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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 381

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 — 850,161 RON ARAD — 573,117 RON ARGEȘ — 996,990 RON BACĂU — 1.66 Mn. BIHOR — 1.20 Mn. BISTRIȚA-NĂSĂUD — 1.33 Mn. BOTOȘANI — 782,349 RON BRĂILA — 421,004 RON BRAȘOV — 1.45 Mn. BUCUREȘTI — 312.16 Mn. BUZĂU — 1.10 Mn. CĂLĂRAȘI — 566,612 RON CARAȘ-SEVERIN — 848,659 RON CLUJ — 15.99 Mn. CONSTANȚA — 10.71 Mn. COVASNA — 445,786 RON DÂMBOVIȚA — 291,238 RON DOLJ — 903,753 RON GALAȚI — 4.28 Mn. GIURGIU — 269,898 RON GORJ — 604,879 RON HARGHITA — 768,313 RON HUNEDOARA — 598,429 RON IALOMIȚA — 308,018 RON IAȘI — 2.20 Mn. ILFOV — 13.15 Mn. MARAMUREȘ — 415,130 RON MEHEDINȚI — 228,760 RON MUREȘ — 1.27 Mn. NEAMȚ — 595,045 RON OLT — 569,169 RON PRAHOVA — 710,261 RON SĂLAJ — 403,336 RON SATU MARE — 236,772 RON SIBIU — 4.89 Mn. SUCEAVA — 1.05 Mn. TELEORMAN — 549,806 RON TIMIȘ — 1.10 Mn. TULCEA — 3.40 Mn. VÂLCEA — 461,996 RON VASLUI — 351,384 RON VRANCEA — 209,662 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 9,390,996 2,186,143 300,583,422 312,160,561 182 79.9%
CLUJ North-West 701,564 1,372,503 196,024 14,417,109 15,985,636 23 4.1%
ILFOV Bucharest-Ilfov 619,461 4,851,724 155,777 8,138,523 13,146,024 21 3.4%
CONSTANȚA South-East 656,512 1,868,927 495,225 8,344,204 10,708,356 16 2.7%
SIBIU Centre 396,679 1,518,872 336,238 3,037,481 4,892,591 12 1.3%
GALAȚI South-East 486,387 1,586,721 130,732 2,561,947 4,279,400 9 1.1%
TULCEA South-East 186,131 869,942 1,156 2,528,265 3,399,363 18 0.9%
IAȘI North-East 781,948 1,921,078 179,115 99,439 2,199,632 3 0.6%
BACĂU North-East 590,169 1,060,413 53,619 541,277 1,655,309 3 0.4%
BRAȘOV Centre 564,632 1,367,501 78,639 — 1,446,140 3 0.4%
BISTRIȚA-NĂSĂUD North-West 298,129 939,497 30,284 361,519 1,331,300 4 0.3%
MUREȘ Centre 519,813 847,136 57,200 370,080 1,274,416 2 0.3%
BIHOR North-West 558,623 972,327 231,731 — 1,204,058 2 0.3%
TIMIȘ West 672,972 904,989 113,757 84,700 1,103,446 2 0.3%
BUZĂU South-East 393,136 1,095,843 — — 1,095,843 3 0.3%
SUCEAVA North-East 648,164 941,493 12,889 99,929 1,054,311 2 0.3%
ARGEȘ South-Muntenia 561,864 847,094 149,896 — 996,990 2 0.3%
DOLJ South-West Oltenia 594,523 896,573 7,180 — 903,753 2 0.2%
ALBA Centre 324,901 743,161 — 107,000 850,161 3 0.2%
CARAȘ-SEVERIN West 240,283 734,059 — 114,600 848,659 4 0.2%
BOTOȘANI North-East 386,529 595,438 12,911 174,000 782,349 2 0.2%
HARGHITA Centre 292,267 422,299 99,667 246,347 768,313 3 0.2%
PRAHOVA South-Muntenia 683,460 518,914 41,227 150,120 710,261 1 0.2%
GORJ South-West Oltenia 306,938 604,879 — — 604,879 2 0.2%
HUNEDOARA West 349,011 548,622 9,063 40,744 598,429 2 0.2%
NEAMȚ North-East 444,666 368,674 37,983 188,388 595,045 1 0.2%
ARAD West 410,058 571,732 1,385 — 573,117 1 0.2%
OLT South-West Oltenia 372,181 569,169 — — 569,169 2 0.2%
CĂLĂRAȘI South-Muntenia 277,347 560,126 6,486 — 566,612 2 0.1%
TELEORMAN South-Muntenia 308,440 549,156 650 — 549,806 2 0.1%
VÂLCEA South-West Oltenia 337,988 441,854 20,142 — 461,996 1 0.1%
COVASNA Centre 199,596 445,786 — — 445,786 2 0.1%
BRĂILA South-East 269,804 417,319 3,685 — 421,004 2 0.1%
MARAMUREȘ North-West 451,086 401,169 13,961 — 415,130 1 0.1%
SĂLAJ North-West 210,335 401,944 1,392 — 403,336 2 0.1%
VASLUI North-East 363,247 339,332 12,052 — 351,384 1 0.1%
IALOMIȚA South-Muntenia 247,409 305,772 2,246 — 308,018 1 0.1%
DÂMBOVIȚA South-Muntenia 475,812 291,238 — — 291,238 1 0.1%
GIURGIU South-Muntenia 258,793 259,249 10,649 — 269,898 1 0.1%
SATU MARE North-West 330,046 236,272 500 — 236,772 1 0.1%
MEHEDINȚI South-West Oltenia 226,429 201,673 27,087 — 228,760 1 0.1%
VRANCEA South-East 330,157 209,662 — — 209,662 1 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 300,583,422 273,719,313 −26,864,109
CLUJ 14,417,109 14,614,509 +197,400
CONSTANȚA 8,344,204 9,351,174 +1,006,970
PRAHOVA 150,120 5,406,948 +5,256,828
ILFOV 8,138,523 3,940,490 −4,198,033
SIBIU 3,037,481 2,895,881 −141,600
TULCEA 2,528,265 2,528,265 0
GALAȚI 2,561,947 2,405,967 −155,980
BACĂU 541,277 1,678,664 +1,137,387
SUCEAVA 99,929 717,923 +617,994
MEHEDINȚI 0 442,700 +442,700
BISTRIȚA-NĂSĂUD 361,519 361,519 0
HARGHITA 246,347 246,347 0
BOTOȘANI 174,000 200,000 +26,000
DOLJ 0 197,400 +197,400
ARAD 0 190,280 +190,280
NEAMȚ 188,388 188,388 0
MUREȘ 370,080 179,800 −190,280
ALBA 107,000 107,000 0
IAȘI 99,439 99,439 0
TIMIȘ 84,700 84,700 0
MARAMUREȘ 0 59,670 +59,670
VÂLCEA 0 57,675 +57,675
HUNEDOARA 40,744 40,744 0
BIHOR 0 36,900 +36,900
BRAȘOV 0 0 0
BUZĂU 0 0 0
ARGEȘ 0 0 0
CARAȘ-SEVERIN 114,600 0 −114,600
GORJ 0 0 0
OLT 0 0 0
CĂLĂRAȘI 0 0 0
TELEORMAN 0 0 0
COVASNA 0 0 0
BRĂILA 0 0 0
SĂLAJ 0 0 0
VASLUI 0 0 0
IALOMIȚA 0 0 0
DÂMBOVIȚA 0 0 0
GIURGIU 0 0 0
SATU MARE 0 0 0
VRANCEA 0 0 0

Another 22.44 Mn. (6.6% 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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