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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 390

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 — 1.14 Mn. ARAD — 1.67 Mn. ARGEȘ — 2.65 Mn. BACĂU — 2.00 Mn. BIHOR — 10.54 Mn. BISTRIȚA-NĂSĂUD — 8.82 Mn. BOTOȘANI — 2.22 Mn. BRĂILA — 1.05 Mn. BRAȘOV — 4.89 Mn. BUCUREȘTI — 29.06 Mn. BUZĂU — 2.87 Mn. CĂLĂRAȘI — 904,729 RON CARAȘ-SEVERIN — 5.25 Mn. CLUJ — 5.70 Mn. CONSTANȚA — 18.71 Mn. COVASNA — 1.03 Mn. DÂMBOVIȚA — 3.50 Mn. DOLJ — 4.29 Mn. GALAȚI — 2.36 Mn. GIURGIU — 1.18 Mn. GORJ — 793,162 RON HARGHITA — 19.59 Mn. HUNEDOARA — 2.70 Mn. IALOMIȚA — 809,219 RON IAȘI — 6.10 Mn. ILFOV — 2.60 Mn. MARAMUREȘ — 3.46 Mn. MEHEDINȚI — 903,132 RON MUREȘ — 2.62 Mn. NEAMȚ — 4.46 Mn. OLT — 2.09 Mn. PRAHOVA — 5.82 Mn. SĂLAJ — 1.39 Mn. SATU MARE — 2.86 Mn. SIBIU — 2.74 Mn. SUCEAVA — 6.28 Mn. TELEORMAN — 676,415 RON TIMIȘ — 2.06 Mn. TULCEA — 1.45 Mn. VÂLCEA — 1.55 Mn. VASLUI — 2.24 Mn. VRANCEA — 1.23 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 9,920,685 1,480,958 17,657,852 29,059,495 17 15.8%
HARGHITA Centre 292,267 3,410,482 158,136 16,023,391 19,592,009 67 10.6%
CONSTANȚA South-East 656,512 3,497,162 73,434 15,135,537 18,706,133 28 10.2%
BIHOR North-West 558,623 3,353,377 204,905 6,979,421 10,537,703 19 5.7%
BISTRIȚA-NĂSĂUD North-West 298,129 3,420,338 19,176 5,381,815 8,821,329 30 4.8%
SUCEAVA North-East 648,164 2,728,486 5,744 3,542,334 6,276,564 10 3.4%
IAȘI North-East 781,948 4,268,755 156,851 1,676,918 6,102,524 8 3.3%
PRAHOVA South-Muntenia 683,460 5,660,570 88,658 71,597 5,820,825 9 3.2%
CLUJ North-West 701,564 2,942,619 116,122 2,638,934 5,697,675 8 3.1%
CARAȘ-SEVERIN West 240,283 706,072 — 4,544,519 5,250,591 22 2.9%
BRAȘOV Centre 564,632 2,840,040 44,461 2,007,823 4,892,324 9 2.7%
NEAMȚ North-East 444,666 4,274,714 185,354 2,660 4,462,728 10 2.4%
DOLJ South-West Oltenia 594,523 1,804,396 181,820 2,306,307 4,292,523 7 2.3%
DÂMBOVIȚA South-Muntenia 475,812 1,617,373 8,153 1,872,816 3,498,342 7 1.9%
MARAMUREȘ North-West 451,086 2,438,546 41,461 982,221 3,462,228 8 1.9%
BUZĂU South-East 393,136 1,361,370 6,881 1,499,068 2,867,319 7 1.6%
SATU MARE North-West 330,046 1,417,872 209,100 1,235,360 2,862,332 9 1.6%
SIBIU Centre 396,679 1,295,124 99,590 1,347,798 2,742,512 7 1.5%
HUNEDOARA West 349,011 2,641,580 58,996 — 2,700,576 8 1.5%
ARGEȘ South-Muntenia 561,864 2,600,321 46,011 — 2,646,332 5 1.4%
MUREȘ Centre 519,813 1,923,061 145,945 547,606 2,616,612 5 1.4%
ILFOV Bucharest-Ilfov 619,461 2,543,560 54,056 — 2,597,616 4 1.4%
GALAȚI South-East 486,387 1,524,728 34,774 804,280 2,363,782 5 1.3%
VASLUI North-East 363,247 1,646,126 6,762 583,267 2,236,155 6 1.2%
BOTOȘANI North-East 386,529 2,116,898 3,520 100,238 2,220,656 6 1.2%
OLT South-West Oltenia 372,181 1,646,636 4,020 439,038 2,089,694 6 1.1%
TIMIȘ West 672,972 1,811,635 95,367 150,181 2,057,183 3 1.1%
BACĂU North-East 590,169 1,291,309 79,094 628,565 1,998,968 3 1.1%
ARAD West 410,058 1,169,156 34,748 470,292 1,674,196 4 0.9%
VÂLCEA South-West Oltenia 337,988 1,240,789 50,424 258,463 1,549,676 5 0.8%
TULCEA South-East 186,131 706,130 2,767 744,794 1,453,691 8 0.8%
SĂLAJ North-West 210,335 1,022,880 4,000 358,735 1,385,615 7 0.8%
VRANCEA South-East 330,157 1,159,076 66,526 7,700 1,233,302 4 0.7%
GIURGIU South-Muntenia 258,793 893,690 67,320 222,175 1,183,185 5 0.6%
ALBA Centre 324,901 984,763 65,477 89,989 1,140,229 4 0.6%
BRĂILA South-East 269,804 574,695 16,935 460,998 1,052,628 4 0.6%
COVASNA Centre 199,596 834,868 8,771 190,223 1,033,862 5 0.6%
CĂLĂRAȘI South-Muntenia 277,347 903,747 982 — 904,729 3 0.5%
MEHEDINȚI South-West Oltenia 226,429 893,776 9,356 — 903,132 4 0.5%
IALOMIȚA South-Muntenia 247,409 804,266 4,953 — 809,219 3 0.4%
GORJ South-West Oltenia 306,938 786,964 6,198 — 793,162 3 0.4%
TELEORMAN South-Muntenia 308,440 672,538 3,877 — 676,415 2 0.4%

