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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 378

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 — 986,721 RON ARAD — 417,441 RON ARGEȘ — 363,885 RON BACĂU — 275,151 RON BIHOR — 537,499 RON BISTRIȚA-NĂSĂUD — 656,805 RON BOTOȘANI — 290,576 RON BRĂILA — 427,631 RON BRAȘOV — 1.19 Mn. BUCUREȘTI — 11.02 Mn. BUZĂU — 289,285 RON CĂLĂRAȘI — 101,486 RON CARAȘ-SEVERIN — 44,269 RON CLUJ — 2.18 Mn. CONSTANȚA — 884,018 RON COVASNA — 225,456 RON DÂMBOVIȚA — 378,457 RON DOLJ — 464,931 RON GALAȚI — 542,998 RON GIURGIU — 73,511 RON GORJ — 191,334 RON HARGHITA — 225,045 RON HUNEDOARA — 500,583 RON IALOMIȚA — 228,272 RON IAȘI — 1.38 Mn. ILFOV — 364,046 RON MARAMUREȘ — 253,083 RON MEHEDINȚI — 77,995 RON MUREȘ — 651,029 RON NEAMȚ — 757,197 RON OLT — 369,862 RON PRAHOVA — 351,413 RON SĂLAJ — 349,781 RON SATU MARE — 312,125 RON SIBIU — 1.06 Mn. SUCEAVA — 1.82 Mn. TELEORMAN — 27,735 RON TIMIȘ — 669,297 RON TULCEA — 557,514 RON VÂLCEA — 299,208 RON VASLUI — 382,573 RON VRANCEA — 545,400 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 9,263,702 580,949 1,172,929 11,017,580 6 33.7%
CLUJ North-West 701,564 1,913,259 128,969 136,711 2,178,939 3 6.7%
SUCEAVA North-East 648,164 1,697,014 33,926 91,920 1,822,860 3 5.6%
IAȘI North-East 781,948 1,221,921 26,229 130,665 1,378,815 2 4.2%
BRAȘOV Centre 564,632 969,184 217,061 — 1,186,245 2 3.6%
SIBIU Centre 396,679 712,098 349,725 — 1,061,823 3 3.3%
ALBA Centre 324,901 592,955 74,775 318,991 986,721 3 3.0%
CONSTANȚA South-East 656,512 798,394 59,295 26,329 884,018 1 2.7%
NEAMȚ North-East 444,666 745,700 11,497 — 757,197 2 2.3%
TIMIȘ West 672,972 518,971 150,326 — 669,297 1 2.1%
BISTRIȚA-NĂSĂUD North-West 298,129 645,978 10,827 — 656,805 2 2.0%
MUREȘ Centre 519,813 569,940 81,089 — 651,029 1 2.0%
TULCEA South-East 186,131 517,432 40,082 — 557,514 3 1.7%
VRANCEA South-East 330,157 544,647 753 — 545,400 2 1.7%
GALAȚI South-East 486,387 521,593 21,405 — 542,998 1 1.7%
BIHOR North-West 558,623 500,619 36,880 — 537,499 1 1.6%
HUNEDOARA West 349,011 488,697 11,886 — 500,583 1 1.5%
DOLJ South-West Oltenia 594,523 370,994 21,753 72,184 464,931 1 1.4%
BRĂILA South-East 269,804 405,878 21,753 — 427,631 2 1.3%
ARAD West 410,058 377,658 39,783 — 417,441 1 1.3%
VASLUI North-East 363,247 324,893 57,680 — 382,573 1 1.2%
DÂMBOVIȚA South-Muntenia 475,812 377,497 960 — 378,457 1 1.2%
OLT South-West Oltenia 372,181 362,930 6,932 — 369,862 1 1.1%
ILFOV Bucharest-Ilfov 619,461 341,158 12,438 10,450 364,046 1 1.1%
ARGEȘ South-Muntenia 561,864 181,861 26,466 155,558 363,885 1 1.1%
PRAHOVA South-Muntenia 683,460 259,344 90,845 1,224 351,413 1 1.1%
SĂLAJ North-West 210,335 345,166 4,615 — 349,781 2 1.1%
SATU MARE North-West 330,046 290,251 21,874 — 312,125 1 1.0%
VÂLCEA South-West Oltenia 337,988 287,195 12,013 — 299,208 1 0.9%
BOTOȘANI North-East 386,529 206,864 1,054 82,658 290,576 1 0.9%
BUZĂU South-East 393,136 259,430 29,855 — 289,285 1 0.9%
BACĂU North-East 590,169 242,973 32,178 — 275,151 0 0.8%
MARAMUREȘ North-West 451,086 217,945 35,138 — 253,083 1 0.8%
IALOMIȚA South-Muntenia 247,409 225,786 2,486 — 228,272 1 0.7%
COVASNA Centre 199,596 222,737 2,719 — 225,456 1 0.7%
HARGHITA Centre 292,267 152,365 72,680 — 225,045 1 0.7%
GORJ South-West Oltenia 306,938 163,576 27,758 — 191,334 1 0.6%
CĂLĂRAȘI South-Muntenia 277,347 95,029 6,457 — 101,486 0 0.3%
MEHEDINȚI South-West Oltenia 226,429 77,995 — — 77,995 0 0.2%
GIURGIU South-Muntenia 258,793 73,511 — — 73,511 0 0.2%
CARAȘ-SEVERIN West 240,283 41,883 2,386 — 44,269 0 0.1%
TELEORMAN South-Muntenia 308,440 27,417 318 — 27,735 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 1,172,929 853,363 −319,566
ALBA 318,991 318,991 0
ARGEȘ 155,558 224,519 +68,961
IAȘI 130,666 130,666 0
SUCEAVA 91,920 91,920 0
BOTOȘANI 82,657 82,657 0
DOLJ 72,184 72,184 0
CĂLĂRAȘI 0 67,750 +67,750
CONSTANȚA 26,329 26,329 0
ILFOV 10,451 10,451 0
PRAHOVA 1,224 1,224 0
CLUJ 136,711 0 −136,711
BRAȘOV 0 0 0
SIBIU 0 0 0
NEAMȚ 0 0 0
TIMIȘ 0 0 0
BISTRIȚA-NĂSĂUD 0 0 0
MUREȘ 0 0 0
TULCEA 0 0 0
VRANCEA 0 0 0
GALAȚI 0 0 0
BIHOR 0 0 0
HUNEDOARA 0 0 0
BRĂILA 0 0 0
ARAD 0 0 0
VASLUI 0 0 0
DÂMBOVIȚA 0 0 0
OLT 0 0 0
SĂLAJ 0 0 0
SATU MARE 0 0 0
VÂLCEA 0 0 0
BUZĂU 0 0 0
BACĂU 0 0 0
MARAMUREȘ 0 0 0
IALOMIȚA 0 0 0
COVASNA 0 0 0
HARGHITA 0 0 0
GORJ 0 0 0
MEHEDINȚI 0 0 0
GIURGIU 0 0 0
CARAȘ-SEVERIN 0 0 0
TELEORMAN 0 0 0

Another 319,566 RON (14.5% 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

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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