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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 436

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 — 928,574 RON ARAD — 692,355 RON ARGEȘ — 3.02 Mn. BACĂU — 1.53 Mn. BIHOR — 1.15 Mn. BISTRIȚA-NĂSĂUD — 840,529 RON BOTOȘANI — 790,436 RON BRĂILA — 924,698 RON BRAȘOV — 1.22 Mn. BUCUREȘTI — 139.53 Mn. BUZĂU — 1.35 Mn. CĂLĂRAȘI — 663,743 RON CARAȘ-SEVERIN — 671,072 RON CLUJ — 3.80 Mn. CONSTANȚA — 2.62 Mn. COVASNA — 557,891 RON DÂMBOVIȚA — 955,529 RON DOLJ — 7.87 Mn. GALAȚI — 1.03 Mn. GIURGIU — 399,747 RON GORJ — 106.82 Mn. HARGHITA — 720,185 RON HUNEDOARA — 51.13 Mn. IALOMIȚA — 606,127 RON IAȘI — 1.76 Mn. ILFOV — 951,607 RON MARAMUREȘ — 670,354 RON MEHEDINȚI — 304,444 RON MUREȘ — 2.69 Mn. NEAMȚ — 887,509 RON OLT — 763,321 RON PRAHOVA — 1.26 Mn. SĂLAJ — 847,622 RON SATU MARE — 1.03 Mn. SIBIU — 64.42 Mn. SUCEAVA — 1.97 Mn. TELEORMAN — 475,526 RON TIMIȘ — 1.18 Mn. TULCEA — 432,581 RON VÂLCEA — 9.96 Mn. VASLUI — 1.12 Mn. VRANCEA — 1.71 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 3,467,070 653,773 135,410,006 139,530,849 81 33.0%
GORJ South-West Oltenia 306,938 1,108,180 444,270 105,271,681 106,824,131 348 25.3%
SIBIU Centre 396,679 1,271,996 42,420 63,109,502 64,423,918 162 15.3%
HUNEDOARA West 349,011 1,027,611 281,285 49,821,632 51,130,528 147 12.1%
VÂLCEA South-West Oltenia 337,988 3,385,776 827,668 5,745,326 9,958,770 29 2.4%
DOLJ South-West Oltenia 594,523 2,083,202 457,449 5,324,389 7,865,040 13 1.9%
CLUJ North-West 701,564 3,615,900 181,635 — 3,797,535 5 0.9%
ARGEȘ South-Muntenia 561,864 2,891,839 131,346 — 3,023,185 5 0.7%
MUREȘ Centre 519,813 2,379,247 71,530 234,243 2,685,020 5 0.6%
CONSTANȚA South-East 656,512 2,029,234 92,560 499,986 2,621,780 4 0.6%
SUCEAVA North-East 648,164 1,969,257 114 — 1,969,371 3 0.5%
IAȘI North-East 781,948 1,701,850 56,275 — 1,758,125 2 0.4%
VRANCEA South-East 330,157 1,397,375 17,174 300,000 1,714,549 5 0.4%
BACĂU North-East 590,169 1,479,290 46,668 — 1,525,958 3 0.4%
BUZĂU South-East 393,136 1,345,180 7,541 — 1,352,721 3 0.3%
PRAHOVA South-Muntenia 683,460 1,026,562 237,209 — 1,263,771 2 0.3%
BRAȘOV Centre 564,632 1,205,846 9,607 — 1,215,453 2 0.3%
TIMIȘ West 672,972 1,037,320 141,907 — 1,179,227 2 0.3%
BIHOR North-West 558,623 964,036 189,204 — 1,153,240 2 0.3%
VASLUI North-East 363,247 1,088,372 29,400 — 1,117,772 3 0.3%
SATU MARE North-West 330,046 956,290 77,644 — 1,033,934 3 0.2%
GALAȚI South-East 486,387 537,384 494,612 — 1,031,996 2 0.2%
DÂMBOVIȚA South-Muntenia 475,812 948,611 6,918 — 955,529 2 0.2%
ILFOV Bucharest-Ilfov 619,461 820,457 131,150 — 951,607 2 0.2%
ALBA Centre 324,901 907,878 20,696 — 928,574 3 0.2%
BRĂILA South-East 269,804 882,155 42,543 — 924,698 3 0.2%
NEAMȚ North-East 444,666 884,879 2,630 — 887,509 2 0.2%
SĂLAJ North-West 210,335 830,322 17,300 — 847,622 4 0.2%
BISTRIȚA-NĂSĂUD North-West 298,129 833,344 7,185 — 840,529 3 0.2%
BOTOȘANI North-East 386,529 768,567 21,869 — 790,436 2 0.2%
OLT South-West Oltenia 372,181 762,145 1,176 — 763,321 2 0.2%
HARGHITA Centre 292,267 716,422 3,763 — 720,185 2 0.2%
ARAD West 410,058 541,382 150,973 — 692,355 2 0.2%
CARAȘ-SEVERIN West 240,283 671,072 — — 671,072 3 0.2%
MARAMUREȘ North-West 451,086 658,058 12,296 — 670,354 1 0.2%
CĂLĂRAȘI South-Muntenia 277,347 661,609 2,134 — 663,743 2 0.2%
IALOMIȚA South-Muntenia 247,409 605,745 382 — 606,127 2 0.1%
COVASNA Centre 199,596 556,275 1,616 — 557,891 3 0.1%
TELEORMAN South-Muntenia 308,440 435,706 39,820 — 475,526 2 0.1%
TULCEA South-East 186,131 431,486 1,095 — 432,581 2 0.1%
GIURGIU South-Muntenia 258,793 396,695 3,052 — 399,747 2 0.1%
MEHEDINȚI South-West Oltenia 226,429 303,530 914 — 304,444 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
SIBIU 63,109,506 60,980,718 −2,128,788
GORJ 105,271,682 59,194,356 −46,077,326
HUNEDOARA 49,821,631 49,864,358 +42,727
DOLJ 5,324,390 14,739,298 +9,414,908
VÂLCEA 5,745,326 5,745,326 0
BUCUREȘTI 135,410,006 1,146,219 −134,263,787
MUREȘ 234,243 1,028,785 +794,542
CLUJ 0 936,203 +936,203
BRĂILA 0 663,000 +663,000
CONSTANȚA 499,986 499,986 0
SUCEAVA 0 417,440 +417,440
VRANCEA 300,000 300,000 0
ALBA 0 162,531 +162,531
ARGEȘ 0 0 0
IAȘI 0 0 0
BACĂU 0 0 0
BUZĂU 0 0 0
PRAHOVA 0 0 0
BRAȘOV 0 0 0
TIMIȘ 0 0 0
BIHOR 0 0 0
VASLUI 0 0 0
SATU MARE 0 0 0
GALAȚI 0 0 0
DÂMBOVIȚA 0 0 0
ILFOV 0 0 0
NEAMȚ 0 0 0
SĂLAJ 0 0 0
BISTRIȚA-NĂSĂUD 0 0 0
BOTOȘANI 0 0 0
OLT 0 0 0
HARGHITA 0 0 0
ARAD 0 0 0
CARAȘ-SEVERIN 0 0 0
MARAMUREȘ 0 0 0
CĂLĂRAȘI 0 0 0
IALOMIȚA 0 0 0
COVASNA 0 0 0
TELEORMAN 0 0 0
TULCEA 0 0 0
GIURGIU 0 0 0
MEHEDINȚI 0 0 0

Another 170.04 Mn. (46.5% 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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