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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 440

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 — 2.12 Mn. ARAD — 989,576 RON ARGEȘ — 1.03 Mn. BACĂU — 1.73 Mn. BIHOR — 1.32 Mn. BISTRIȚA-NĂSĂUD — 2.38 Mn. BOTOȘANI — 89,756 RON BRĂILA — 1.07 Mn. BRAȘOV — 2.17 Mn. BUCUREȘTI — 2.53 Mn. BUZĂU — 900,982 RON CĂLĂRAȘI — 835,768 RON CARAȘ-SEVERIN — 1.34 Mn. CLUJ — 1.14 Mn. CONSTANȚA — 737,878 RON COVASNA — 324,908 RON DÂMBOVIȚA — 2.85 Mn. DOLJ — 1.78 Mn. GALAȚI — 1.34 Mn. GIURGIU — 1.11 Mn. GORJ — 1.30 Mn. HARGHITA — 1.46 Mn. HUNEDOARA — 1.35 Mn. IALOMIȚA — 183,553 RON IAȘI — 1.34 Mn. ILFOV — 1.74 Mn. MARAMUREȘ — 2.56 Mn. MEHEDINȚI — 69,328 RON MUREȘ — 2.48 Mn. NEAMȚ — 1.25 Mn. OLT — 1.36 Mn. PRAHOVA — 2.17 Mn. SĂLAJ — 1.61 Mn. SATU MARE — 490,603 RON SIBIU — 475,886 RON SUCEAVA — 2.19 Mn. TELEORMAN — 3.19 Mn. TIMIȘ — 2.34 Mn. TULCEA — 234,306 RON VÂLCEA — 1.54 Mn. VASLUI — 2.18 Mn. VRANCEA — 899,423 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
TELEORMAN South-Muntenia 308,440 3,184,854 6,768 — 3,191,622 10 5.3%
DÂMBOVIȚA South-Muntenia 475,812 2,288,621 10,785 552,578 2,851,984 6 4.7%
MARAMUREȘ North-West 451,086 2,554,678 5,589 — 2,560,267 6 4.3%
BUCUREȘTI Bucharest-Ilfov 1,713,832 1,731,385 243,753 556,663 2,531,801 1 4.2%
MUREȘ Centre 519,813 2,370,590 107,817 — 2,478,407 5 4.1%
BISTRIȚA-NĂSĂUD North-West 298,129 1,313,557 40,949 1,025,370 2,379,876 8 4.0%
TIMIȘ West 672,972 2,337,770 5,762 — 2,343,532 3 3.9%
SUCEAVA North-East 648,164 2,185,189 200 — 2,185,389 3 3.6%
VASLUI North-East 363,247 1,902,908 45,576 230,023 2,178,507 6 3.6%
PRAHOVA South-Muntenia 683,460 2,160,990 10,788 — 2,171,778 3 3.6%
BRAȘOV Centre 564,632 650,965 8,063 1,507,449 2,166,477 4 3.6%
ALBA Centre 324,901 2,016,727 101,803 — 2,118,530 7 3.5%
DOLJ South-West Oltenia 594,523 1,194,771 580,825 — 1,775,596 3 3.0%
ILFOV Bucharest-Ilfov 619,461 1,730,548 7,919 — 1,738,467 3 2.9%
BACĂU North-East 590,169 1,699,731 27,223 — 1,726,954 3 2.9%
SĂLAJ North-West 210,335 1,380,959 230,296 — 1,611,255 8 2.7%
VÂLCEA South-West Oltenia 337,988 1,477,414 60,382 — 1,537,796 5 2.6%
HARGHITA Centre 292,267 1,365,905 93,415 — 1,459,320 5 2.4%
OLT South-West Oltenia 372,181 1,346,432 12,177 — 1,358,609 4 2.3%
HUNEDOARA West 349,011 1,351,299 2,206 — 1,353,505 4 2.3%
CARAȘ-SEVERIN West 240,283 1,342,958 — — 1,342,958 6 2.2%
GALAȚI South-East 486,387 1,335,723 6,874 — 1,342,597 3 2.2%
IAȘI North-East 781,948 1,337,382 2,488 — 1,339,870 2 2.2%
BIHOR North-West 558,623 986,005 5,415 332,000 1,323,420 2 2.2%
GORJ South-West Oltenia 306,938 1,301,981 87 — 1,302,068 4 2.2%
NEAMȚ North-East 444,666 1,245,763 4,179 — 1,249,942 3 2.1%
CLUJ North-West 701,564 1,067,955 67,325 — 1,135,280 2 1.9%
GIURGIU South-Muntenia 258,793 1,107,322 133 — 1,107,455 4 1.8%
BRĂILA South-East 269,804 1,013,725 60,640 — 1,074,365 4 1.8%
ARGEȘ South-Muntenia 561,864 1,026,813 4,597 — 1,031,410 2 1.7%
ARAD West 410,058 980,155 9,421 — 989,576 2 1.6%
BUZĂU South-East 393,136 894,481 6,501 — 900,982 2 1.5%
VRANCEA South-East 330,157 899,423 — — 899,423 3 1.5%
CĂLĂRAȘI South-Muntenia 277,347 830,755 5,013 — 835,768 3 1.4%
CONSTANȚA South-East 656,512 298,369 50,909 388,600 737,878 1 1.2%
SATU MARE North-West 330,046 487,897 2,706 — 490,603 1 0.8%
SIBIU Centre 396,679 363,101 112,785 — 475,886 1 0.8%
COVASNA Centre 199,596 324,908 — — 324,908 2 0.5%
TULCEA South-East 186,131 217,018 17,288 — 234,306 1 0.4%
IALOMIȚA South-Muntenia 247,409 175,285 8,268 — 183,553 1 0.3%
BOTOȘANI North-East 386,529 84,594 5,162 — 89,756 0 0.2%
MEHEDINȚI South-West Oltenia 226,429 69,328 — — 69,328 0 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
BRAȘOV 1,507,450 1,507,450 0
BISTRIȚA-NĂSĂUD 1,025,377 1,025,377 0
DÂMBOVIȚA 552,578 552,578 0
CONSTANȚA 388,600 388,600 0
BIHOR 332,000 332,000 0
BUCUREȘTI 556,661 329,976 −226,685
VASLUI 230,023 230,023 0
TELEORMAN 0 0 0
MARAMUREȘ 0 0 0
MUREȘ 0 0 0
TIMIȘ 0 0 0
SUCEAVA 0 0 0
PRAHOVA 0 0 0
ALBA 0 0 0
DOLJ 0 0 0
ILFOV 0 0 0
BACĂU 0 0 0
SĂLAJ 0 0 0
VÂLCEA 0 0 0
HARGHITA 0 0 0
OLT 0 0 0
HUNEDOARA 0 0 0
CARAȘ-SEVERIN 0 0 0
GALAȚI 0 0 0
IAȘI 0 0 0
GORJ 0 0 0
NEAMȚ 0 0 0
CLUJ 0 0 0
GIURGIU 0 0 0
BRĂILA 0 0 0
ARGEȘ 0 0 0
ARAD 0 0 0
BUZĂU 0 0 0
VRANCEA 0 0 0
CĂLĂRAȘI 0 0 0
SATU MARE 0 0 0
SIBIU 0 0 0
COVASNA 0 0 0
TULCEA 0 0 0
IALOMIȚA 0 0 0
BOTOȘANI 0 0 0
MEHEDINȚI 0 0 0

Another 226,685 RON (4.9% 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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