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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 519

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 — 1,128 RON ARAD — No data ARGEȘ — 5,085 RON BACĂU — 12,344 RON BIHOR — 30,030 RON BISTRIȚA-NĂSĂUD — No data BOTOȘANI — 6,700 RON BRĂILA — 3,700 RON BRAȘOV — 130,866 RON BUCUREȘTI — 4.43 Mn. BUZĂU — 873 RON CĂLĂRAȘI — No data CARAȘ-SEVERIN — No data CLUJ — 1.35 Mn. CONSTANȚA — 8,100 RON COVASNA — 56,452 RON DÂMBOVIȚA — No data DOLJ — 1,400 RON GALAȚI — 16,000 RON GIURGIU — No data GORJ — 5,354 RON HARGHITA — No data HUNEDOARA — No data IALOMIȚA — 2,014 RON IAȘI — 14,455 RON ILFOV — 25,037 RON MARAMUREȘ — 51,753 RON MEHEDINȚI — No data MUREȘ — 97,715 RON NEAMȚ — No data OLT — No data PRAHOVA — No data SĂLAJ — No data SATU MARE — 4,032 RON SIBIU — No data SUCEAVA — No data TELEORMAN — No data TIMIȘ — 21,426 RON TULCEA — No data VÂLCEA — No data VASLUI — 99 RON VRANCEA — No data
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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 1,666,769 19,153 2,745,024 4,430,946 3 70.6%
CLUJ North-West 701,564 565,565 122,754 663,000 1,351,319 2 21.5%
BRAȘOV Centre 564,632 130,866 — — 130,866 0 2.1%
MUREȘ Centre 519,813 97,715 — — 97,715 0 1.6%
COVASNA Centre 199,596 56,452 — — 56,452 0 0.9%
MARAMUREȘ North-West 451,086 51,753 — — 51,753 0 0.8%
BIHOR North-West 558,623 30,030 — — 30,030 0 0.5%
ILFOV Bucharest-Ilfov 619,461 25,037 — — 25,037 0 0.4%
TIMIȘ West 672,972 21,426 — — 21,426 0 0.3%
GALAȚI South-East 486,387 16,000 — — 16,000 0 0.3%
IAȘI North-East 781,948 14,455 — — 14,455 0 0.2%
BACĂU North-East 590,169 — 12,344 — 12,344 0 0.2%
CONSTANȚA South-East 656,512 8,100 — — 8,100 0 0.1%
BOTOȘANI North-East 386,529 6,700 — — 6,700 0 0.1%
GORJ South-West Oltenia 306,938 5,354 — — 5,354 0 0.1%
ARGEȘ South-Muntenia 561,864 5,085 — — 5,085 0 0.1%
SATU MARE North-West 330,046 4,032 — — 4,032 0 0.1%
BRĂILA South-East 269,804 3,700 — — 3,700 0 0.1%
IALOMIȚA South-Muntenia 247,409 2,014 — — 2,014 0 0.0%
DOLJ South-West Oltenia 594,523 — 1,400 — 1,400 0 0.0%
ALBA Centre 324,901 — 1,128 — 1,128 0 0.0%
BUZĂU South-East 393,136 873 — — 873 0 0.0%
VASLUI North-East 363,247 — 99 — 99 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
BUCUREȘTI 2,745,024 2,745,024 0
CLUJ 663,000 663,000 0
BRAȘOV 0 0 0
MUREȘ 0 0 0
COVASNA 0 0 0
MARAMUREȘ 0 0 0
BIHOR 0 0 0
ILFOV 0 0 0
TIMIȘ 0 0 0
GALAȚI 0 0 0
IAȘI 0 0 0
BACĂU 0 0 0
CONSTANȚA 0 0 0
BOTOȘANI 0 0 0
GORJ 0 0 0
ARGEȘ 0 0 0
SATU MARE 0 0 0
BRĂILA 0 0 0
IALOMIȚA 0 0 0
DOLJ 0 0 0
ALBA 0 0 0
BUZĂU 0 0 0
VASLUI 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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