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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 242

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 — 165,344 RON ARAD — 197,083 RON ARGEȘ — 705,304 RON BACĂU — 4.71 Mn. BIHOR — 1.51 Mn. BISTRIȚA-NĂSĂUD — 1.39 Mn. BOTOȘANI — 92,396 RON BRĂILA — 103,799 RON BRAȘOV — 288,836 RON BUCUREȘTI — 20.17 Mn. BUZĂU — 191,966 RON CĂLĂRAȘI — 164,481 RON CARAȘ-SEVERIN — 442,458 RON CLUJ — 741,851 RON CONSTANȚA — 1.00 Mn. COVASNA — 78,462 RON DÂMBOVIȚA — 152,452 RON DOLJ — 1.63 Mn. GALAȚI — 652,572 RON GIURGIU — 34,702 RON GORJ — 3.35 Mn. HARGHITA — 95,467 RON HUNEDOARA — 578,273 RON IALOMIȚA — 275,044 RON IAȘI — 5.03 Mn. ILFOV — 180,660 RON MARAMUREȘ — 606,067 RON MEHEDINȚI — 834,148 RON MUREȘ — 421,260 RON NEAMȚ — 93,851 RON OLT — 56,240 RON PRAHOVA — 137,007 RON SĂLAJ — 128,786 RON SATU MARE — 79,180 RON SIBIU — 526,148 RON SUCEAVA — 1.18 Mn. TELEORMAN — 104,431 RON TIMIȘ — 10.21 Mn. TULCEA — 66,154 RON VÂLCEA — 542,309 RON VASLUI — 428,498 RON VRANCEA — 75,234 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 6,740,735 510,390 12,917,341 20,168,466 12 33.9%
TIMIȘ West 672,972 267,960 10,878 9,927,290 10,206,128 15 17.2%
IAȘI North-East 781,948 1,063,726 179,023 3,783,013 5,025,762 6 8.5%
BACĂU North-East 590,169 567,974 28,626 4,117,020 4,713,620 8 7.9%
GORJ South-West Oltenia 306,938 181,554 169,135 3,001,124 3,351,813 11 5.6%
DOLJ South-West Oltenia 594,523 300,168 250,949 1,080,944 1,632,061 3 2.8%
BIHOR North-West 558,623 173,050 1,336,524 — 1,509,574 3 2.5%
BISTRIȚA-NĂSĂUD North-West 298,129 1,106,352 904 282,713 1,389,969 5 2.3%
SUCEAVA North-East 648,164 109,887 — 1,068,191 1,178,078 2 2.0%
CONSTANȚA South-East 656,512 641,860 90,062 270,756 1,002,678 2 1.7%
MEHEDINȚI South-West Oltenia 226,429 38,179 795,969 — 834,148 4 1.4%
CLUJ North-West 701,564 720,043 20,195 1,613 741,851 1 1.3%
ARGEȘ South-Muntenia 561,864 703,732 1,572 — 705,304 1 1.2%
GALAȚI South-East 486,387 650,331 2,241 — 652,572 1 1.1%
MARAMUREȘ North-West 451,086 603,387 2,680 — 606,067 1 1.0%
HUNEDOARA West 349,011 517,953 60,320 — 578,273 2 1.0%
VÂLCEA South-West Oltenia 337,988 538,205 3,305 799 542,309 2 0.9%
SIBIU Centre 396,679 158,495 347,653 20,000 526,148 1 0.9%
CARAȘ-SEVERIN West 240,283 442,458 — — 442,458 2 0.7%
VASLUI North-East 363,247 413,195 15,303 — 428,498 1 0.7%
MUREȘ Centre 519,813 420,866 394 — 421,260 1 0.7%
BRAȘOV Centre 564,632 245,447 30,185 13,204 288,836 1 0.5%
IALOMIȚA South-Muntenia 247,409 274,876 168 — 275,044 1 0.5%
ARAD West 410,058 194,706 2,377 — 197,083 0 0.3%
BUZĂU South-East 393,136 128,992 725 62,249 191,966 0 0.3%
ILFOV Bucharest-Ilfov 619,461 168,800 379 11,481 180,660 0 0.3%
ALBA Centre 324,901 147,374 17,970 — 165,344 1 0.3%
CĂLĂRAȘI South-Muntenia 277,347 164,476 5 — 164,481 1 0.3%
DÂMBOVIȚA South-Muntenia 475,812 150,632 1,820 — 152,452 0 0.3%
PRAHOVA South-Muntenia 683,460 132,892 4,115 — 137,007 0 0.2%
SĂLAJ North-West 210,335 128,620 166 — 128,786 1 0.2%
TELEORMAN South-Muntenia 308,440 104,426 5 — 104,431 0 0.2%
BRĂILA South-East 269,804 102,983 816 — 103,799 0 0.2%
HARGHITA Centre 292,267 47,279 48,188 — 95,467 0 0.2%
NEAMȚ North-East 444,666 93,154 341 356 93,851 0 0.2%
BOTOȘANI North-East 386,529 92,396 — — 92,396 0 0.2%
SATU MARE North-West 330,046 76,644 2,536 — 79,180 0 0.1%
COVASNA Centre 199,596 78,462 — — 78,462 0 0.1%
VRANCEA South-East 330,157 75,079 155 — 75,234 0 0.1%
TULCEA South-East 186,131 66,154 — — 66,154 0 0.1%
OLT South-West Oltenia 372,181 56,043 11 186 56,240 0 0.1%
GIURGIU South-Muntenia 258,793 34,584 118 — 34,702 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
BUCUREȘTI 12,917,340 12,646,701 −270,639
TIMIȘ 9,927,290 9,927,290 0
BACĂU 4,117,020 4,117,020 0
IAȘI 3,783,015 3,783,015 0
DOLJ 1,080,942 1,488,052 +407,110
GORJ 3,001,124 1,323,314 −1,677,810
SUCEAVA 1,068,191 1,068,191 0
BISTRIȚA-NĂSĂUD 282,713 282,713 0
CONSTANȚA 270,756 270,756 0
ARGEȘ 0 242,712 +242,712
BUZĂU 62,249 62,249 0
MUREȘ 0 20,000 +20,000
BRAȘOV 13,206 13,206 0
ILFOV 11,481 11,481 0
CLUJ 1,613 1,613 0
VÂLCEA 799 799 0
NEAMȚ 356 356 0
OLT 186 186 0
BIHOR 0 0 0
MEHEDINȚI 0 0 0
GALAȚI 0 0 0
MARAMUREȘ 0 0 0
HUNEDOARA 0 0 0
SIBIU 20,000 0 −20,000
CARAȘ-SEVERIN 0 0 0
VASLUI 0 0 0
IALOMIȚA 0 0 0
ARAD 0 0 0
ALBA 0 0 0
CĂLĂRAȘI 0 0 0
DÂMBOVIȚA 0 0 0
PRAHOVA 0 0 0
SĂLAJ 0 0 0
TELEORMAN 0 0 0
BRĂILA 0 0 0
HARGHITA 0 0 0
BOTOȘANI 0 0 0
SATU MARE 0 0 0
COVASNA 0 0 0
VRANCEA 0 0 0
TULCEA 0 0 0
GIURGIU 0 0 0

Another 1.30 Mn. (3.6% 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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