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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 631

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 — 1.07 Mn. ARAD — 1.53 Mn. ARGEȘ — 1.27 Mn. BACĂU — 422,849 RON BIHOR — 1.34 Mn. BISTRIȚA-NĂSĂUD — 437,929 RON BOTOȘANI — 555,389 RON BRĂILA — 454,950 RON BRAȘOV — 2.19 Mn. BUCUREȘTI — 414.26 Mn. BUZĂU — 1.77 Mn. CĂLĂRAȘI — 318,546 RON CARAȘ-SEVERIN — 33,088 RON CLUJ — 8.28 Mn. CONSTANȚA — 3.74 Mn. COVASNA — 5.66 Mn. DÂMBOVIȚA — 1.26 Mn. DOLJ — 771,036 RON GALAȚI — 21.06 Mn. GIURGIU — 263,936 RON GORJ — 407,805 RON HARGHITA — 156,311 RON HUNEDOARA — 900,024 RON IALOMIȚA — 500,012 RON IAȘI — 1.86 Mn. ILFOV — 38.98 Mn. MARAMUREȘ — 905,530 RON MEHEDINȚI — 407,336 RON MUREȘ — 4.02 Mn. NEAMȚ — 1.14 Mn. OLT — 791,176 RON PRAHOVA — 271,574 RON SĂLAJ — 1.17 Mn. SATU MARE — 336,094 RON SIBIU — 813,839 RON SUCEAVA — 1.26 Mn. TELEORMAN — 200,988 RON TIMIȘ — 6.30 Mn. TULCEA — 304,610 RON VÂLCEA — 1.90 Mn. VASLUI — 732,827 RON VRANCEA — 6.17 Mn.
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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 37,783,187 7,607,091 368,866,261 414,256,539 242 77.3%
ILFOV Bucharest-Ilfov 619,461 2,564,460 8,547 36,407,293 38,980,300 63 7.3%
GALAȚI South-East 486,387 3,106,102 17,950,554 — 21,056,656 43 3.9%
CLUJ North-West 701,564 6,993,587 1,073,632 214,518 8,281,737 12 1.5%
TIMIȘ West 672,972 2,740,552 1,321,088 2,237,960 6,299,600 9 1.2%
VRANCEA South-East 330,157 5,756,478 414,639 — 6,171,117 19 1.2%
COVASNA Centre 199,596 302,674 11,745 5,342,000 5,656,419 28 1.1%
MUREȘ Centre 519,813 3,476,820 541,224 — 4,018,044 8 0.8%
CONSTANȚA South-East 656,512 2,121,884 686,979 930,399 3,739,262 6 0.7%
BRAȘOV Centre 564,632 2,033,961 157,802 — 2,191,763 4 0.4%
VÂLCEA South-West Oltenia 337,988 1,824,674 78,971 — 1,903,645 6 0.4%
IAȘI North-East 781,948 1,357,393 499,352 — 1,856,745 2 0.4%
BUZĂU South-East 393,136 1,404,165 369,504 — 1,773,669 5 0.3%
ARAD West 410,058 1,174,422 359,334 — 1,533,756 4 0.3%
BIHOR North-West 558,623 1,040,370 218,140 85,413 1,343,923 2 0.3%
ARGEȘ South-Muntenia 561,864 1,236,196 33,069 — 1,269,265 2 0.2%
DÂMBOVIȚA South-Muntenia 475,812 1,024,160 233,292 — 1,257,452 3 0.2%
SUCEAVA North-East 648,164 1,230,669 26,281 — 1,256,950 2 0.2%
SĂLAJ North-West 210,335 1,165,150 — — 1,165,150 6 0.2%
NEAMȚ North-East 444,666 694,039 150,756 297,558 1,142,353 3 0.2%
ALBA Centre 324,901 1,030,513 40,965 — 1,071,478 3 0.2%
MARAMUREȘ North-West 451,086 793,007 112,523 — 905,530 2 0.2%
HUNEDOARA West 349,011 751,305 148,719 — 900,024 3 0.2%
SIBIU Centre 396,679 614,591 199,248 — 813,839 2 0.2%
OLT South-West Oltenia 372,181 579,296 211,880 — 791,176 2 0.2%
DOLJ South-West Oltenia 594,523 76,983 59,653 634,400 771,036 1 0.1%
VASLUI North-East 363,247 699,027 33,800 — 732,827 2 0.1%
BOTOȘANI North-East 386,529 480,150 75,239 — 555,389 1 0.1%
IALOMIȚA South-Muntenia 247,409 487,676 12,336 — 500,012 2 0.1%
BRĂILA South-East 269,804 272,648 182,302 — 454,950 2 0.1%
BISTRIȚA-NĂSĂUD North-West 298,129 304,109 133,820 — 437,929 1 0.1%
BACĂU North-East 590,169 277,122 145,727 — 422,849 1 0.1%
GORJ South-West Oltenia 306,938 314,853 92,952 — 407,805 1 0.1%
MEHEDINȚI South-West Oltenia 226,429 407,336 — — 407,336 2 0.1%
SATU MARE North-West 330,046 208,561 127,533 — 336,094 1 0.1%
CĂLĂRAȘI South-Muntenia 277,347 317,050 1,496 — 318,546 1 0.1%
TULCEA South-East 186,131 289,310 15,300 — 304,610 2 0.1%
PRAHOVA South-Muntenia 683,460 250,797 20,777 — 271,574 0 0.1%
GIURGIU South-Muntenia 258,793 262,276 1,660 — 263,936 1 0.1%
TELEORMAN South-Muntenia 308,440 200,820 168 — 200,988 1 0.0%
HARGHITA Centre 292,267 80,788 75,523 — 156,311 1 0.0%
CARAȘ-SEVERIN West 240,283 12,388 20,700 — 33,088 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 368,866,286 220,188,382 −148,677,904
CONSTANȚA 930,399 60,486,667 +59,556,268
TIMIȘ 2,237,960 37,071,223 +34,833,263
ILFOV 36,407,293 36,407,293 0
GALAȚI 0 20,423,782 +20,423,782
TELEORMAN 0 14,763,509 +14,763,509
ALBA 0 11,741,866 +11,741,866
COVASNA 5,342,000 5,342,000 0
ARGEȘ 0 2,105,925 +2,105,925
MARAMUREȘ 0 960,205 +960,205
HUNEDOARA 0 850,000 +850,000
PRAHOVA 0 711,716 +711,716
DOLJ 634,400 700,535 +66,135
BACĂU 0 581,538 +581,538
BRĂILA 0 360,264 +360,264
VRANCEA 0 321,044 +321,044
NEAMȚ 297,558 297,558 0
CLUJ 214,518 259,408 +44,890
VASLUI 0 87,840 +87,840
BIHOR 85,413 85,413 0
SIBIU 0 42,251 +42,251
BOTOȘANI 0 24,984 +24,984
MUREȘ 0 20,236 +20,236
BRAȘOV 0 0 0
VÂLCEA 0 0 0
IAȘI 0 0 0
BUZĂU 0 0 0
ARAD 0 0 0
DÂMBOVIȚA 0 0 0
SUCEAVA 0 0 0
SĂLAJ 0 0 0
OLT 0 0 0
IALOMIȚA 0 0 0
BISTRIȚA-NĂSĂUD 0 0 0
GORJ 0 0 0
MEHEDINȚI 0 0 0
SATU MARE 0 0 0
CĂLĂRAȘI 0 0 0
TULCEA 0 0 0
GIURGIU 0 0 0
HARGHITA 0 0 0
CARAȘ-SEVERIN 0 0 0

Another 1.18 Mn. (0.3% 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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