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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 654

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 — 58,705 RON ARAD — 80,515 RON ARGEȘ — 115,451 RON BACĂU — 414,567 RON BIHOR — 180,131 RON BISTRIȚA-NĂSĂUD — 59,868 RON BOTOȘANI — 150,615 RON BRĂILA — 132,420 RON BRAȘOV — 281,397 RON BUCUREȘTI — 6.92 Mn. BUZĂU — 88,898 RON CĂLĂRAȘI — 89,584 RON CARAȘ-SEVERIN — 31,808 RON CLUJ — 319,902 RON CONSTANȚA — 169,167 RON COVASNA — 198,177 RON DÂMBOVIȚA — 187,194 RON DOLJ — 103,626 RON GALAȚI — 157,100 RON GIURGIU — 99,290 RON GORJ — 379,125 RON HARGHITA — 44,235 RON HUNEDOARA — 24,688 RON IALOMIȚA — 46,954 RON IAȘI — 107,386 RON ILFOV — 348,398 RON MARAMUREȘ — 374,385 RON MEHEDINȚI — 19.53 Mn. MUREȘ — 277,014 RON NEAMȚ — 86,199 RON OLT — 277,983 RON PRAHOVA — 311,086 RON SĂLAJ — 24,544 RON SATU MARE — 190,344 RON SIBIU — 206,587 RON SUCEAVA — 208,701 RON TELEORMAN — 96,284 RON TIMIȘ — 306,882 RON TULCEA — 36,298 RON VÂLCEA — 208,871 RON VASLUI — 83,117 RON VRANCEA — 42,608 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
MEHEDINȚI South-West Oltenia 226,429 6,547 — 19,521,803 19,528,350 86 59.1%
BUCUREȘTI Bucharest-Ilfov 1,713,832 2,103,651 424,085 4,390,810 6,918,546 4 20.9%
BACĂU North-East 590,169 335,597 — 78,970 414,567 1 1.3%
GORJ South-West Oltenia 306,938 379,125 — — 379,125 1 1.2%
MARAMUREȘ North-West 451,086 357,305 17,080 — 374,385 1 1.1%
ILFOV Bucharest-Ilfov 619,461 341,198 7,200 — 348,398 1 1.1%
CLUJ North-West 701,564 310,598 9,304 — 319,902 0 1.0%
PRAHOVA South-Muntenia 683,460 287,255 23,831 — 311,086 0 0.9%
TIMIȘ West 672,972 301,512 5,370 — 306,882 0 0.9%
BRAȘOV Centre 564,632 177,397 104,000 — 281,397 1 0.9%
OLT South-West Oltenia 372,181 277,770 213 — 277,983 1 0.8%
MUREȘ Centre 519,813 276,470 544 — 277,014 1 0.8%
VÂLCEA South-West Oltenia 337,988 207,520 1,351 — 208,871 1 0.6%
SUCEAVA North-East 648,164 168,647 40,054 — 208,701 0 0.6%
SIBIU Centre 396,679 205,722 865 — 206,587 1 0.6%
COVASNA Centre 199,596 195,797 2,380 — 198,177 1 0.6%
SATU MARE North-West 330,046 190,344 — — 190,344 1 0.6%
DÂMBOVIȚA South-Muntenia 475,812 185,707 1,487 — 187,194 0 0.6%
BIHOR North-West 558,623 177,166 2,965 — 180,131 0 0.6%
CONSTANȚA South-East 656,512 169,017 150 — 169,167 0 0.5%
GALAȚI South-East 486,387 155,751 1,349 — 157,100 0 0.5%
BOTOȘANI North-East 386,529 145,747 4,868 — 150,615 0 0.5%
BRĂILA South-East 269,804 131,420 1,000 — 132,420 0 0.4%
ARGEȘ South-Muntenia 561,864 111,595 3,856 — 115,451 0 0.4%
IAȘI North-East 781,948 107,386 — — 107,386 0 0.3%
DOLJ South-West Oltenia 594,523 100,504 3,122 — 103,626 0 0.3%
GIURGIU South-Muntenia 258,793 97,659 1,631 — 99,290 0 0.3%
TELEORMAN South-Muntenia 308,440 81,834 14,450 — 96,284 0 0.3%
CĂLĂRAȘI South-Muntenia 277,347 74,431 15,153 — 89,584 0 0.3%
BUZĂU South-East 393,136 87,822 1,076 — 88,898 0 0.3%
NEAMȚ North-East 444,666 86,149 50 — 86,199 0 0.3%
VASLUI North-East 363,247 83,023 94 — 83,117 0 0.3%
ARAD West 410,058 72,627 7,888 — 80,515 0 0.2%
BISTRIȚA-NĂSĂUD North-West 298,129 59,478 390 — 59,868 0 0.2%
ALBA Centre 324,901 53,016 5,689 — 58,705 0 0.2%
IALOMIȚA South-Muntenia 247,409 43,349 3,605 — 46,954 0 0.1%
HARGHITA Centre 292,267 42,848 1,387 — 44,235 0 0.1%
VRANCEA South-East 330,157 42,608 — — 42,608 0 0.1%
TULCEA South-East 186,131 35,691 607 — 36,298 0 0.1%
CARAȘ-SEVERIN West 240,283 31,808 — — 31,808 0 0.1%
HUNEDOARA West 349,011 24,228 460 — 24,688 0 0.1%
SĂLAJ North-West 210,335 24,544 — — 24,544 0 0.1%

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
MEHEDINȚI 19,521,803 19,428,610 −93,193
BUCUREȘTI 4,390,810 4,179,285 −211,525
PRAHOVA 0 211,525 +211,525
BACĂU 78,970 78,970 0
GORJ 0 0 0
MARAMUREȘ 0 0 0
ILFOV 0 0 0
CLUJ 0 0 0
TIMIȘ 0 0 0
BRAȘOV 0 0 0
OLT 0 0 0
MUREȘ 0 0 0
VÂLCEA 0 0 0
SUCEAVA 0 0 0
SIBIU 0 0 0
COVASNA 0 0 0
SATU MARE 0 0 0
DÂMBOVIȚA 0 0 0
BIHOR 0 0 0
CONSTANȚA 0 0 0
GALAȚI 0 0 0
BOTOȘANI 0 0 0
BRĂILA 0 0 0
ARGEȘ 0 0 0
IAȘI 0 0 0
DOLJ 0 0 0
GIURGIU 0 0 0
TELEORMAN 0 0 0
CĂLĂRAȘI 0 0 0
BUZĂU 0 0 0
NEAMȚ 0 0 0
VASLUI 0 0 0
ARAD 0 0 0
BISTRIȚA-NĂSĂUD 0 0 0
ALBA 0 0 0
IALOMIȚA 0 0 0
HARGHITA 0 0 0
VRANCEA 0 0 0
TULCEA 0 0 0
CARAȘ-SEVERIN 0 0 0
HUNEDOARA 0 0 0
SĂLAJ 0 0 0

Another 93,193 RON (0.4% 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

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  • /api/v1/stats/dimensions
  • /api/v1/stats/periods
  • /api/v1/stats/breakdown
  • /api/v1/stats/lots

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