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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 423

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 — 1.04 Mn. ARAD — 44,954 RON ARGEȘ — 147,943 RON BACĂU — 7.93 Mn. BIHOR — 103,618 RON BISTRIȚA-NĂSĂUD — 32,664 RON BOTOȘANI — 16,109 RON BRĂILA — 186,034 RON BRAȘOV — 620,846 RON BUCUREȘTI — 31.82 Mn. BUZĂU — 202,442 RON CĂLĂRAȘI — 148,762 RON CARAȘ-SEVERIN — 70,603 RON CLUJ — 2.32 Mn. CONSTANȚA — 1.62 Mn. COVASNA — 12,616 RON DÂMBOVIȚA — 1.25 Mn. DOLJ — 1.43 Mn. GALAȚI — 73,108 RON GIURGIU — 274 RON GORJ — 1.95 Mn. HARGHITA — 171,986 RON HUNEDOARA — 168,744 RON IALOMIȚA — 17,371 RON IAȘI — 693,851 RON ILFOV — 1.78 Mn. MARAMUREȘ — 103,003 RON MEHEDINȚI — 5,996 RON MUREȘ — 65,496 RON NEAMȚ — 112,352 RON OLT — 131,478 RON PRAHOVA — 14,914 RON SĂLAJ — 5,499 RON SATU MARE — 1.24 Mn. SIBIU — 1.21 Mn. SUCEAVA — 1.74 Mn. TELEORMAN — 11,325 RON TIMIȘ — 1.52 Mn. TULCEA — 12,719 RON VÂLCEA — 846,403 RON VASLUI — 75,896 RON VRANCEA — 60,258 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 3,302,835 660,178 27,854,629 31,817,642 19 52.2%
BACĂU North-East 590,169 33,862 1,403 7,898,865 7,934,130 13 13.0%
CLUJ North-West 701,564 609,276 7,051 1,700,049 2,316,376 3 3.8%
GORJ South-West Oltenia 306,938 44,171 31,861 1,873,888 1,949,920 6 3.2%
ILFOV Bucharest-Ilfov 619,461 920,374 7,557 848,050 1,775,981 3 2.9%
SUCEAVA North-East 648,164 29,899 500 1,710,286 1,740,685 3 2.9%
CONSTANȚA South-East 656,512 261,640 4,776 1,349,000 1,615,416 2 2.7%
TIMIȘ West 672,972 50,047 78 1,468,531 1,518,656 2 2.5%
DOLJ South-West Oltenia 594,523 64,135 — 1,367,100 1,431,235 2 2.4%
DÂMBOVIȚA South-Muntenia 475,812 61,375 — 1,190,000 1,251,375 3 2.1%
SATU MARE North-West 330,046 48,596 126 1,190,000 1,238,722 4 2.0%
SIBIU Centre 396,679 70,668 46,824 1,089,337 1,206,829 3 2.0%
ALBA Centre 324,901 66,954 67,041 908,500 1,042,495 3 1.7%
VÂLCEA South-West Oltenia 337,988 126,403 — 720,000 846,403 3 1.4%
IAȘI North-East 781,948 693,851 — — 693,851 1 1.1%
BRAȘOV Centre 564,632 191,609 840 428,397 620,846 1 1.0%
BUZĂU South-East 393,136 202,442 — — 202,442 1 0.3%
BRĂILA South-East 269,804 138,134 47,900 — 186,034 1 0.3%
HARGHITA Centre 292,267 171,986 — — 171,986 1 0.3%
HUNEDOARA West 349,011 24,440 81,404 62,900 168,744 0 0.3%
CĂLĂRAȘI South-Muntenia 277,347 148,762 — — 148,762 1 0.2%
ARGEȘ South-Muntenia 561,864 114,115 14,828 19,000 147,943 0 0.2%
OLT South-West Oltenia 372,181 130,061 1,417 — 131,478 0 0.2%
NEAMȚ North-East 444,666 112,352 — — 112,352 0 0.2%
BIHOR North-West 558,623 71,135 32,483 — 103,618 0 0.2%
MARAMUREȘ North-West 451,086 103,003 — — 103,003 0 0.2%
VASLUI North-East 363,247 75,896 — — 75,896 0 0.1%
GALAȚI South-East 486,387 73,108 — — 73,108 0 0.1%
CARAȘ-SEVERIN West 240,283 70,603 — — 70,603 0 0.1%
MUREȘ Centre 519,813 65,496 — — 65,496 0 0.1%
VRANCEA South-East 330,157 59,826 432 — 60,258 0 0.1%
ARAD West 410,058 41,534 3,420 — 44,954 0 0.1%
BISTRIȚA-NĂSĂUD North-West 298,129 23,050 — 9,614 32,664 0 0.1%
IALOMIȚA South-Muntenia 247,409 17,006 365 — 17,371 0 0.0%
BOTOȘANI North-East 386,529 16,109 — — 16,109 0 0.0%
PRAHOVA South-Muntenia 683,460 14,766 148 — 14,914 0 0.0%
TULCEA South-East 186,131 9,121 3,598 — 12,719 0 0.0%
COVASNA Centre 199,596 12,616 — — 12,616 0 0.0%
TELEORMAN South-Muntenia 308,440 9,825 1,500 — 11,325 0 0.0%
MEHEDINȚI South-West Oltenia 226,429 5,996 — — 5,996 0 0.0%
SĂLAJ North-West 210,335 4,659 840 — 5,499 0 0.0%
GIURGIU South-Muntenia 258,793 274 — — 274 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 27,854,629 27,678,631 −175,998
BACĂU 7,898,865 7,898,865 0
GORJ 1,873,888 1,873,888 0
SUCEAVA 1,710,286 1,710,286 0
CLUJ 1,700,049 1,700,049 0
TIMIȘ 1,468,531 1,468,531 0
CONSTANȚA 1,349,000 1,443,110 +94,110
DOLJ 1,367,100 1,367,100 0
DÂMBOVIȚA 1,190,000 1,190,000 0
SATU MARE 1,190,000 1,190,000 0
SIBIU 1,089,337 1,089,337 0
ALBA 908,500 908,500 0
ILFOV 848,050 848,050 0
VÂLCEA 720,000 720,000 0
BRAȘOV 428,397 428,397 0
HUNEDOARA 62,900 62,900 0
ARGEȘ 19,000 19,000 0
BISTRIȚA-NĂSĂUD 9,614 9,614 0
IAȘI 0 0 0
BUZĂU 0 0 0
BRĂILA 0 0 0
HARGHITA 0 0 0
CĂLĂRAȘI 0 0 0
OLT 0 0 0
NEAMȚ 0 0 0
BIHOR 0 0 0
MARAMUREȘ 0 0 0
VASLUI 0 0 0
GALAȚI 0 0 0
CARAȘ-SEVERIN 0 0 0
MUREȘ 0 0 0
VRANCEA 0 0 0
ARAD 0 0 0
IALOMIȚA 0 0 0
BOTOȘANI 0 0 0
PRAHOVA 0 0 0
TULCEA 0 0 0
COVASNA 0 0 0
TELEORMAN 0 0 0
MEHEDINȚI 0 0 0
SĂLAJ 0 0 0
GIURGIU 0 0 0

Another 81,888 RON (0.2% 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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