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
HARGHITA 16,023,391 16,023,391 0
BUCUREȘTI 17,657,853 15,723,078 −1,934,775
CONSTANȚA 15,135,537 15,143,937 +8,400
BIHOR 6,979,420 6,396,484 −582,936
BISTRIȚA-NĂSĂUD 5,381,815 5,884,461 +502,646
CARAȘ-SEVERIN 4,544,519 4,544,519 0
SUCEAVA 3,542,334 3,776,577 +234,243
DOLJ 2,306,307 2,424,312 +118,005
CLUJ 2,638,934 2,334,718 −304,216
DÂMBOVIȚA 1,872,816 2,130,195 +257,379
BRAȘOV 2,007,823 2,007,823 0
MARAMUREȘ 982,221 1,885,216 +902,995
IAȘI 1,676,918 1,478,409 −198,509
ALBA 89,989 1,437,787 +1,347,798
BUZĂU 1,499,068 1,366,108 −132,960
SATU MARE 1,235,360 1,235,360 0
VÂLCEA 258,463 968,074 +709,611
MUREȘ 547,606 698,606 +151,000
VASLUI 583,267 643,457 +60,190
BRĂILA 460,998 633,248 +172,250
BACĂU 628,565 628,565 0
GALAȚI 804,280 525,064 −279,216
TULCEA 744,794 454,564 −290,230
SĂLAJ 358,735 358,735 0
ARAD 470,292 319,292 −151,000
HUNEDOARA 0 208,962 +208,962
OLT 439,038 208,618 −230,420
COVASNA 190,223 190,223 0
PRAHOVA 71,597 179,697 +108,100
TIMIȘ 150,181 170,557 +20,376
GIURGIU 222,175 161,985 −60,190
BOTOȘANI 100,238 156,225 +55,987
ARGEȘ 0 55,293 +55,293
VRANCEA 7,700 7,700 0
SIBIU 1,347,798 5,639 −1,342,159
GORJ 0 2,780 +2,780
NEAMȚ 2,660 2,660 0
ILFOV 0 0 0
CĂLĂRAȘI 0 0 0
MEHEDINȚI 0 0 0
IALOMIȚA 0 0 0
TELEORMAN 0 0 0

Another 590,596 RON (0.6% 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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