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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 240

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 — 144,972 RON ARAD — 183,205 RON ARGEȘ — 362,893 RON BACĂU — 2.29 Mn. BIHOR — 210,674 RON BISTRIȚA-NĂSĂUD — 439,888 RON BOTOȘANI — 368,658 RON BRĂILA — 485,153 RON BRAȘOV — 850,318 RON BUCUREȘTI — 10.44 Mn. BUZĂU — 400,500 RON CĂLĂRAȘI — 283,259 RON CARAȘ-SEVERIN — 83,399 RON CLUJ — 3.29 Mn. CONSTANȚA — 932,599 RON COVASNA — 334,983 RON DÂMBOVIȚA — 218,415 RON DOLJ — 8.24 Mn. GALAȚI — 366,482 RON GIURGIU — 146,317 RON GORJ — 50.68 Mn. HARGHITA — 646,797 RON HUNEDOARA — 169,734 RON IALOMIȚA — 670,291 RON IAȘI — 619,140 RON ILFOV — 1.21 Mn. MARAMUREȘ — 494,317 RON MEHEDINȚI — 34,465 RON MUREȘ — 2.00 Mn. NEAMȚ — 347,974 RON OLT — 135,601 RON PRAHOVA — 370,920 RON SĂLAJ — 534,305 RON SATU MARE — 886,606 RON SIBIU — 1.07 Mn. SUCEAVA — 357,444 RON TELEORMAN — 102,909 RON TIMIȘ — 823,547 RON TULCEA — 126,838 RON VÂLCEA — 531,960 RON VASLUI — 100,896 RON VRANCEA — 1.12 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
GORJ South-West Oltenia 306,938 78,091 1,063,648 49,534,451 50,676,190 165 54.4%
BUCUREȘTI Bucharest-Ilfov 1,713,832 5,066,349 703,567 4,673,138 10,443,054 6 11.2%
DOLJ South-West Oltenia 594,523 902,473 75,374 7,262,000 8,239,847 14 8.9%
CLUJ North-West 701,564 477,342 280,654 2,530,037 3,288,033 5 3.5%
BACĂU North-East 590,169 2,287,506 1,890 — 2,289,396 4 2.5%
MUREȘ Centre 519,813 1,181,477 — 817,195 1,998,672 4 2.2%
ILFOV Bucharest-Ilfov 619,461 1,137,030 3,203 69,123 1,209,356 2 1.3%
VRANCEA South-East 330,157 1,114,145 878 — 1,115,023 3 1.2%
SIBIU Centre 396,679 520,761 4,081 547,666 1,072,508 3 1.2%
CONSTANȚA South-East 656,512 810,425 122,174 — 932,599 1 1.0%
SATU MARE North-West 330,046 886,365 241 — 886,606 3 1.0%
BRAȘOV Centre 564,632 849,868 450 — 850,318 2 0.9%
TIMIȘ West 672,972 821,366 2,181 — 823,547 1 0.9%
IALOMIȚA South-Muntenia 247,409 668,850 1,441 — 670,291 3 0.7%
HARGHITA Centre 292,267 644,104 2,693 — 646,797 2 0.7%
IAȘI North-East 781,948 534,238 — 84,902 619,140 1 0.7%
SĂLAJ North-West 210,335 534,305 — — 534,305 3 0.6%
VÂLCEA South-West Oltenia 337,988 509,306 22,654 — 531,960 2 0.6%
MARAMUREȘ North-West 451,086 305,872 87,674 100,771 494,317 1 0.5%
BRĂILA South-East 269,804 484,905 248 — 485,153 2 0.5%
BISTRIȚA-NĂSĂUD North-West 298,129 432,483 7,405 — 439,888 1 0.5%
BUZĂU South-East 393,136 400,429 71 — 400,500 1 0.4%
PRAHOVA South-Muntenia 683,460 369,265 1,655 — 370,920 1 0.4%
BOTOȘANI North-East 386,529 185,809 360 182,489 368,658 1 0.4%
GALAȚI South-East 486,387 357,886 8,596 — 366,482 1 0.4%
ARGEȘ South-Muntenia 561,864 361,397 1,496 — 362,893 1 0.4%
SUCEAVA North-East 648,164 355,574 1,870 — 357,444 1 0.4%
NEAMȚ North-East 444,666 346,815 1,159 — 347,974 1 0.4%
COVASNA Centre 199,596 334,983 — — 334,983 2 0.4%
CĂLĂRAȘI South-Muntenia 277,347 283,259 — — 283,259 1 0.3%
DÂMBOVIȚA South-Muntenia 475,812 214,562 3,853 — 218,415 0 0.2%
BIHOR North-West 558,623 206,166 4,508 — 210,674 0 0.2%
ARAD West 410,058 179,053 4,152 — 183,205 0 0.2%
HUNEDOARA West 349,011 165,492 4,242 — 169,734 0 0.2%
GIURGIU South-Muntenia 258,793 139,917 6,400 — 146,317 1 0.2%
ALBA Centre 324,901 106,091 36,469 2,412 144,972 0 0.2%
OLT South-West Oltenia 372,181 135,601 — — 135,601 0 0.2%
TULCEA South-East 186,131 125,398 1,440 — 126,838 1 0.1%
TELEORMAN South-Muntenia 308,440 102,865 44 — 102,909 0 0.1%
VASLUI North-East 363,247 92,852 8,044 — 100,896 0 0.1%
CARAȘ-SEVERIN West 240,283 83,399 — — 83,399 0 0.1%
MEHEDINȚI South-West Oltenia 226,429 31,553 2,912 — 34,465 0 0.0%

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
GORJ 49,534,450 20,672,745 −28,861,705
DOLJ 7,262,000 10,453,677 +3,191,677
CONSTANȚA 0 4,236,876 +4,236,876
CLUJ 2,530,038 2,530,038 0
MUREȘ 817,195 817,195 0
SIBIU 547,666 359,220 −188,446
BUCUREȘTI 4,673,139 223,050 −4,450,089
PRAHOVA 0 200,058 +200,058
BOTOȘANI 182,490 182,490 0
MARAMUREȘ 100,771 100,771 0
IAȘI 84,902 84,902 0
MEHEDINȚI 0 13,155 +13,155
ALBA 2,411 2,411 0
BACĂU 0 0 0
ILFOV 69,123 0 −69,123
VRANCEA 0 0 0
SATU MARE 0 0 0
BRAȘOV 0 0 0
TIMIȘ 0 0 0
IALOMIȚA 0 0 0
HARGHITA 0 0 0
SĂLAJ 0 0 0
VÂLCEA 0 0 0
BRĂILA 0 0 0
BISTRIȚA-NĂSĂUD 0 0 0
BUZĂU 0 0 0
GALAȚI 0 0 0
ARGEȘ 0 0 0
SUCEAVA 0 0 0
NEAMȚ 0 0 0
COVASNA 0 0 0
CĂLĂRAȘI 0 0 0
DÂMBOVIȚA 0 0 0
BIHOR 0 0 0
ARAD 0 0 0
HUNEDOARA 0 0 0
GIURGIU 0 0 0
OLT 0 0 0
TULCEA 0 0 0
TELEORMAN 0 0 0
VASLUI 0 0 0
CARAȘ-SEVERIN 0 0 0

Another 25.93 Mn. (39.4% 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

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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