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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 514

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 — 37,363 RON ARAD — 5,709 RON ARGEȘ — 534,810 RON BACĂU — 376,447 RON BIHOR — 77,450 RON BISTRIȚA-NĂSĂUD — 49,138 RON BOTOȘANI — 102,208 RON BRĂILA — 8,500 RON BRAȘOV — 35,478 RON BUCUREȘTI — 1.05 Mn. BUZĂU — 12,310 RON CĂLĂRAȘI — 18,250 RON CARAȘ-SEVERIN — 7,500 RON CLUJ — 3.21 Mn. CONSTANȚA — 59,829 RON COVASNA — No data DÂMBOVIȚA — 96,870 RON DOLJ — 79,410 RON GALAȚI — 55,628 RON GIURGIU — 10,000 RON GORJ — 5,100 RON HARGHITA — 77,622 RON HUNEDOARA — 132,547 RON IALOMIȚA — 15,460 RON IAȘI — 478,778 RON ILFOV — 208,426 RON MARAMUREȘ — No data MEHEDINȚI — 18,330 RON MUREȘ — 274,756 RON NEAMȚ — 52,634 RON OLT — 911,443 RON PRAHOVA — 214,202 RON SĂLAJ — 55,300 RON SATU MARE — 3,680 RON SIBIU — 67,352 RON SUCEAVA — 136,192 RON TELEORMAN — 10,445 RON TIMIȘ — 329,523 RON TULCEA — 79,068 RON VÂLCEA — 52,430 RON VASLUI — 10,005 RON VRANCEA — 61,610 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
CLUJ North-West 701,564 549,122 106,965 2,556,042 3,212,129 5 35.6%
BUCUREȘTI Bucharest-Ilfov 1,713,832 1,021,815 29,961 — 1,051,776 1 11.7%
OLT South-West Oltenia 372,181 31,443 — 880,000 911,443 2 10.1%
ARGEȘ South-Muntenia 561,864 390,810 — 144,000 534,810 1 5.9%
IAȘI North-East 781,948 470,778 8,000 — 478,778 1 5.3%
BACĂU North-East 590,169 272,242 104,205 — 376,447 1 4.2%
TIMIȘ West 672,972 321,753 7,770 — 329,523 0 3.7%
MUREȘ Centre 519,813 121,396 153,360 — 274,756 1 3.0%
PRAHOVA South-Muntenia 683,460 130,268 — 83,934 214,202 0 2.4%
ILFOV Bucharest-Ilfov 619,461 193,633 14,793 — 208,426 0 2.3%
SUCEAVA North-East 648,164 136,192 — — 136,192 0 1.5%
HUNEDOARA West 349,011 132,547 — — 132,547 0 1.5%
BOTOȘANI North-East 386,529 102,208 — — 102,208 0 1.1%
DÂMBOVIȚA South-Muntenia 475,812 96,870 — — 96,870 0 1.1%
DOLJ South-West Oltenia 594,523 69,410 10,000 — 79,410 0 0.9%
TULCEA South-East 186,131 79,068 — — 79,068 0 0.9%
HARGHITA Centre 292,267 76,222 1,400 — 77,622 0 0.9%
BIHOR North-West 558,623 74,200 3,250 — 77,450 0 0.9%
SIBIU Centre 396,679 67,352 — — 67,352 0 0.8%
VRANCEA South-East 330,157 61,610 — — 61,610 0 0.7%
CONSTANȚA South-East 656,512 59,829 — — 59,829 0 0.7%
GALAȚI South-East 486,387 53,190 2,438 — 55,628 0 0.6%
SĂLAJ North-West 210,335 55,300 — — 55,300 0 0.6%
NEAMȚ North-East 444,666 52,634 — — 52,634 0 0.6%
VÂLCEA South-West Oltenia 337,988 52,430 — — 52,430 0 0.6%
BISTRIȚA-NĂSĂUD North-West 298,129 48,988 150 — 49,138 0 0.5%
ALBA Centre 324,901 37,363 — — 37,363 0 0.4%
BRAȘOV Centre 564,632 35,478 — — 35,478 0 0.4%
MEHEDINȚI South-West Oltenia 226,429 18,330 — — 18,330 0 0.2%
CĂLĂRAȘI South-Muntenia 277,347 18,250 — — 18,250 0 0.2%
IALOMIȚA South-Muntenia 247,409 15,460 — — 15,460 0 0.2%
BUZĂU South-East 393,136 10,160 2,150 — 12,310 0 0.1%
TELEORMAN South-Muntenia 308,440 10,445 — — 10,445 0 0.1%
VASLUI North-East 363,247 10,005 — — 10,005 0 0.1%
GIURGIU South-Muntenia 258,793 10,000 — — 10,000 0 0.1%
BRĂILA South-East 269,804 8,500 — — 8,500 0 0.1%
CARAȘ-SEVERIN West 240,283 7,500 — — 7,500 0 0.1%
ARAD West 410,058 5,709 — — 5,709 0 0.1%
GORJ South-West Oltenia 306,938 5,100 — — 5,100 0 0.1%
SATU MARE North-West 330,046 3,680 — — 3,680 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
CLUJ 2,556,042 2,556,042 0
OLT 880,000 880,000 0
ARGEȘ 144,000 144,000 0
PRAHOVA 83,934 83,934 0
BUCUREȘTI 0 0 0
IAȘI 0 0 0
BACĂU 0 0 0
TIMIȘ 0 0 0
MUREȘ 0 0 0
ILFOV 0 0 0
SUCEAVA 0 0 0
HUNEDOARA 0 0 0
BOTOȘANI 0 0 0
DÂMBOVIȚA 0 0 0
DOLJ 0 0 0
TULCEA 0 0 0
HARGHITA 0 0 0
BIHOR 0 0 0
SIBIU 0 0 0
VRANCEA 0 0 0
CONSTANȚA 0 0 0
GALAȚI 0 0 0
SĂLAJ 0 0 0
NEAMȚ 0 0 0
VÂLCEA 0 0 0
BISTRIȚA-NĂSĂUD 0 0 0
ALBA 0 0 0
BRAȘOV 0 0 0
MEHEDINȚI 0 0 0
CĂLĂRAȘI 0 0 0
IALOMIȚA 0 0 0
BUZĂU 0 0 0
TELEORMAN 0 0 0
VASLUI 0 0 0
GIURGIU 0 0 0
BRĂILA 0 0 0
CARAȘ-SEVERIN 0 0 0
ARAD 0 0 0
GORJ 0 0 0
SATU MARE 0 0 0

Another 0 RON (0.0% 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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