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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 388

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 — 430,358 RON ARAD — 1.70 Mn. ARGEȘ — 1.91 Mn. BACĂU — 436,037 RON BIHOR — 500,471 RON BISTRIȚA-NĂSĂUD — 11,397 RON BOTOȘANI — 239,148 RON BRĂILA — 968,604 RON BRAȘOV — 852,390 RON BUCUREȘTI — 20.45 Mn. BUZĂU — 239,065 RON CĂLĂRAȘI — 724,870 RON CARAȘ-SEVERIN — 70,322 RON CLUJ — 4.80 Mn. CONSTANȚA — 920,844 RON COVASNA — 211,630 RON DÂMBOVIȚA — 54,219 RON DOLJ — 1.43 Mn. GALAȚI — 3.71 Mn. GIURGIU — 465,342 RON GORJ — 187,285 RON HARGHITA — 852,387 RON HUNEDOARA — 441,499 RON IALOMIȚA — 165,336 RON IAȘI — 5.82 Mn. ILFOV — 1.09 Mn. MARAMUREȘ — 155,827 RON MEHEDINȚI — 87,530 RON MUREȘ — 1.39 Mn. NEAMȚ — 120,240 RON OLT — 137,266 RON PRAHOVA — 1.15 Mn. SĂLAJ — 483,609 RON SATU MARE — 11,393 RON SIBIU — 2.35 Mn. SUCEAVA — 195,218 RON TELEORMAN — 68,434 RON TIMIȘ — 1.63 Mn. TULCEA — 711,567 RON VÂLCEA — 332,886 RON VASLUI — 159,684 RON VRANCEA — 421,894 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 1,309,870 1,471,594 17,669,425 20,450,889 12 35.2%
IAȘI North-East 781,948 1,206,095 374 4,611,512 5,817,981 7 10.0%
CLUJ North-West 701,564 1,214,225 155,389 3,427,175 4,796,789 7 8.3%
GALAȚI South-East 486,387 643,002 2,109 3,066,200 3,711,311 8 6.4%
SIBIU Centre 396,679 1,059,139 151,564 1,138,655 2,349,358 6 4.1%
ARGEȘ South-Muntenia 561,864 1,906,621 424 — 1,907,045 3 3.3%
ARAD West 410,058 432,562 32,018 1,240,000 1,704,580 4 2.9%
TIMIȘ West 672,972 383,612 20,148 1,222,500 1,626,260 2 2.8%
DOLJ South-West Oltenia 594,523 654,931 1,984 769,531 1,426,446 2 2.5%
MUREȘ Centre 519,813 274,315 214,830 902,796 1,391,941 3 2.4%
PRAHOVA South-Muntenia 683,460 1,099,065 48,318 — 1,147,383 2 2.0%
ILFOV Bucharest-Ilfov 619,461 1,064,532 4,842 17,710 1,087,084 2 1.9%
BRĂILA South-East 269,804 968,604 — — 968,604 4 1.7%
CONSTANȚA South-East 656,512 410,419 305,425 205,000 920,844 1 1.6%
BRAȘOV Centre 564,632 839,549 12,841 — 852,390 2 1.5%
HARGHITA Centre 292,267 802,837 49,550 — 852,387 3 1.5%
CĂLĂRAȘI South-Muntenia 277,347 724,870 — — 724,870 3 1.3%
TULCEA South-East 186,131 711,433 134 — 711,567 4 1.2%
BIHOR North-West 558,623 500,132 339 — 500,471 1 0.9%
SĂLAJ North-West 210,335 482,398 1,211 — 483,609 2 0.8%
GIURGIU South-Muntenia 258,793 463,283 2,059 — 465,342 2 0.8%
HUNEDOARA West 349,011 286,049 5,500 149,950 441,499 1 0.8%
BACĂU North-East 590,169 368,892 67,145 — 436,037 1 0.8%
ALBA Centre 324,901 428,461 1,897 — 430,358 1 0.7%
VRANCEA South-East 330,157 421,894 — — 421,894 1 0.7%
VÂLCEA South-West Oltenia 337,988 332,886 — — 332,886 1 0.6%
BOTOȘANI North-East 386,529 238,386 762 — 239,148 1 0.4%
BUZĂU South-East 393,136 210,710 28,355 — 239,065 1 0.4%
COVASNA Centre 199,596 199,443 12,187 — 211,630 1 0.4%
SUCEAVA North-East 648,164 193,719 1,499 — 195,218 0 0.3%
GORJ South-West Oltenia 306,938 186,565 720 — 187,285 1 0.3%
IALOMIȚA South-Muntenia 247,409 165,107 229 — 165,336 1 0.3%
VASLUI North-East 363,247 158,207 1,477 — 159,684 0 0.3%
MARAMUREȘ North-West 451,086 151,481 4,346 — 155,827 0 0.3%
OLT South-West Oltenia 372,181 134,810 2,456 — 137,266 0 0.2%
NEAMȚ North-East 444,666 119,936 304 — 120,240 0 0.2%
MEHEDINȚI South-West Oltenia 226,429 87,530 — — 87,530 0 0.2%
CARAȘ-SEVERIN West 240,283 70,322 — — 70,322 0 0.1%
TELEORMAN South-Muntenia 308,440 68,391 43 — 68,434 0 0.1%
DÂMBOVIȚA South-Muntenia 475,812 53,689 530 — 54,219 0 0.1%
BISTRIȚA-NĂSĂUD North-West 298,129 10,119 1,278 — 11,397 0 0.0%
SATU MARE North-West 330,046 10,773 620 — 11,393 0 0.0%

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 17,669,425 14,328,577 −3,340,848
IAȘI 4,611,512 4,611,512 0
CLUJ 3,427,175 3,427,175 0
GALAȚI 3,066,200 3,066,200 0
TIMIȘ 1,222,500 1,290,142 +67,642
ARAD 1,240,000 1,240,000 0
SIBIU 1,138,655 1,138,655 0
VÂLCEA 0 1,126,316 +1,126,316
MUREȘ 902,796 902,796 0
DOLJ 769,531 769,531 0
HUNEDOARA 149,950 743,759 +593,809
MEHEDINȚI 0 536,399 +536,399
OLT 0 405,714 +405,714
GORJ 0 393,000 +393,000
CONSTANȚA 205,000 205,000 0
NEAMȚ 0 180,254 +180,254
ARGEȘ 0 37,714 +37,714
ILFOV 17,710 17,710 0
PRAHOVA 0 0 0
BRĂILA 0 0 0
BRAȘOV 0 0 0
HARGHITA 0 0 0
CĂLĂRAȘI 0 0 0
TULCEA 0 0 0
BIHOR 0 0 0
SĂLAJ 0 0 0
GIURGIU 0 0 0
BACĂU 0 0 0
ALBA 0 0 0
VRANCEA 0 0 0
BOTOȘANI 0 0 0
BUZĂU 0 0 0
COVASNA 0 0 0
SUCEAVA 0 0 0
IALOMIȚA 0 0 0
VASLUI 0 0 0
MARAMUREȘ 0 0 0
CARAȘ-SEVERIN 0 0 0
TELEORMAN 0 0 0
DÂMBOVIȚA 0 0 0
BISTRIȚA-NĂSĂUD 0 0 0
SATU MARE 0 0 0

Another 0 RON (0.0% 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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