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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 340

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 — 322,358 RON ARAD — 1.18 Mn. ARGEȘ — 3.31 Mn. BACĂU — 216,857 RON BIHOR — 198,558 RON BISTRIȚA-NĂSĂUD — 97,047 RON BOTOȘANI — 173,605 RON BRĂILA — 279,872 RON BRAȘOV — 691,583 RON BUCUREȘTI — 32.28 Mn. BUZĂU — 692,968 RON CĂLĂRAȘI — 358,481 RON CARAȘ-SEVERIN — 192,139 RON CLUJ — 2.29 Mn. CONSTANȚA — 248,039 RON COVASNA — 1.39 Mn. DÂMBOVIȚA — 277,856 RON DOLJ — 119,329 RON GALAȚI — 887,539 RON GIURGIU — 233,175 RON GORJ — 260,287 RON HARGHITA — 635,733 RON HUNEDOARA — 1.17 Mn. IALOMIȚA — 474,949 RON IAȘI — 363,292 RON ILFOV — 253,361 RON MARAMUREȘ — 240,233 RON MEHEDINȚI — 517,018 RON MUREȘ — 158,330 RON NEAMȚ — 289,099 RON OLT — 243,055 RON PRAHOVA — 10.36 Mn. SĂLAJ — 64,432 RON SATU MARE — 100,725 RON SIBIU — 357,442 RON SUCEAVA — 265,562 RON TELEORMAN — 414,010 RON TIMIȘ — 69,562 RON TULCEA — 662,413 RON VÂLCEA — 2.09 Mn. VASLUI — 110,109 RON VRANCEA — 609,806 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 1,467,439 214,530 30,595,076 32,277,045 19 49.5%
PRAHOVA South-Muntenia 683,460 695,998 5,094 9,656,761 10,357,853 15 15.9%
ARGEȘ South-Muntenia 561,864 472,383 438,345 2,402,289 3,313,017 6 5.1%
CLUJ North-West 701,564 111,203 — 2,179,500 2,290,703 3 3.5%
VÂLCEA South-West Oltenia 337,988 1,186,177 1,304 906,000 2,093,481 6 3.2%
COVASNA Centre 199,596 1,388,485 — — 1,388,485 7 2.1%
ARAD West 410,058 1,184,436 454 — 1,184,890 3 1.8%
HUNEDOARA West 349,011 192,290 563 978,888 1,171,741 3 1.8%
GALAȚI South-East 486,387 782,228 105,311 — 887,539 2 1.4%
BUZĂU South-East 393,136 691,964 1,004 — 692,968 2 1.1%
BRAȘOV Centre 564,632 688,427 3,156 — 691,583 1 1.1%
TULCEA South-East 186,131 498,613 — 163,800 662,413 4 1.0%
HARGHITA Centre 292,267 633,613 2,120 — 635,733 2 1.0%
VRANCEA South-East 330,157 608,479 1,327 — 609,806 2 0.9%
MEHEDINȚI South-West Oltenia 226,429 517,018 — — 517,018 2 0.8%
IALOMIȚA South-Muntenia 247,409 429,045 45,904 — 474,949 2 0.7%
TELEORMAN South-Muntenia 308,440 397,884 16,126 — 414,010 1 0.6%
IAȘI North-East 781,948 356,661 6,631 — 363,292 0 0.6%
CĂLĂRAȘI South-Muntenia 277,347 358,481 — — 358,481 1 0.6%
SIBIU Centre 396,679 351,462 5,980 — 357,442 1 0.6%
ALBA Centre 324,901 320,930 1,428 — 322,358 1 0.5%
NEAMȚ North-East 444,666 289,099 — — 289,099 1 0.4%
BRĂILA South-East 269,804 279,872 — — 279,872 1 0.4%
DÂMBOVIȚA South-Muntenia 475,812 277,662 — 194 277,856 1 0.4%
SUCEAVA North-East 648,164 252,136 13,426 — 265,562 0 0.4%
GORJ South-West Oltenia 306,938 259,993 294 — 260,287 1 0.4%
ILFOV Bucharest-Ilfov 619,461 244,957 8,404 — 253,361 0 0.4%
CONSTANȚA South-East 656,512 246,358 1,681 — 248,039 0 0.4%
OLT South-West Oltenia 372,181 243,055 — — 243,055 1 0.4%
MARAMUREȘ North-West 451,086 228,520 11,713 — 240,233 1 0.4%
GIURGIU South-Muntenia 258,793 233,175 — — 233,175 1 0.4%
BACĂU North-East 590,169 216,532 325 — 216,857 0 0.3%
BIHOR North-West 558,623 198,558 — — 198,558 0 0.3%
CARAȘ-SEVERIN West 240,283 192,139 — — 192,139 1 0.3%
BOTOȘANI North-East 386,529 173,587 18 — 173,605 0 0.3%
MUREȘ Centre 519,813 158,330 — — 158,330 0 0.2%
DOLJ South-West Oltenia 594,523 119,329 — — 119,329 0 0.2%
VASLUI North-East 363,247 110,109 — — 110,109 0 0.2%
SATU MARE North-West 330,046 99,255 1,470 — 100,725 0 0.2%
BISTRIȚA-NĂSĂUD North-West 298,129 97,047 — — 97,047 0 0.2%
TIMIȘ West 672,972 69,129 433 — 69,562 0 0.1%
SĂLAJ North-West 210,335 64,432 — — 64,432 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 30,595,076 29,674,587 −920,489
PRAHOVA 9,656,761 9,656,761 0
ARGEȘ 2,402,289 2,402,289 0
CLUJ 2,179,500 2,179,500 0
HUNEDOARA 978,888 978,888 0
BISTRIȚA-NĂSĂUD 0 920,489 +920,489
TULCEA 163,800 163,800 0
DÂMBOVIȚA 194 194 0
VÂLCEA 906,000 0 −906,000
COVASNA 0 0 0
ARAD 0 0 0
GALAȚI 0 0 0
BUZĂU 0 0 0
BRAȘOV 0 0 0
HARGHITA 0 0 0
VRANCEA 0 0 0
MEHEDINȚI 0 0 0
IALOMIȚA 0 0 0
TELEORMAN 0 0 0
IAȘI 0 0 0
CĂLĂRAȘI 0 0 0
SIBIU 0 0 0
ALBA 0 0 0
NEAMȚ 0 0 0
BRĂILA 0 0 0
SUCEAVA 0 0 0
GORJ 0 0 0
ILFOV 0 0 0
CONSTANȚA 0 0 0
OLT 0 0 0
MARAMUREȘ 0 0 0
GIURGIU 0 0 0
BACĂU 0 0 0
BIHOR 0 0 0
CARAȘ-SEVERIN 0 0 0
BOTOȘANI 0 0 0
MUREȘ 0 0 0
DOLJ 0 0 0
VASLUI 0 0 0
SATU MARE 0 0 0
TIMIȘ 0 0 0
SĂLAJ 0 0 0

Another 906,000 RON (1.9% 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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