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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 389

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 — 211,269 RON ARAD — 2.36 Mn. ARGEȘ — 2.80 Mn. BACĂU — 3.23 Mn. BIHOR — 9.93 Mn. BISTRIȚA-NĂSĂUD — 610,073 RON BOTOȘANI — 1.33 Mn. BRĂILA — 951,279 RON BRAȘOV — 7.14 Mn. BUCUREȘTI — 84.21 Mn. BUZĂU — 1.39 Mn. CĂLĂRAȘI — 331,917 RON CARAȘ-SEVERIN — 346,266 RON CLUJ — 8.84 Mn. CONSTANȚA — 50.23 Mn. COVASNA — 319,097 RON DÂMBOVIȚA — 1.42 Mn. DOLJ — 32.04 Mn. GALAȚI — 1.62 Mn. GIURGIU — 15.21 Mn. GORJ — 390,451 RON HARGHITA — 266,666 RON HUNEDOARA — 3.95 Mn. IALOMIȚA — 1.32 Mn. IAȘI — 38.24 Mn. ILFOV — 12.81 Mn. MARAMUREȘ — 497,211 RON MEHEDINȚI — 528,562 RON MUREȘ — 13.95 Mn. NEAMȚ — 1.47 Mn. OLT — 702,173 RON PRAHOVA — 3.08 Mn. SĂLAJ — 162,178 RON SATU MARE — 692,915 RON SIBIU — 6.16 Mn. SUCEAVA — 16.56 Mn. TELEORMAN — 384,433 RON TIMIȘ — 14.45 Mn. TULCEA — 1.08 Mn. VÂLCEA — 6.74 Mn. VASLUI — 327,150 RON VRANCEA — 620,069 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 11,509,770 1,314,297 71,386,479 84,210,546 49 24.1%
CONSTANȚA South-East 656,512 541,711 106,881 49,581,986 50,230,578 77 14.4%
IAȘI North-East 781,948 1,519,524 113,303 36,607,734 38,240,561 49 11.0%
DOLJ South-West Oltenia 594,523 881,848 52,903 31,109,476 32,044,227 54 9.2%
SUCEAVA North-East 648,164 1,242,400 12,320 15,309,230 16,563,950 26 4.8%
GIURGIU South-Muntenia 258,793 184,160 350 15,021,915 15,206,425 59 4.4%
TIMIȘ West 672,972 1,315,944 35,891 13,093,895 14,445,730 21 4.1%
MUREȘ Centre 519,813 738,349 8,656 13,199,667 13,946,672 27 4.0%
ILFOV Bucharest-Ilfov 619,461 1,657,474 10,806 11,137,595 12,805,875 21 3.7%
BIHOR North-West 558,623 1,583,912 — 8,344,361 9,928,273 18 2.9%
CLUJ North-West 701,564 3,225,797 170,196 5,445,703 8,841,696 13 2.5%
BRAȘOV Centre 564,632 688,796 54,280 6,393,903 7,136,979 13 2.1%
VÂLCEA South-West Oltenia 337,988 576,071 1,788 6,159,447 6,737,306 20 1.9%
SIBIU Centre 396,679 2,096,050 20,900 4,043,811 6,160,761 16 1.8%
HUNEDOARA West 349,011 920,203 7,184 3,018,037 3,945,424 11 1.1%
BACĂU North-East 590,169 1,963,365 1,856 1,267,319 3,232,540 5 0.9%
PRAHOVA South-Muntenia 683,460 542,231 1,112 2,535,576 3,078,919 5 0.9%
ARGEȘ South-Muntenia 561,864 990,453 2,261 1,806,638 2,799,352 5 0.8%
ARAD West 410,058 381,257 11,147 1,970,955 2,363,359 6 0.7%
GALAȚI South-East 486,387 462,594 65,987 1,086,533 1,615,114 3 0.5%
NEAMȚ North-East 444,666 362,899 1,000 1,102,049 1,465,948 3 0.4%
DÂMBOVIȚA South-Muntenia 475,812 537,310 3,250 882,661 1,423,221 3 0.4%
