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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 222

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 — 983,620 RON ARAD — 2.86 Mn. ARGEȘ — 1.63 Mn. BACĂU — 2.01 Mn. BIHOR — 1.94 Mn. BISTRIȚA-NĂSĂUD — 736,053 RON BOTOȘANI — 155,068 RON BRĂILA — 438,224 RON BRAȘOV — 1.12 Mn. BUCUREȘTI — 28.63 Mn. BUZĂU — 454,792 RON CĂLĂRAȘI — 233,134 RON CARAȘ-SEVERIN — 585,721 RON CLUJ — 4.46 Mn. CONSTANȚA — 2.56 Mn. COVASNA — 528,878 RON DÂMBOVIȚA — 871,133 RON DOLJ — 1.89 Mn. GALAȚI — 1.15 Mn. GIURGIU — 282,281 RON GORJ — 446,695 RON HARGHITA — 1.93 Mn. HUNEDOARA — 972,160 RON IALOMIȚA — 551,698 RON IAȘI — 45.56 Mn. ILFOV — 7.30 Mn. MARAMUREȘ — 595,309 RON MEHEDINȚI — 166,760 RON MUREȘ — 2.90 Mn. NEAMȚ — 622,359 RON OLT — 3.71 Mn. PRAHOVA — 1.49 Mn. SĂLAJ — 836,942 RON SATU MARE — 1.25 Mn. SIBIU — 2.33 Mn. SUCEAVA — 2.90 Mn. TELEORMAN — 205,861 RON TIMIȘ — 6.56 Mn. TULCEA — 359,673 RON VÂLCEA — 626,408 RON VASLUI — 364,870 RON VRANCEA — 1.10 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
IAȘI North-East 781,948 1,605,756 221,530 43,728,908 45,556,194 58 33.4%
BUCUREȘTI Bucharest-Ilfov 1,713,832 17,237,716 4,426,634 6,962,942 28,627,292 17 21.0%
ILFOV Bucharest-Ilfov 619,461 6,771,279 529,183 — 7,300,462 12 5.4%
TIMIȘ West 672,972 6,388,862 173,331 — 6,562,193 10 4.8%
CLUJ North-West 701,564 3,991,776 467,047 — 4,458,823 6 3.3%
OLT South-West Oltenia 372,181 3,647,751 58,846 — 3,706,597 10 2.7%
SUCEAVA North-East 648,164 2,881,187 21,923 — 2,903,110 4 2.1%
MUREȘ Centre 519,813 2,557,867 342,961 — 2,900,828 6 2.1%
ARAD West 410,058 2,702,515 153,332 — 2,855,847 7 2.1%
CONSTANȚA South-East 656,512 2,380,180 182,022 — 2,562,202 4 1.9%
SIBIU Centre 396,679 1,895,825 408,729 27,280 2,331,834 6 1.7%
BACĂU North-East 590,169 903,235 145,325 966,252 2,014,812 3 1.5%
BIHOR North-West 558,623 1,747,630 190,850 — 1,938,480 3 1.4%
HARGHITA Centre 292,267 1,823,561 108,704 — 1,932,265 7 1.4%
DOLJ South-West Oltenia 594,523 1,104,105 194,820 588,708 1,887,633 3 1.4%
ARGEȘ South-Muntenia 561,864 1,555,354 70,164 — 1,625,518 3 1.2%
PRAHOVA South-Muntenia 683,460 1,383,134 111,283 — 1,494,417 2 1.1%
SATU MARE North-West 330,046 1,010,304 239,998 — 1,250,302 4 0.9%
GALAȚI South-East 486,387 828,466 318,686 — 1,147,152 2 0.8%
BRAȘOV Centre 564,632 989,822 130,107 — 1,119,929 2 0.8%
VRANCEA South-East 330,157 1,029,086 68,591 — 1,097,677 3 0.8%
ALBA Centre 324,901 955,937 27,683 — 983,620 3 0.7%
HUNEDOARA West 349,011 849,036 123,124 — 972,160 3 0.7%
DÂMBOVIȚA South-Muntenia 475,812 839,279 31,854 — 871,133 2 0.6%
SĂLAJ North-West 210,335 822,955 13,987 — 836,942 4 0.6%
BISTRIȚA-NĂSĂUD North-West 298,129 610,000 126,053 — 736,053 2 0.5%
VÂLCEA South-West Oltenia 337,988 548,979 77,429 — 626,408 2 0.5%
NEAMȚ North-East 444,666 527,515 94,844 — 622,359 1 0.5%
MARAMUREȘ North-West 451,086 545,150 50,159 — 595,309 1 0.4%
CARAȘ-SEVERIN West 240,283 580,895 4,826 — 585,721 2 0.4%
IALOMIȚA South-Muntenia 247,409 519,676 32,022 — 551,698 2 0.4%
COVASNA Centre 199,596 473,603 55,275 — 528,878 3 0.4%
BUZĂU South-East 393,136 393,899 60,893 — 454,792 1 0.3%
GORJ South-West Oltenia 306,938 440,074 6,621 — 446,695 1 0.3%
BRĂILA South-East 269,804 423,722 14,502 — 438,224 2 0.3%
VASLUI North-East 363,247 284,461 80,409 — 364,870 1 0.3%
TULCEA South-East 186,131 336,118 23,555 — 359,673 2 0.3%
GIURGIU South-Muntenia 258,793 280,346 1,935 — 282,281 1 0.2%
CĂLĂRAȘI South-Muntenia 277,347 223,124 10,010 — 233,134 1 0.2%
TELEORMAN South-Muntenia 308,440 166,422 39,439 — 205,861 1 0.2%
MEHEDINȚI South-West Oltenia 226,429 157,451 9,309 — 166,760 1 0.1%
BOTOȘANI North-East 386,529 132,542 22,526 — 155,068 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
IAȘI 43,728,908 41,264,512 −2,464,396
BUCUREȘTI 6,962,938 6,316,237 −646,701
BACĂU 966,252 976,839 +10,587
DOLJ 588,708 677,348 +88,640
CLUJ 0 99,997 +99,997
TIMIȘ 0 90,001 +90,001
CONSTANȚA 0 88,907 +88,907
SIBIU 27,280 34,336 +7,056
MUREȘ 0 23,802 +23,802
SUCEAVA 0 13,337 +13,337
BRAȘOV 0 11,382 +11,382
GALAȚI 0 11,218 +11,218
GORJ 0 9,898 +9,898
BRĂILA 0 9,797 +9,797
ARGEȘ 0 7,056 +7,056
PRAHOVA 0 7,056 +7,056
MARAMUREȘ 0 7,056 +7,056
BUZĂU 0 7,056 +7,056
BIHOR 0 5,271 +5,271
ILFOV 0 0 0
OLT 0 0 0
ARAD 0 0 0
HARGHITA 0 0 0
SATU MARE 0 0 0
VRANCEA 0 0 0
ALBA 0 0 0
HUNEDOARA 0 0 0
DÂMBOVIȚA 0 0 0
SĂLAJ 0 0 0
BISTRIȚA-NĂSĂUD 0 0 0
VÂLCEA 0 0 0
NEAMȚ 0 0 0
CARAȘ-SEVERIN 0 0 0
IALOMIȚA 0 0 0
COVASNA 0 0 0
VASLUI 0 0 0
TULCEA 0 0 0
GIURGIU 0 0 0
CĂLĂRAȘI 0 0 0
TELEORMAN 0 0 0
MEHEDINȚI 0 0 0
BOTOȘANI 0 0 0

Another 2.61 Mn. (5.0% 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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