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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 434

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 — 517,339 RON ARAD — 6,914 RON ARGEȘ — 625,446 RON BACĂU — 301,938 RON BIHOR — 31,123 RON BISTRIȚA-NĂSĂUD — 3.07 Mn. BOTOȘANI — 26,397 RON BRĂILA — 10,507 RON BRAȘOV — 8,496 RON BUCUREȘTI — 16.77 Mn. BUZĂU — 18,506 RON CĂLĂRAȘI — 3,073 RON CARAȘ-SEVERIN — 17,010 RON CLUJ — 1.17 Mn. CONSTANȚA — 21,707 RON COVASNA — 242,535 RON DÂMBOVIȚA — 36,561 RON DOLJ — 377,657 RON GALAȚI — 135,067 RON GIURGIU — 2,092 RON GORJ — 2,101 RON HARGHITA — 237,925 RON HUNEDOARA — 10,929 RON IALOMIȚA — 7,611 RON IAȘI — 611,398 RON ILFOV — 213,916 RON MARAMUREȘ — 8,419 RON MEHEDINȚI — No data MUREȘ — 298,051 RON NEAMȚ — 384,219 RON OLT — 8,461 RON PRAHOVA — 2.82 Mn. SĂLAJ — 4,992 RON SATU MARE — 207,158 RON SIBIU — 45,446 RON SUCEAVA — 14,406 RON TELEORMAN — 10,338 RON TIMIȘ — 6.31 Mn. TULCEA — 4,938 RON VÂLCEA — 88,139 RON VASLUI — 10,030 RON VRANCEA — 1.62 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 1,202,979 438,983 15,128,400 16,770,362 10 46.2%
TIMIȘ West 672,972 160,471 385,152 5,765,580 6,311,203 9 17.4%
BISTRIȚA-NĂSĂUD North-West 298,129 — — 3,065,700 3,065,700 10 8.4%
PRAHOVA South-Muntenia 683,460 13,868 1,208 2,809,410 2,824,486 4 7.8%
VRANCEA South-East 330,157 13,050 — 1,609,900 1,622,950 5 4.5%
CLUJ North-West 701,564 71,557 126,871 969,300 1,167,728 2 3.2%
ARGEȘ South-Muntenia 561,864 40,446 — 585,000 625,446 1 1.7%
IAȘI North-East 781,948 252,744 — 358,654 611,398 1 1.7%
ALBA Centre 324,901 18,430 1,633 497,276 517,339 2 1.4%
NEAMȚ North-East 444,666 62,964 — 321,255 384,219 1 1.1%
DOLJ South-West Oltenia 594,523 42,180 1,382 334,095 377,657 1 1.0%
BACĂU North-East 590,169 300,858 1,080 — 301,938 1 0.8%
MUREȘ Centre 519,813 99,601 — 198,450 298,051 1 0.8%
COVASNA Centre 199,596 34,053 — 208,482 242,535 1 0.7%
HARGHITA Centre 292,267 141,727 96,198 — 237,925 1 0.7%
ILFOV Bucharest-Ilfov 619,461 47,416 — 166,500 213,916 0 0.6%
SATU MARE North-West 330,046 6,873 1,495 198,790 207,158 1 0.6%
GALAȚI South-East 486,387 40,067 — 95,000 135,067 0 0.4%
VÂLCEA South-West Oltenia 337,988 85,331 2,808 — 88,139 0 0.2%
SIBIU Centre 396,679 40,321 5,125 — 45,446 0 0.1%
DÂMBOVIȚA South-Muntenia 475,812 36,561 — — 36,561 0 0.1%
BIHOR North-West 558,623 28,110 3,013 — 31,123 0 0.1%
BOTOȘANI North-East 386,529 26,397 — — 26,397 0 0.1%
CONSTANȚA South-East 656,512 21,707 — — 21,707 0 0.1%
BUZĂU South-East 393,136 18,506 — — 18,506 0 0.1%
CARAȘ-SEVERIN West 240,283 17,010 — — 17,010 0 0.1%
SUCEAVA North-East 648,164 14,406 — — 14,406 0 0.0%
HUNEDOARA West 349,011 10,047 882 — 10,929 0 0.0%
BRĂILA South-East 269,804 10,507 — — 10,507 0 0.0%
TELEORMAN South-Muntenia 308,440 9,254 1,084 — 10,338 0 0.0%
VASLUI North-East 363,247 9,022 1,008 — 10,030 0 0.0%
BRAȘOV Centre 564,632 7,572 924 — 8,496 0 0.0%
OLT South-West Oltenia 372,181 8,461 — — 8,461 0 0.0%
MARAMUREȘ North-West 451,086 5,687 2,732 — 8,419 0 0.0%
IALOMIȚA South-Muntenia 247,409 7,611 — — 7,611 0 0.0%
ARAD West 410,058 6,200 714 — 6,914 0 0.0%
SĂLAJ North-West 210,335 4,992 — — 4,992 0 0.0%
TULCEA South-East 186,131 4,938 — — 4,938 0 0.0%
CĂLĂRAȘI South-Muntenia 277,347 3,073 — — 3,073 0 0.0%
GORJ South-West Oltenia 306,938 2,101 — — 2,101 0 0.0%
GIURGIU South-Muntenia 258,793 — 2,092 — 2,092 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
BUZĂU 0 13,140,000 +13,140,000
TIMIȘ 5,765,580 5,765,580 0
BISTRIȚA-NĂSĂUD 3,065,700 3,065,700 0
PRAHOVA 2,809,410 2,809,410 0
BUCUREȘTI 15,128,400 1,802,155 −13,326,245
VRANCEA 1,609,900 1,609,900 0
CLUJ 969,300 1,135,800 +166,500
ARGEȘ 585,000 585,000 0
ALBA 497,276 497,276 0
DOLJ 334,095 372,345 +38,250
IAȘI 358,654 358,654 0
NEAMȚ 321,255 321,255 0
COVASNA 208,482 208,482 0
SATU MARE 198,790 198,790 0
MUREȘ 198,450 198,450 0
GALAȚI 95,000 95,000 0
TULCEA 0 15,000 +15,000
BACĂU 0 0 0
HARGHITA 0 0 0
ILFOV 166,500 0 −166,500
VÂLCEA 0 0 0
SIBIU 0 0 0
DÂMBOVIȚA 0 0 0
BIHOR 0 0 0
BOTOȘANI 0 0 0
CONSTANȚA 0 0 0
CARAȘ-SEVERIN 0 0 0
SUCEAVA 0 0 0
HUNEDOARA 0 0 0
BRĂILA 0 0 0
TELEORMAN 0 0 0
VASLUI 0 0 0
BRAȘOV 0 0 0
OLT 0 0 0
MARAMUREȘ 0 0 0
IALOMIȚA 0 0 0
ARAD 0 0 0
SĂLAJ 0 0 0
CĂLĂRAȘI 0 0 0
GORJ 0 0 0
GIURGIU 0 0 0

Another 132,995 RON (0.4% 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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