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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 310

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 — 892,181 RON ARAD — 1.36 Mn. ARGEȘ — 687,345 RON BACĂU — 430,770 RON BIHOR — 651,185 RON BISTRIȚA-NĂSĂUD — 411,756 RON BOTOȘANI — 897,842 RON BRĂILA — 652,683 RON BRAȘOV — 1.37 Mn. BUCUREȘTI — 12.41 Mn. BUZĂU — 1.92 Mn. CĂLĂRAȘI — 1.20 Mn. CARAȘ-SEVERIN — 170,567 RON CLUJ — 1.20 Mn. CONSTANȚA — 1.14 Mn. COVASNA — 1.16 Mn. DÂMBOVIȚA — 784,730 RON DOLJ — 1.68 Mn. GALAȚI — 1.42 Mn. GIURGIU — 416,787 RON GORJ — 146,249 RON HARGHITA — 995,787 RON HUNEDOARA — 1.15 Mn. IALOMIȚA — 1.43 Mn. IAȘI — 3.15 Mn. ILFOV — 3.04 Mn. MARAMUREȘ — 301,493 RON MEHEDINȚI — 229,546 RON MUREȘ — 848,168 RON NEAMȚ — 3.25 Mn. OLT — 386,528 RON PRAHOVA — 2.18 Mn. SĂLAJ — 1.72 Mn. SATU MARE — 752,916 RON SIBIU — 1.09 Mn. SUCEAVA — 1.37 Mn. TELEORMAN — 2.02 Mn. TIMIȘ — 3.87 Mn. TULCEA — 781,795 RON VÂLCEA — 746,932 RON VASLUI — 4.04 Mn. VRANCEA — 474,011 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 4,795,987 613,538 7,001,731 12,411,256 7 19.2%
VASLUI North-East 363,247 127,421 23,683 3,891,164 4,042,268 11 6.2%
TIMIȘ West 672,972 944,192 13,842 2,908,045 3,866,079 6 6.0%
NEAMȚ North-East 444,666 3,250,323 3,400 — 3,253,723 7 5.0%
IAȘI North-East 781,948 2,983,822 130,301 37,939 3,152,062 4 4.9%
ILFOV Bucharest-Ilfov 619,461 3,035,976 4,062 — 3,040,038 5 4.7%
PRAHOVA South-Muntenia 683,460 1,985,354 106,537 87,888 2,179,779 3 3.4%
TELEORMAN South-Muntenia 308,440 2,012,300 3,321 — 2,015,621 7 3.1%
BUZĂU South-East 393,136 1,922,291 663 — 1,922,954 5 3.0%
SĂLAJ North-West 210,335 1,716,948 1,288 — 1,718,236 8 2.7%
DOLJ South-West Oltenia 594,523 1,110,071 46,692 526,900 1,683,663 3 2.6%
IALOMIȚA South-Muntenia 247,409 1,431,669 391 — 1,432,060 6 2.2%
GALAȚI South-East 486,387 1,231,592 103,860 79,608 1,415,060 3 2.2%
BRAȘOV Centre 564,632 924,550 5,690 440,864 1,371,104 2 2.1%
SUCEAVA North-East 648,164 1,363,938 5,791 — 1,369,729 2 2.1%
ARAD West 410,058 1,320,296 37,004 — 1,357,300 3 2.1%
CĂLĂRAȘI South-Muntenia 277,347 1,201,603 2,067 — 1,203,670 4 1.9%
CLUJ North-West 701,564 971,546 69,732 154,371 1,195,649 2 1.8%
COVASNA Centre 199,596 1,155,251 2,053 — 1,157,304 6 1.8%
HUNEDOARA West 349,011 1,137,634 9,514 — 1,147,148 3 1.8%
CONSTANȚA South-East 656,512 956,010 28,881 153,110 1,138,001 2 1.8%
SIBIU Centre 396,679 772,892 316,394 — 1,089,286 3 1.7%
HARGHITA Centre 292,267 895,914 99,873 — 995,787 3 1.5%
BOTOȘANI North-East 386,529 865,824 11,168 20,850 897,842 2 1.4%
ALBA Centre 324,901 808,717 83,464 — 892,181 3 1.4%
MUREȘ Centre 519,813 846,057 2,111 — 848,168 2 1.3%
DÂMBOVIȚA South-Muntenia 475,812 742,926 5,782 36,022 784,730 2 1.2%
TULCEA South-East 186,131 780,305 1,490 — 781,795 4 1.2%
SATU MARE North-West 330,046 750,629 2,287 — 752,916 2 1.2%
VÂLCEA South-West Oltenia 337,988 680,797 66,135 — 746,932 2 1.2%
ARGEȘ South-Muntenia 561,864 541,636 145,709 — 687,345 1 1.1%
BRĂILA South-East 269,804 650,464 2,219 — 652,683 2 1.0%
BIHOR North-West 558,623 556,149 95,036 — 651,185 1 1.0%
VRANCEA South-East 330,157 468,920 5,091 — 474,011 1 0.7%
BACĂU North-East 590,169 412,857 17,913 — 430,770 1 0.7%
GIURGIU South-Muntenia 258,793 412,181 4,606 — 416,787 2 0.6%
BISTRIȚA-NĂSĂUD North-West 298,129 408,618 3,138 — 411,756 1 0.6%
OLT South-West Oltenia 372,181 360,046 26,482 — 386,528 1 0.6%
MARAMUREȘ North-West 451,086 188,693 112,800 — 301,493 1 0.5%
MEHEDINȚI South-West Oltenia 226,429 147,591 81,955 — 229,546 1 0.4%
CARAȘ-SEVERIN West 240,283 170,336 231 — 170,567 1 0.3%
GORJ South-West Oltenia 306,938 120,395 25,854 — 146,249 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
BUCUREȘTI 7,001,732 6,861,882 −139,850
VASLUI 3,891,164 3,891,164 0
TIMIȘ 2,908,045 2,908,045 0
DOLJ 526,900 526,900 0
BRAȘOV 440,864 466,143 +25,279
CONSTANȚA 153,110 267,681 +114,571
CLUJ 154,371 154,371 0
PRAHOVA 87,888 87,888 0
IAȘI 37,939 37,939 0
DÂMBOVIȚA 36,022 36,022 0
BOTOȘANI 20,850 20,850 0
NEAMȚ 0 0 0
ILFOV 0 0 0
TELEORMAN 0 0 0
BUZĂU 0 0 0
SĂLAJ 0 0 0
IALOMIȚA 0 0 0
GALAȚI 79,608 0 −79,608
SUCEAVA 0 0 0
ARAD 0 0 0
CĂLĂRAȘI 0 0 0
COVASNA 0 0 0
HUNEDOARA 0 0 0
SIBIU 0 0 0
HARGHITA 0 0 0
ALBA 0 0 0
MUREȘ 0 0 0
TULCEA 0 0 0
SATU MARE 0 0 0
VÂLCEA 0 0 0
ARGEȘ 0 0 0
BRĂILA 0 0 0
BIHOR 0 0 0
VRANCEA 0 0 0
BACĂU 0 0 0
GIURGIU 0 0 0
BISTRIȚA-NĂSĂUD 0 0 0
OLT 0 0 0
MARAMUREȘ 0 0 0
MEHEDINȚI 0 0 0
CARAȘ-SEVERIN 0 0 0
GORJ 0 0 0

Another 79,608 RON (0.5% 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

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  • /api/v1/stats/dimensions
  • /api/v1/stats/periods
  • /api/v1/stats/breakdown
  • /api/v1/stats/lots

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