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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 351

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 — 14.87 Mn. ARAD — 14.96 Mn. ARGEȘ — 18.26 Mn. BACĂU — 20.76 Mn. BIHOR — 31.99 Mn. BISTRIȚA-NĂSĂUD — 13.88 Mn. BOTOȘANI — 21.69 Mn. BRĂILA — 9.07 Mn. BRAȘOV — 44.94 Mn. BUCUREȘTI — 1.12 Bn. BUZĂU — 23.47 Mn. CĂLĂRAȘI — 9.09 Mn. CARAȘ-SEVERIN — 11.64 Mn. CLUJ — 88.22 Mn. CONSTANȚA — 135.05 Mn. COVASNA — 6.35 Mn. DÂMBOVIȚA — 22.54 Mn. DOLJ — 36.23 Mn. GALAȚI — 24.85 Mn. GIURGIU — 8.67 Mn. GORJ — 10.32 Mn. HARGHITA — 18.05 Mn. HUNEDOARA — 23.01 Mn. IALOMIȚA — 60.25 Mn. IAȘI — 61.33 Mn. ILFOV — 418.87 Mn. MARAMUREȘ — 29.42 Mn. MEHEDINȚI — 13.67 Mn. MUREȘ — 53.11 Mn. NEAMȚ — 11.82 Mn. OLT — 12.85 Mn. PRAHOVA — 55.83 Mn. SĂLAJ — 7.27 Mn. SATU MARE — 15.54 Mn. SIBIU — 52.36 Mn. SUCEAVA — 32.87 Mn. TELEORMAN — 24.01 Mn. TIMIȘ — 34.74 Mn. TULCEA — 9.47 Mn. VÂLCEA — 49.38 Mn. VASLUI — 9.57 Mn. VRANCEA — 14.13 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
BUCUREȘTI Bucharest-Ilfov 1,713,832 123,952,662 17,597,074 975,610,492 1,117,160,228 652 41.5%
ILFOV Bucharest-Ilfov 619,461 19,452,629 521,090 398,899,543 418,873,262 676 15.6%
CONSTANȚA South-East 656,512 27,898,932 1,949,984 105,200,750 135,049,666 206 5.0%
CLUJ North-West 701,564 32,755,259 2,903,881 52,561,247 88,220,387 126 3.3%
IAȘI North-East 781,948 29,487,258 1,329,276 30,515,730 61,332,264 78 2.3%
IALOMIȚA South-Muntenia 247,409 8,707,876 64,012 51,481,722 60,253,610 244 2.2%
PRAHOVA South-Muntenia 683,460 19,710,580 1,553,151 34,564,371 55,828,102 82 2.1%
MUREȘ Centre 519,813 18,806,415 1,457,140 32,845,379 53,108,934 102 2.0%
SIBIU Centre 396,679 14,887,393 1,422,287 36,054,000 52,363,680 132 2.0%
VÂLCEA South-West Oltenia 337,988 9,147,041 915,644 39,321,036 49,383,721 146 1.8%
BRAȘOV Centre 564,632 27,618,433 1,363,291 15,962,053 44,943,777 80 1.7%
DOLJ South-West Oltenia 594,523 10,943,517 2,145,868 23,136,349 36,225,734 61 1.4%
TIMIȘ West 672,972 27,397,636 654,518 6,691,962 34,744,116 52 1.3%
SUCEAVA North-East 648,164 18,473,583 731,677 13,667,864 32,873,124 51 1.2%
BIHOR North-West 558,623 20,600,123 1,956,381 9,431,490 31,987,994 57 1.2%
MARAMUREȘ North-West 451,086 11,854,417 304,046 17,259,912 29,418,375 65 1.1%
GALAȚI South-East 486,387 15,494,085 1,413,851 7,943,124 24,851,060 51 0.9%
TELEORMAN South-Muntenia 308,440 6,559,456 416,400 17,035,142 24,010,998 78 0.9%
BUZĂU South-East 393,136 12,163,648 545,432 10,765,022 23,474,102 60 0.9%
HUNEDOARA West 349,011 11,585,324 500,770 10,922,848 23,008,942 66 0.9%
DÂMBOVIȚA South-Muntenia 475,812 12,810,259 645,655 9,082,253 22,538,167 47 0.8%
BOTOȘANI North-East 386,529 11,447,984 432,759 9,804,623 21,685,366 56 0.8%
BACĂU North-East 590,169 14,957,101 1,051,854 4,749,155 20,758,110 35 0.8%
ARGEȘ South-Muntenia 561,864 15,363,754 1,199,524 1,693,336 18,256,614 32 0.7%
HARGHITA Centre 292,267 10,491,383 567,548 6,988,000 18,046,931 62 0.7%
SATU MARE North-West 330,046 8,230,719 402,378 6,909,522 15,542,619 47 0.6%
