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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 350

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 — 295,302 RON ARAD — 532,889 RON ARGEȘ — 217,835 RON BACĂU — 933,817 RON BIHOR — 762,678 RON BISTRIȚA-NĂSĂUD — 238,203 RON BOTOȘANI — 634,843 RON BRĂILA — 289,964 RON BRAȘOV — 1.61 Mn. BUCUREȘTI — 11.35 Mn. BUZĂU — 453,837 RON CĂLĂRAȘI — 202,555 RON CARAȘ-SEVERIN — 121,797 RON CLUJ — 487,511 RON CONSTANȚA — 838,265 RON COVASNA — 183,753 RON DÂMBOVIȚA — 608,644 RON DOLJ — 529,289 RON GALAȚI — 232,436 RON GIURGIU — 307,155 RON GORJ — 353,365 RON HARGHITA — 338,936 RON HUNEDOARA — 220,324 RON IALOMIȚA — 325,685 RON IAȘI — 728,859 RON ILFOV — 992,534 RON MARAMUREȘ — 745,125 RON MEHEDINȚI — 303,979 RON MUREȘ — 466,263 RON NEAMȚ — 295,385 RON OLT — 1.17 Mn. PRAHOVA — 791,427 RON SĂLAJ — 237,237 RON SATU MARE — 227,399 RON SIBIU — 520,116 RON SUCEAVA — 764,345 RON TELEORMAN — 205,175 RON TIMIȘ — 417,059 RON TULCEA — 174,440 RON VÂLCEA — 636,116 RON VASLUI — 379,814 RON VRANCEA — 673,585 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 3,399,190 486,316 7,460,120 11,345,626 7 35.7%
BRAȘOV Centre 564,632 1,612,930 264 — 1,613,194 3 5.1%
OLT South-West Oltenia 372,181 1,172,410 536 — 1,172,946 3 3.7%
ILFOV Bucharest-Ilfov 619,461 991,293 1,241 — 992,534 2 3.1%
BACĂU North-East 590,169 931,002 2,815 — 933,817 2 2.9%
CONSTANȚA South-East 656,512 768,585 69,680 — 838,265 1 2.6%
PRAHOVA South-Muntenia 683,460 788,627 — 2,800 791,427 1 2.5%
SUCEAVA North-East 648,164 763,272 1,073 — 764,345 1 2.4%
BIHOR North-West 558,623 757,628 5,050 — 762,678 1 2.4%
MARAMUREȘ North-West 451,086 634,467 110,658 — 745,125 2 2.3%
IAȘI North-East 781,948 704,673 24,186 — 728,859 1 2.3%
VRANCEA South-East 330,157 671,011 2,574 — 673,585 2 2.1%
VÂLCEA South-West Oltenia 337,988 634,156 1,960 — 636,116 2 2.0%
BOTOȘANI North-East 386,529 634,843 — — 634,843 2 2.0%
DÂMBOVIȚA South-Muntenia 475,812 415,170 23,008 170,466 608,644 1 1.9%
ARAD West 410,058 397,769 — 135,120 532,889 1 1.7%
DOLJ South-West Oltenia 594,523 498,057 19,502 11,730 529,289 1 1.7%
SIBIU Centre 396,679 359,463 160,653 — 520,116 1 1.6%
CLUJ North-West 701,564 437,355 50,156 — 487,511 1 1.5%
MUREȘ Centre 519,813 457,230 9,033 — 466,263 1 1.5%
BUZĂU South-East 393,136 451,394 2,443 — 453,837 1 1.4%
TIMIȘ West 672,972 417,059 — — 417,059 1 1.3%
VASLUI North-East 363,247 379,814 — — 379,814 1 1.2%
GORJ South-West Oltenia 306,938 353,365 — — 353,365 1 1.1%
HARGHITA Centre 292,267 332,331 6,605 — 338,936 1 1.1%
IALOMIȚA South-Muntenia 247,409 325,290 395 — 325,685 1 1.0%
GIURGIU South-Muntenia 258,793 307,155 — — 307,155 1 1.0%
MEHEDINȚI South-West Oltenia 226,429 282,220 21,759 — 303,979 1 1.0%
NEAMȚ North-East 444,666 293,687 1,698 — 295,385 1 0.9%
ALBA Centre 324,901 294,313 989 — 295,302 1 0.9%
BRĂILA South-East 269,804 289,964 — — 289,964 1 0.9%
BISTRIȚA-NĂSĂUD North-West 298,129 235,115 3,088 — 238,203 1 0.8%
SĂLAJ North-West 210,335 237,237 — — 237,237 1 0.8%
GALAȚI South-East 486,387 232,253 183 — 232,436 0 0.7%
SATU MARE North-West 330,046 226,157 1,242 — 227,399 1 0.7%
HUNEDOARA West 349,011 220,324 — — 220,324 1 0.7%
ARGEȘ South-Muntenia 561,864 216,902 933 — 217,835 0 0.7%
TELEORMAN South-Muntenia 308,440 199,700 5,475 — 205,175 1 0.7%
CĂLĂRAȘI South-Muntenia 277,347 202,555 — — 202,555 1 0.6%
COVASNA Centre 199,596 183,707 46 — 183,753 1 0.6%
TULCEA South-East 186,131 174,440 — — 174,440 1 0.6%
CARAȘ-SEVERIN West 240,283 121,797 — — 121,797 1 0.4%

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 7,460,122 6,994,622 −465,500
DÂMBOVIȚA 170,466 170,466 0
ARAD 135,120 135,120 0
DOLJ 11,730 11,730 0
PRAHOVA 2,800 2,800 0
BRAȘOV 0 0 0
OLT 0 0 0
ILFOV 0 0 0
BACĂU 0 0 0
CONSTANȚA 0 0 0
SUCEAVA 0 0 0
BIHOR 0 0 0
MARAMUREȘ 0 0 0
IAȘI 0 0 0
VRANCEA 0 0 0
VÂLCEA 0 0 0
BOTOȘANI 0 0 0
SIBIU 0 0 0
CLUJ 0 0 0
MUREȘ 0 0 0
BUZĂU 0 0 0
TIMIȘ 0 0 0
VASLUI 0 0 0
GORJ 0 0 0
HARGHITA 0 0 0
IALOMIȚA 0 0 0
GIURGIU 0 0 0
MEHEDINȚI 0 0 0
NEAMȚ 0 0 0
ALBA 0 0 0
BRĂILA 0 0 0
BISTRIȚA-NĂSĂUD 0 0 0
SĂLAJ 0 0 0
GALAȚI 0 0 0
SATU MARE 0 0 0
HUNEDOARA 0 0 0
ARGEȘ 0 0 0
TELEORMAN 0 0 0
CĂLĂRAȘI 0 0 0
COVASNA 0 0 0
TULCEA 0 0 0
CARAȘ-SEVERIN 0 0 0

Another 465,500 RON (6.0% 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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