — 168,332 RON COVASNA — 18,447 RON DÂMBOVIȚA — 15,697 RON DOLJ — 82,543 RON GALAȚI — 242,771 RON GIURGIU — 24,198 RON GORJ — 15,936 RON HARGHITA — 55,038 RON HUNEDOARA — 24,692 RON IALOMIȚA — 13,597 RON IAȘI — 150,150 RON ILFOV — 68,544 RON MARAMUREȘ — 34,593 RON MEHEDINȚI — 53,938 RON MUREȘ — 88,226 RON NEAMȚ — 99,211 RON OLT — 70,464 RON PRAHOVA — 148,798 RON SĂLAJ — 81,241 RON SATU MARE — 50,124 RON SIBIU — 96,018 RON SUCEAVA — 134,740 RON TELEORMAN — 25,512 RON TIMIȘ — 93,774 RON TULCEA — 33,949 RON VÂLCEA — 85,830 RON VASLUI — 127,251 RON VRANCEA — 113,486 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 1,792,700 418,360 87,647 2,298,707 1 36.9%
CLUJ North-West 701,564 500,416 801 297,000 798,217 1 12.8%
ARGEȘ South-Muntenia 561,864 407,453 15,621 — 423,074 1 6.8%
GALAȚI South-East 486,387 239,226 3,545 — 242,771 1 3.9%
CONSTANȚA South-East 656,512 157,507 10,825 — 168,332 0 2.7%
IAȘI North-East 781,948 149,396 754 — 150,150 0 2.4%
PRAHOVA South-Muntenia 683,460 145,761 3,037 — 148,798 0 2.4%
SUCEAVA North-East 648,164 132,537 2,203 — 134,740 0 2.2%
VASLUI North-East 363,247 125,912 1,339 — 127,251 0 2.0%
VRANCEA South-East 330,157 113,279 207 — 113,486 0 1.8%
BUZĂU South-East 393,136 106,750 1,863 — 108,613 0 1.7%
BACĂU North-East 590,169 98,594 3,026 — 101,620 0 1.6%
NEAMȚ North-East 444,666 99,073 138 — 99,211 0 1.6%
SIBIU Centre 396,679 73,836 22,182 — 96,018 0 1.5%
TIMIȘ West 672,972 71,090 22,684 — 93,774 0 1.5%
MUREȘ Centre 519,813 87,064 1,162 — 88,226 0 1.4%
VÂLCEA South-West Oltenia 337,988 82,105 3,725 — 85,830 0 1.4%
DOLJ South-West Oltenia 594,523 81,639 904 — 82,543 0 1.3%
SĂLAJ North-West 210,335 81,241 — — 81,241 0 1.3%
OLT South-West Oltenia 372,181 59,260 11,204 — 70,464 0 1.1%
ILFOV Bucharest-Ilfov 619,461 63,860 4,684 — 68,544 0 1.1%
CARAȘ-SEVERIN West 240,283 67,973 — — 67,973 0 1.1%
HARGHITA Centre 292,267 54,348 690 — 55,038 0 0.9%
MEHEDINȚI South-West Oltenia 226,429 42,244 11,694 — 53,938 0 0.9%
SATU MARE North-West 330,046 41,381 8,743 — 50,124 0 0.8%
BOTOȘANI North-East 386,529 41,817 1,318 — 43,135 0 0.7%
BRAȘOV Centre 564,632 37,367 3,082 — 40,449 0 0.7%
BISTRIȚA-NĂSĂUD North-West 298,129 29,791 6,803 — 36,594 0 0.6%
MARAMUREȘ North-West 451,086 27,556 7,037 — 34,593 0 0.6%
TULCEA South-East 186,131 33,057 892 — 33,949 0 0.6%
ALBA Centre 324,901 29,928 2,534 — 32,462 0 0.5%
TELEORMAN South-Muntenia 308,440 25,297 215 — 25,512 0 0.4%
HUNEDOARA West 349,011 21,718 2,974 — 24,692 0 0.4%
GIURGIU South-Muntenia 258,793 13,264 10,934 — 24,198 0 0.4%
BIHOR North-West 558,623 15,695 3,069 — 18,764 0 0.3%
COVASNA Centre 199,596 18,447 — — 18,447 0 0.3%
BRĂILA South-East 269,804 11,148 6,971 — 18,119 0 0.3%
GORJ South-West Oltenia 306,938 15,936 — — 15,936 0 0.3%
DÂMBOVIȚA South-Muntenia 475,812 13,594 2,103 — 15,697 0 0.3%
CĂLĂRAȘI South-Muntenia 277,347 14,911 240 — 15,151 0 0.2%
IALOMIȚA South-Muntenia 247,409 12,993 604 — 13,597 0 0.2%
ARAD West 410,058 7,400 1,747 — 9,147 0 0.2%

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
CLUJ 297,000 297,000 0
BUCUREȘTI 87,647 87,647 0
ARGEȘ 0 0 0
GALAȚI 0 0 0
CONSTANȚA 0 0 0
IAȘI 0 0 0
PRAHOVA 0 0 0
SUCEAVA 0 0 0
VASLUI 0 0 0
VRANCEA 0 0 0
BUZĂU 0 0 0
BACĂU 0 0 0
NEAMȚ 0 0 0
SIBIU 0 0 0
TIMIȘ 0 0 0
MUREȘ 0 0 0
VÂLCEA 0 0 0
DOLJ 0 0 0
SĂLAJ 0 0 0
OLT 0 0 0
ILFOV 0 0 0
CARAȘ-SEVERIN 0 0 0
HARGHITA 0 0 0
MEHEDINȚI 0 0 0
SATU MARE 0 0 0
BOTOȘANI 0 0 0
BRAȘOV 0 0 0
BISTRIȚA-NĂSĂUD 0 0 0
MARAMUREȘ 0 0 0
TULCEA 0 0 0
ALBA 0 0 0
TELEORMAN 0 0 0
HUNEDOARA 0 0 0
GIURGIU 0 0 0
BIHOR 0 0 0
COVASNA 0 0 0
BRĂILA 0 0 0
GORJ 0 0 0
DÂMBOVIȚA 0 0 0
CĂLĂRAȘI 0 0 0
IALOMIȚA 0 0 0
ARAD 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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