ARAD West 410,058 9,587,749 610,228 4,766,174 14,964,151 36 0.6%
ALBA Centre 324,901 9,467,496 792,154 4,612,001 14,871,651 46 0.6%
VRANCEA South-East 330,157 11,915,192 172,877 2,037,281 14,125,350 43 0.5%
BISTRIȚA-NĂSĂUD North-West 298,129 10,359,993 304,538 3,220,114 13,884,645 47 0.5%
MEHEDINȚI South-West Oltenia 226,429 7,820,398 77,986 5,770,625 13,669,009 60 0.5%
OLT South-West Oltenia 372,181 8,732,945 1,251,813 2,860,721 12,845,479 35 0.5%
NEAMȚ North-East 444,666 10,999,304 302,588 520,522 11,822,414 27 0.4%
CARAȘ-SEVERIN West 240,283 7,376,005 264,014 4,003,842 11,643,861 48 0.4%
GORJ South-West Oltenia 306,938 7,269,466 437,733 2,617,631 10,324,830 34 0.4%
VASLUI North-East 363,247 8,644,546 134,453 791,919 9,570,918 26 0.4%
TULCEA South-East 186,131 6,922,255 136,944 2,406,234 9,465,433 51 0.4%
CĂLĂRAȘI South-Muntenia 277,347 7,675,220 302,174 1,110,411 9,087,805 33 0.3%
BRĂILA South-East 269,804 8,377,188 302,148 392,601 9,071,937 34 0.3%
GIURGIU South-Muntenia 258,793 6,438,603 441,533 1,785,029 8,665,165 33 0.3%
SĂLAJ North-West 210,335 6,843,284 209,278 218,520 7,271,082 35 0.3%
COVASNA Centre 199,596 5,951,113 144,650 256,900 6,352,663 32 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 975,610,493 689,290,146 −286,320,347
ILFOV 398,899,542 394,680,709 −4,218,833
CONSTANȚA 105,200,750 184,417,235 +79,216,485
PRAHOVA 34,564,370 102,321,062 +67,756,692
CLUJ 52,561,247 52,289,805 −271,442
VÂLCEA 39,321,036 44,294,062 +4,973,026
SIBIU 36,054,000 35,058,136 −995,864
MUREȘ 32,845,379 34,770,036 +1,924,657
IAȘI 30,515,732 31,444,756 +929,024
DOLJ 23,136,350 22,438,034 −698,316
TELEORMAN 17,035,142 17,036,842 +1,700
BRAȘOV 15,962,052 16,361,279 +399,227
MARAMUREȘ 17,259,912 16,172,312 −1,087,600
HUNEDOARA 10,922,848 14,129,358 +3,206,510
SUCEAVA 13,667,864 12,650,690 −1,017,174
BIHOR 9,431,490 11,521,780 +2,090,290
BOTOȘANI 9,804,623 9,801,865 −2,758
TULCEA 2,406,234 9,529,764 +7,123,530
DÂMBOVIȚA 9,082,253 9,430,498 +348,245
BUZĂU 10,765,022 9,012,497 −1,752,525
OLT 2,860,721 7,982,582 +5,121,861
SATU MARE 6,909,522 7,736,512 +826,990
HARGHITA 6,988,000 7,003,641 +15,641
ALBA 4,612,001 6,890,775 +2,278,774
TIMIȘ 6,691,962 6,886,793 +194,831
GALAȚI 7,943,124 5,939,194 −2,003,930
MEHEDINȚI 5,770,624 5,532,202 −238,422
NEAMȚ 520,522 5,423,051 +4,902,529
COVASNA 256,900 5,156,654 +4,899,754
GORJ 2,617,631 4,828,949 +2,211,318
ARAD 4,766,174 4,766,174 0
IALOMIȚA 51,481,722 4,542,934 −46,938,788
BACĂU 4,749,155 4,488,493 −260,662
CARAȘ-SEVERIN 4,003,842 4,003,842 0
ARGEȘ 1,693,336 3,275,824 +1,582,488
BRĂILA 392,601 2,951,039 +2,558,438
VRANCEA 2,037,281 2,043,279 +5,998
GIURGIU 1,785,029 1,786,129 +1,100
CĂLĂRAȘI 1,110,411 1,110,411 0
VASLUI 791,919 794,319 +2,400
SĂLAJ 218,520 218,520 0
BISTRIȚA-NĂSĂUD 3,220,114 166,839 −3,053,275

Another 156.29 Mn. (7.9% 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

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

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