BUZĂU South-East 393,136 800,061 300 589,500 1,389,861 4 0.4%
BOTOȘANI North-East 386,529 265,897 4,081 1,064,606 1,334,584 3 0.4%
IALOMIȚA South-Muntenia 247,409 621,213 3,678 695,922 1,320,813 5 0.4%
TULCEA South-East 186,131 247,901 — 833,957 1,081,858 6 0.3%
BRĂILA South-East 269,804 342,824 2,955 605,500 951,279 4 0.3%
OLT South-West Oltenia 372,181 253,179 3,100 445,894 702,173 2 0.2%
SATU MARE North-West 330,046 412,779 5,436 274,700 692,915 2 0.2%
VRANCEA South-East 330,157 103,519 — 516,550 620,069 2 0.2%
BISTRIȚA-NĂSĂUD North-West 298,129 315,195 4,922 289,956 610,073 2 0.2%
MEHEDINȚI South-West Oltenia 226,429 80,833 229 447,500 528,562 2 0.2%
MARAMUREȘ North-West 451,086 495,264 1,947 — 497,211 1 0.1%
GORJ South-West Oltenia 306,938 271,874 43,089 75,488 390,451 1 0.1%
TELEORMAN South-Muntenia 308,440 384,320 113 — 384,433 1 0.1%
CARAȘ-SEVERIN West 240,283 346,266 — — 346,266 1 0.1%
CĂLĂRAȘI South-Muntenia 277,347 330,917 1,000 — 331,917 1 0.1%
VASLUI North-East 363,247 305,607 21,196 347 327,150 1 0.1%
COVASNA Centre 199,596 156,837 5,400 156,860 319,097 2 0.1%
HARGHITA Centre 292,267 266,666 — — 266,666 1 0.1%
ALBA Centre 324,901 199,656 11,613 — 211,269 1 0.1%
SĂLAJ North-West 210,335 162,178 — — 162,178 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 71,386,480 60,729,000 −10,657,480
CONSTANȚA 49,581,987 49,581,987 0
IAȘI 36,607,734 32,940,483 −3,667,251
DOLJ 31,109,476 31,109,476 0
SUCEAVA 15,309,230 15,309,230 0
GIURGIU 15,021,915 15,021,915 0
MUREȘ 13,199,666 13,199,666 0
TIMIȘ 13,093,895 13,093,895 0
ILFOV 11,137,595 9,602,353 −1,535,242
BIHOR 8,344,361 8,108,076 −236,285
BRAȘOV 6,393,903 7,234,971 +841,068
TULCEA 833,957 7,190,757 +6,356,800
VÂLCEA 6,159,447 6,403,347 +243,900
CLUJ 5,445,703 5,772,193 +326,490
SIBIU 4,043,811 4,043,811 0
PRAHOVA 2,535,576 3,525,956 +990,380
HUNEDOARA 3,018,037 3,018,037 0
ARAD 1,970,955 2,207,240 +236,285
ARGEȘ 1,806,638 1,806,638 0
BACĂU 1,267,320 1,267,320 0
NEAMȚ 1,102,049 1,102,049 0
GALAȚI 1,086,533 1,086,533 0
CARAȘ-SEVERIN 0 964,376 +964,376
IALOMIȚA 695,922 695,922 0
DÂMBOVIȚA 882,661 638,761 −243,900
BRĂILA 605,500 605,500 0
VRANCEA 516,550 516,550 0
BUZĂU 589,500 495,600 −93,900
MEHEDINȚI 447,500 447,500 0
OLT 445,894 445,894 0
BISTRIȚA-NĂSĂUD 289,956 289,956 0
SATU MARE 274,700 274,700 0
COVASNA 156,860 156,860 0
BOTOȘANI 1,064,606 100,230 −964,376
GORJ 75,488 75,488 0
VASLUI 347 347 0
MARAMUREȘ 0 0 0
TELEORMAN 0 0 0
CĂLĂRAȘI 0 0 0
HARGHITA 0 0 0
ALBA 0 0 0
SĂLAJ 0 0 0

Another 7.44 Mn. (2.4% 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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