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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 197

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 — 16,277 RON ARAD — 86,152 RON ARGEȘ — 1.49 Mn. BACĂU — 154,684 RON BIHOR — 23,021 RON BISTRIȚA-NĂSĂUD — 54,091 RON BOTOȘANI — 92,242 RON BRĂILA — 17,135 RON BRAȘOV — 309,810 RON BUCUREȘTI — 4.14 Mn. BUZĂU — 562,515 RON CĂLĂRAȘI — 45,645 RON CARAȘ-SEVERIN — 25,767 RON CLUJ — 479,874 RON CONSTANȚA — 815,998 RON COVASNA — 11,496 RON DÂMBOVIȚA — 77,613 RON DOLJ — 116,803 RON GALAȚI — 343,750 RON GIURGIU — 146,943 RON GORJ — 365,140 RON HARGHITA — 6,794 RON HUNEDOARA — 352,824 RON IALOMIȚA — 19,455 RON IAȘI — 875,747 RON ILFOV — 494,671 RON MARAMUREȘ — 9,186 RON MEHEDINȚI — 22,260 RON MUREȘ — 82,834 RON NEAMȚ — 18,876 RON OLT — 42,224 RON PRAHOVA — 323,968 RON SĂLAJ — 23,038 RON SATU MARE — 117,009 RON SIBIU — 158,772 RON SUCEAVA — 108,117 RON TELEORMAN — 23,496 RON TIMIȘ — 900,819 RON TULCEA — 78,401 RON VÂLCEA — 321,537 RON VASLUI — 38,564 RON VRANCEA — 193,704 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 3,274,132 234,360 633,607 4,142,099 2 30.5%
ARGEȘ South-Muntenia 561,864 1,423,537 68,569 — 1,492,106 3 11.0%
TIMIȘ West 672,972 894,191 6,628 — 900,819 1 6.6%
IAȘI North-East 781,948 858,559 17,188 — 875,747 1 6.4%
CONSTANȚA South-East 656,512 221,219 47,179 547,600 815,998 1 6.0%
BUZĂU South-East 393,136 558,782 3,733 — 562,515 1 4.1%
ILFOV Bucharest-Ilfov 619,461 491,917 2,754 — 494,671 1 3.6%
CLUJ North-West 701,564 435,451 44,423 — 479,874 1 3.5%
GORJ South-West Oltenia 306,938 365,140 — — 365,140 1 2.7%
HUNEDOARA West 349,011 282,778 70,046 — 352,824 1 2.6%
GALAȚI South-East 486,387 210,838 132,912 — 343,750 1 2.5%
PRAHOVA South-Muntenia 683,460 250,691 73,277 — 323,968 0 2.4%
VÂLCEA South-West Oltenia 337,988 314,525 885 6,127 321,537 1 2.4%
BRAȘOV Centre 564,632 309,006 804 — 309,810 1 2.3%
VRANCEA South-East 330,157 193,704 — — 193,704 1 1.4%
SIBIU Centre 396,679 103,858 41,622 13,292 158,772 0 1.2%
BACĂU North-East 590,169 153,743 941 — 154,684 0 1.1%
GIURGIU South-Muntenia 258,793 67,333 — 79,610 146,943 1 1.1%
SATU MARE North-West 330,046 116,370 639 — 117,009 0 0.9%
DOLJ South-West Oltenia 594,523 63,898 52,905 — 116,803 0 0.9%
SUCEAVA North-East 648,164 105,477 2,640 — 108,117 0 0.8%
BOTOȘANI North-East 386,529 90,852 1,390 — 92,242 0 0.7%
ARAD West 410,058 14,697 71,455 — 86,152 0 0.6%
MUREȘ Centre 519,813 79,941 2,893 — 82,834 0 0.6%
TULCEA South-East 186,131 78,401 — — 78,401 0 0.6%
DÂMBOVIȚA South-Muntenia 475,812 77,075 538 — 77,613 0 0.6%
BISTRIȚA-NĂSĂUD North-West 298,129 53,423 668 — 54,091 0 0.4%
CĂLĂRAȘI South-Muntenia 277,347 44,530 1,115 — 45,645 0 0.3%
OLT South-West Oltenia 372,181 42,224 — — 42,224 0 0.3%
VASLUI North-East 363,247 35,197 3,367 — 38,564 0 0.3%
CARAȘ-SEVERIN West 240,283 25,542 225 — 25,767 0 0.2%
TELEORMAN South-Muntenia 308,440 22,520 976 — 23,496 0 0.2%
SĂLAJ North-West 210,335 19,005 4,033 — 23,038 0 0.2%
BIHOR North-West 558,623 22,289 732 — 23,021 0 0.2%
MEHEDINȚI South-West Oltenia 226,429 22,260 — — 22,260 0 0.2%
IALOMIȚA South-Muntenia 247,409 19,321 134 — 19,455 0 0.1%
NEAMȚ North-East 444,666 17,279 1,597 — 18,876 0 0.1%
BRĂILA South-East 269,804 17,135 — — 17,135 0 0.1%
ALBA Centre 324,901 16,195 82 — 16,277 0 0.1%
COVASNA Centre 199,596 11,040 456 — 11,496 0 0.1%
MARAMUREȘ North-West 451,086 5,300 3,886 — 9,186 0 0.1%
HARGHITA Centre 292,267 6,794 — — 6,794 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
CONSTANȚA 547,600 547,600 0
BUCUREȘTI 633,607 337,355 −296,252
CĂLĂRAȘI 0 296,252 +296,252
MUREȘ 0 13,292 +13,292
VÂLCEA 6,127 6,127 0
ARGEȘ 0 0 0
TIMIȘ 0 0 0
IAȘI 0 0 0
BUZĂU 0 0 0
ILFOV 0 0 0
CLUJ 0 0 0
GORJ 0 0 0
HUNEDOARA 0 0 0
GALAȚI 0 0 0
PRAHOVA 0 0 0
BRAȘOV 0 0 0
VRANCEA 0 0 0
SIBIU 13,292 0 −13,292
BACĂU 0 0 0
GIURGIU 79,610 0 −79,610
SATU MARE 0 0 0
DOLJ 0 0 0
SUCEAVA 0 0 0
BOTOȘANI 0 0 0
ARAD 0 0 0
TULCEA 0 0 0
DÂMBOVIȚA 0 0 0
BISTRIȚA-NĂSĂUD 0 0 0
OLT 0 0 0
VASLUI 0 0 0
CARAȘ-SEVERIN 0 0 0
TELEORMAN 0 0 0
SĂLAJ 0 0 0
BIHOR 0 0 0
MEHEDINȚI 0 0 0
IALOMIȚA 0 0 0
NEAMȚ 0 0 0
BRĂILA 0 0 0
ALBA 0 0 0
COVASNA 0 0 0
MARAMUREȘ 0 0 0
HARGHITA 0 0 0

Another 79,610 RON (6.2% 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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