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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 513

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 — 869,491 RON ARAD — 1.88 Mn. ARGEȘ — 748,575 RON BACĂU — 855,599 RON BIHOR — 10.76 Mn. BISTRIȚA-NĂSĂUD — 1.33 Mn. BOTOȘANI — 592,855 RON BRĂILA — 306,937 RON BRAȘOV — 974,303 RON BUCUREȘTI — 18.84 Mn. BUZĂU — 1.07 Mn. CĂLĂRAȘI — 729,183 RON CARAȘ-SEVERIN — 157,044 RON CLUJ — 1.99 Mn. CONSTANȚA — 2.94 Mn. COVASNA — 394,151 RON DÂMBOVIȚA — 1.12 Mn. DOLJ — 774,999 RON GALAȚI — 1.34 Mn. GIURGIU — 416,998 RON GORJ — 519,289 RON HARGHITA — 336,137 RON HUNEDOARA — 1.38 Mn. IALOMIȚA — 400,202 RON IAȘI — 2.21 Mn. ILFOV — 2.01 Mn. MARAMUREȘ — 565,144 RON MEHEDINȚI — 354,709 RON MUREȘ — 795,256 RON NEAMȚ — 850,630 RON OLT — 506,926 RON PRAHOVA — 1.52 Mn. SĂLAJ — 253,517 RON SATU MARE — 1.54 Mn. SIBIU — 2.63 Mn. SUCEAVA — 628,940 RON TELEORMAN — 814,705 RON TIMIȘ — 2.85 Mn. TULCEA — 613,195 RON VÂLCEA — 470,685 RON VASLUI — 549,629 RON VRANCEA — 642,998 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 5,544,304 1,073,208 12,221,384 18,838,896 11 26.7%
BIHOR North-West 558,623 997,544 96,371 9,663,955 10,757,870 19 15.3%
CONSTANȚA South-East 656,512 2,499,087 443,516 — 2,942,603 4 4.2%
TIMIȘ West 672,972 1,881,536 108,683 854,968 2,845,187 4 4.0%
SIBIU Centre 396,679 401,593 269,677 1,961,997 2,633,267 7 3.7%
IAȘI North-East 781,948 1,382,857 824,876 — 2,207,733 3 3.1%
ILFOV Bucharest-Ilfov 619,461 1,886,161 127,109 — 2,013,270 3 2.9%
CLUJ North-West 701,564 1,888,821 104,941 — 1,993,762 3 2.8%
ARAD West 410,058 1,469,391 409,943 — 1,879,334 5 2.7%
SATU MARE North-West 330,046 1,534,467 820 — 1,535,287 5 2.2%
PRAHOVA South-Muntenia 683,460 1,524,564 — — 1,524,564 2 2.2%
HUNEDOARA West 349,011 1,383,903 706 — 1,384,609 4 2.0%
GALAȚI South-East 486,387 1,181,700 153,770 — 1,335,470 3 1.9%
BISTRIȚA-NĂSĂUD North-West 298,129 1,280,919 50,458 — 1,331,377 4 1.9%
DÂMBOVIȚA South-Muntenia 475,812 1,090,091 27,386 — 1,117,477 2 1.6%
BUZĂU South-East 393,136 969,490 102,405 — 1,071,895 3 1.5%
BRAȘOV Centre 564,632 965,462 8,841 — 974,303 2 1.4%
ALBA Centre 324,901 598,521 270,970 — 869,491 3 1.2%
BACĂU North-East 590,169 792,833 62,766 — 855,599 1 1.2%
NEAMȚ North-East 444,666 549,107 125,484 176,039 850,630 2 1.2%
TELEORMAN South-Muntenia 308,440 814,705 — — 814,705 3 1.2%
MUREȘ Centre 519,813 669,099 126,157 — 795,256 2 1.1%
DOLJ South-West Oltenia 594,523 768,230 6,769 — 774,999 1 1.1%
ARGEȘ South-Muntenia 561,864 459,461 289,114 — 748,575 1 1.1%
CĂLĂRAȘI South-Muntenia 277,347 588,451 140,732 — 729,183 3 1.0%
VRANCEA South-East 330,157 642,697 301 — 642,998 2 0.9%
SUCEAVA North-East 648,164 614,670 14,270 — 628,940 1 0.9%
TULCEA South-East 186,131 602,032 11,163 — 613,195 3 0.9%
BOTOȘANI North-East 386,529 577,912 14,943 — 592,855 2 0.8%
MARAMUREȘ North-West 451,086 475,171 89,973 — 565,144 1 0.8%
VASLUI North-East 363,247 508,609 41,020 — 549,629 2 0.8%
GORJ South-West Oltenia 306,938 148,758 20,135 350,396 519,289 2 0.7%
OLT South-West Oltenia 372,181 501,926 5,000 — 506,926 1 0.7%
VÂLCEA South-West Oltenia 337,988 435,647 35,038 — 470,685 1 0.7%
GIURGIU South-Muntenia 258,793 416,498 500 — 416,998 2 0.6%
IALOMIȚA South-Muntenia 247,409 378,921 21,281 — 400,202 2 0.6%
COVASNA Centre 199,596 393,251 900 — 394,151 2 0.6%
MEHEDINȚI South-West Oltenia 226,429 354,709 — — 354,709 2 0.5%
HARGHITA Centre 292,267 334,137 2,000 — 336,137 1 0.5%
BRĂILA South-East 269,804 306,013 924 — 306,937 1 0.4%
SĂLAJ North-West 210,335 77,256 1,092 175,169 253,517 1 0.4%
CARAȘ-SEVERIN West 240,283 151,044 6,000 — 157,044 1 0.2%

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
BIHOR 9,663,955 9,663,955 0
BUCUREȘTI 12,221,384 5,894,273 −6,327,111
SIBIU 1,961,997 1,961,997 0
BRAȘOV 0 1,167,390 +1,167,390
TIMIȘ 854,968 854,968 0
IAȘI 0 319,199 +319,199
NEAMȚ 176,039 176,039 0
SĂLAJ 175,169 175,169 0
DOLJ 0 116,200 +116,200
GORJ 350,396 7,808 −342,588
CONSTANȚA 0 0 0
ILFOV 0 0 0
CLUJ 0 0 0
ARAD 0 0 0
SATU MARE 0 0 0
PRAHOVA 0 0 0
HUNEDOARA 0 0 0
GALAȚI 0 0 0
BISTRIȚA-NĂSĂUD 0 0 0
DÂMBOVIȚA 0 0 0
BUZĂU 0 0 0
ALBA 0 0 0
BACĂU 0 0 0
TELEORMAN 0 0 0
MUREȘ 0 0 0
ARGEȘ 0 0 0
CĂLĂRAȘI 0 0 0
VRANCEA 0 0 0
SUCEAVA 0 0 0
TULCEA 0 0 0
BOTOȘANI 0 0 0
MARAMUREȘ 0 0 0
VASLUI 0 0 0
OLT 0 0 0
VÂLCEA 0 0 0
GIURGIU 0 0 0
IALOMIȚA 0 0 0
COVASNA 0 0 0
MEHEDINȚI 0 0 0
HARGHITA 0 0 0
BRĂILA 0 0 0
CARAȘ-SEVERIN 0 0 0

Another 5.07 Mn. (19.9% 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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