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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 550

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 — 844,686 RON ARAD — 778,255 RON ARGEȘ — 781,050 RON BACĂU — 466,602 RON BIHOR — 505,928 RON BISTRIȚA-NĂSĂUD — 19,062 RON BOTOȘANI — 928,583 RON BRĂILA — 1.10 Mn. BRAȘOV — 2.25 Mn. BUCUREȘTI — 20.76 Mn. BUZĂU — 1.13 Mn. CĂLĂRAȘI — 195,354 RON CARAȘ-SEVERIN — 257,786 RON CLUJ — 1.94 Mn. CONSTANȚA — 4.65 Mn. COVASNA — 269,946 RON DÂMBOVIȚA — 614,439 RON DOLJ — 532,050 RON GALAȚI — 879,092 RON GIURGIU — 374,398 RON GORJ — 724,217 RON HARGHITA — 122,918 RON HUNEDOARA — 645,690 RON IALOMIȚA — 245,423 RON IAȘI — 2.89 Mn. ILFOV — 3.15 Mn. MARAMUREȘ — 354,528 RON MEHEDINȚI — 114,293 RON MUREȘ — 4.15 Mn. NEAMȚ — 271,800 RON OLT — 552,187 RON PRAHOVA — 3.18 Mn. SĂLAJ — 89,753 RON SATU MARE — 291,229 RON SIBIU — 443,808 RON SUCEAVA — 1.42 Mn. TELEORMAN — 490,695 RON TIMIȘ — 1.43 Mn. TULCEA — 36,167 RON VÂLCEA — 115,067 RON VASLUI — 1.73 Mn. VRANCEA — 583,506 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 11,346,842 1,521,923 7,886,284 20,755,049 12 33.3%
CONSTANȚA South-East 656,512 2,739,054 1,389,639 520,183 4,648,876 7 7.5%
MUREȘ Centre 519,813 1,762,568 26,493 2,360,470 4,149,531 8 6.7%
PRAHOVA South-Muntenia 683,460 3,172,851 3,260 — 3,176,111 5 5.1%
ILFOV Bucharest-Ilfov 619,461 2,883,531 268,209 — 3,151,740 5 5.1%
IAȘI North-East 781,948 1,533,960 424,985 927,969 2,886,914 4 4.6%
BRAȘOV Centre 564,632 2,214,157 38,851 — 2,253,008 4 3.6%
CLUJ North-West 701,564 1,745,909 197,770 — 1,943,679 3 3.1%
VASLUI North-East 363,247 777,603 957,080 — 1,734,683 5 2.8%
TIMIȘ West 672,972 1,152,187 281,245 — 1,433,432 2 2.3%
SUCEAVA North-East 648,164 1,250,223 169,238 — 1,419,461 2 2.3%
BUZĂU South-East 393,136 1,112,296 16,757 — 1,129,053 3 1.8%
BRĂILA South-East 269,804 857,824 243,224 — 1,101,048 4 1.8%
BOTOȘANI North-East 386,529 701,459 227,124 — 928,583 2 1.5%
GALAȚI South-East 486,387 879,092 — — 879,092 2 1.4%
ALBA Centre 324,901 398,499 446,187 — 844,686 3 1.4%
ARGEȘ South-Muntenia 561,864 422,911 358,139 — 781,050 1 1.3%
ARAD West 410,058 759,395 18,860 — 778,255 2 1.3%
GORJ South-West Oltenia 306,938 724,217 — — 724,217 2 1.2%
HUNEDOARA West 349,011 643,120 2,570 — 645,690 2 1.0%
DÂMBOVIȚA South-Muntenia 475,812 579,961 34,478 — 614,439 1 1.0%
VRANCEA South-East 330,157 565,947 17,559 — 583,506 2 0.9%
OLT South-West Oltenia 372,181 519,692 32,495 — 552,187 1 0.9%
DOLJ South-West Oltenia 594,523 373,038 159,012 — 532,050 1 0.9%
BIHOR North-West 558,623 487,644 18,284 — 505,928 1 0.8%
TELEORMAN South-Muntenia 308,440 415,261 — 75,434 490,695 2 0.8%
BACĂU North-East 590,169 193,506 273,096 — 466,602 1 0.8%
SIBIU Centre 396,679 436,853 6,955 — 443,808 1 0.7%
GIURGIU South-Muntenia 258,793 157,002 217,396 — 374,398 1 0.6%
MARAMUREȘ North-West 451,086 335,439 19,089 — 354,528 1 0.6%
SATU MARE North-West 330,046 107,773 183,456 — 291,229 1 0.5%
NEAMȚ North-East 444,666 254,857 16,943 — 271,800 1 0.4%
COVASNA Centre 199,596 233,642 36,304 — 269,946 1 0.4%
CARAȘ-SEVERIN West 240,283 95,903 161,883 — 257,786 1 0.4%
IALOMIȚA South-Muntenia 247,409 244,392 1,031 — 245,423 1 0.4%
CĂLĂRAȘI South-Muntenia 277,347 195,354 — — 195,354 1 0.3%
HARGHITA Centre 292,267 110,663 12,255 — 122,918 0 0.2%
VÂLCEA South-West Oltenia 337,988 111,499 3,568 — 115,067 0 0.2%
MEHEDINȚI South-West Oltenia 226,429 114,293 — — 114,293 1 0.2%
SĂLAJ North-West 210,335 89,753 — — 89,753 0 0.1%
TULCEA South-East 186,131 22,180 13,987 — 36,167 0 0.1%
BISTRIȚA-NĂSĂUD North-West 298,129 18,629 433 — 19,062 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 7,886,284 5,522,765 −2,363,519
MUREȘ 2,360,470 2,360,470 0
IAȘI 927,969 927,969 0
CONSTANȚA 520,183 520,183 0
ILFOV 0 391,743 +391,743
BRAȘOV 0 51,376 +51,376
TELEORMAN 75,434 28,005 −47,429
MARAMUREȘ 0 7,668 +7,668
PRAHOVA 0 0 0
CLUJ 0 0 0
VASLUI 0 0 0
TIMIȘ 0 0 0
SUCEAVA 0 0 0
BUZĂU 0 0 0
BRĂILA 0 0 0
BOTOȘANI 0 0 0
GALAȚI 0 0 0
ALBA 0 0 0
ARGEȘ 0 0 0
ARAD 0 0 0
GORJ 0 0 0
HUNEDOARA 0 0 0
DÂMBOVIȚA 0 0 0
VRANCEA 0 0 0
OLT 0 0 0
DOLJ 0 0 0
BIHOR 0 0 0
BACĂU 0 0 0
SIBIU 0 0 0
GIURGIU 0 0 0
SATU MARE 0 0 0
NEAMȚ 0 0 0
COVASNA 0 0 0
CARAȘ-SEVERIN 0 0 0
IALOMIȚA 0 0 0
CĂLĂRAȘI 0 0 0
HARGHITA 0 0 0
VÂLCEA 0 0 0
MEHEDINȚI 0 0 0
SĂLAJ 0 0 0
TULCEA 0 0 0
BISTRIȚA-NĂSĂUD 0 0 0

Another 1.96 Mn. (16.7% 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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