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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 411

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 — 415,506 RON ARAD — 201,692 RON ARGEȘ — 401,920 RON BACĂU — 395,942 RON BIHOR — 194,054 RON BISTRIȚA-NĂSĂUD — 71,312 RON BOTOȘANI — 102,599 RON BRĂILA — 322,025 RON BRAȘOV — 325,793 RON BUCUREȘTI — 10.78 Mn. BUZĂU — 602,059 RON CĂLĂRAȘI — 289,959 RON CARAȘ-SEVERIN — 13,735 RON CLUJ — 1.95 Mn. CONSTANȚA — 3.26 Mn. COVASNA — 129,341 RON DÂMBOVIȚA — 149,229 RON DOLJ — 82,380 RON GALAȚI — 3.74 Mn. GIURGIU — 31,885 RON GORJ — 314,247 RON HARGHITA — 403,870 RON HUNEDOARA — 614,278 RON IALOMIȚA — 148,854 RON IAȘI — 2.43 Mn. ILFOV — 1.20 Mn. MARAMUREȘ — 1.28 Mn. MEHEDINȚI — 35,949 RON MUREȘ — 620,745 RON NEAMȚ — 274,687 RON OLT — 229,661 RON PRAHOVA — 1.13 Mn. SĂLAJ — 176,783 RON SATU MARE — 240,941 RON SIBIU — 6.47 Mn. SUCEAVA — 1.11 Mn. TELEORMAN — 225,577 RON TIMIȘ — 126,390 RON TULCEA — 60,065 RON VÂLCEA — 468,142 RON VASLUI — 3.88 Mn. VRANCEA — 50,015 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 2,367,124 1,319,363 7,091,097 10,777,584 6 24.0%
SIBIU Centre 396,679 651,275 65,449 5,751,750 6,468,474 16 14.4%
VASLUI North-East 363,247 65,485 3,815,885 — 3,881,370 11 8.6%
GALAȚI South-East 486,387 23,602 3,716,385 — 3,739,987 8 8.3%
CONSTANȚA South-East 656,512 709,816 2,261,503 291,420 3,262,739 5 7.3%
IAȘI North-East 781,948 231,231 1,873,927 323,527 2,428,685 3 5.4%
CLUJ North-West 701,564 1,476,806 260,206 212,382 1,949,394 3 4.3%
MARAMUREȘ North-West 451,086 691,174 587,215 — 1,278,389 3 2.8%
ILFOV Bucharest-Ilfov 619,461 495,924 71,178 633,650 1,200,752 2 2.7%
PRAHOVA South-Muntenia 683,460 1,002,960 130,773 — 1,133,733 2 2.5%
SUCEAVA North-East 648,164 196,956 908,859 — 1,105,815 2 2.5%
MUREȘ Centre 519,813 568,172 52,573 — 620,745 1 1.4%
HUNEDOARA West 349,011 421,051 193,227 — 614,278 2 1.4%
BUZĂU South-East 393,136 200,953 401,106 — 602,059 2 1.3%
VÂLCEA South-West Oltenia 337,988 300,679 167,463 — 468,142 1 1.0%
ALBA Centre 324,901 132,351 283,155 — 415,506 1 0.9%
HARGHITA Centre 292,267 183,337 220,533 — 403,870 1 0.9%
ARGEȘ South-Muntenia 561,864 158,906 243,014 — 401,920 1 0.9%
BACĂU North-East 590,169 53,956 341,986 — 395,942 1 0.9%
BRAȘOV Centre 564,632 223,611 102,182 — 325,793 1 0.7%
BRĂILA South-East 269,804 219,859 102,166 — 322,025 1 0.7%
GORJ South-West Oltenia 306,938 230,802 83,445 — 314,247 1 0.7%
CĂLĂRAȘI South-Muntenia 277,347 217,740 72,219 — 289,959 1 0.7%
NEAMȚ North-East 444,666 246,264 28,423 — 274,687 1 0.6%
SATU MARE North-West 330,046 70,342 170,599 — 240,941 1 0.5%
OLT South-West Oltenia 372,181 206,534 23,127 — 229,661 1 0.5%
TELEORMAN South-Muntenia 308,440 125,488 100,089 — 225,577 1 0.5%
ARAD West 410,058 23,125 178,567 — 201,692 0 0.5%
BIHOR North-West 558,623 70,139 123,915 — 194,054 0 0.4%
SĂLAJ North-West 210,335 115,504 61,279 — 176,783 1 0.4%
DÂMBOVIȚA South-Muntenia 475,812 6,136 129,205 13,888 149,229 0 0.3%
IALOMIȚA South-Muntenia 247,409 135,681 13,173 — 148,854 1 0.3%
COVASNA Centre 199,596 2,872 126,469 — 129,341 1 0.3%
TIMIȘ West 672,972 85,189 41,201 — 126,390 0 0.3%
BOTOȘANI North-East 386,529 52,912 49,687 — 102,599 0 0.2%
DOLJ South-West Oltenia 594,523 25,581 56,799 — 82,380 0 0.2%
BISTRIȚA-NĂSĂUD North-West 298,129 11,213 60,099 — 71,312 0 0.2%
TULCEA South-East 186,131 27,794 32,271 — 60,065 0 0.1%
VRANCEA South-East 330,157 25,692 24,323 — 50,015 0 0.1%
MEHEDINȚI South-West Oltenia 226,429 21,240 14,709 — 35,949 0 0.1%
GIURGIU South-Muntenia 258,793 9,910 21,975 — 31,885 0 0.1%
CARAȘ-SEVERIN West 240,283 11,139 2,596 — 13,735 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
SIBIU 5,751,750 5,751,750 0
BUCUREȘTI 7,091,097 4,547,015 −2,544,082
ILFOV 633,650 633,650 0
DOLJ 0 405,729 +405,729
CLUJ 212,382 374,357 +161,975
CONSTANȚA 291,420 362,655 +71,235
IAȘI 323,527 323,527 0
DÂMBOVIȚA 13,888 13,888 0
VASLUI 0 0 0
GALAȚI 0 0 0
MARAMUREȘ 0 0 0
PRAHOVA 0 0 0
SUCEAVA 0 0 0
MUREȘ 0 0 0
HUNEDOARA 0 0 0
BUZĂU 0 0 0
VÂLCEA 0 0 0
ALBA 0 0 0
HARGHITA 0 0 0
ARGEȘ 0 0 0
BACĂU 0 0 0
BRAȘOV 0 0 0
BRĂILA 0 0 0
GORJ 0 0 0
CĂLĂRAȘI 0 0 0
NEAMȚ 0 0 0
SATU MARE 0 0 0
OLT 0 0 0
TELEORMAN 0 0 0
ARAD 0 0 0
BIHOR 0 0 0
SĂLAJ 0 0 0
IALOMIȚA 0 0 0
COVASNA 0 0 0
TIMIȘ 0 0 0
BOTOȘANI 0 0 0
BISTRIȚA-NĂSĂUD 0 0 0
TULCEA 0 0 0
VRANCEA 0 0 0
MEHEDINȚI 0 0 0
GIURGIU 0 0 0
CARAȘ-SEVERIN 0 0 0

Another 1.91 Mn. (13.3% 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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