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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 701

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 — 161,932 RON ARAD — 5.16 Mn. ARGEȘ — 73,995 RON BACĂU — 695,283 RON BIHOR — 381,572 RON BISTRIȚA-NĂSĂUD — 235,211 RON BOTOȘANI — 220,753 RON BRĂILA — 786,205 RON BRAȘOV — 461,366 RON BUCUREȘTI — 62.93 Mn. BUZĂU — 44,119 RON CĂLĂRAȘI — 156,353 RON CARAȘ-SEVERIN — 210,373 RON CLUJ — 3.63 Mn. CONSTANȚA — 623,059 RON COVASNA — 131,793 RON DÂMBOVIȚA — 294,561 RON DOLJ — 992,878 RON GALAȚI — 661,998 RON GIURGIU — 29,446 RON GORJ — 166,522 RON HARGHITA — 129,642 RON HUNEDOARA — 153,233 RON IALOMIȚA — 596,852 RON IAȘI — 530,051 RON ILFOV — 332,304 RON MARAMUREȘ — 1.01 Mn. MEHEDINȚI — 16,400 RON MUREȘ — 288,250 RON NEAMȚ — 476,825 RON OLT — 197,592 RON PRAHOVA — 747,882 RON SĂLAJ — 7,233 RON SATU MARE — 981,363 RON SIBIU — 3.70 Mn. SUCEAVA — 319,107 RON TELEORMAN — 80,316 RON TIMIȘ — 1.60 Mn. TULCEA — 73,098 RON VÂLCEA — 36,636 RON VASLUI — 65,167 RON VRANCEA — 424,146 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 1,784,261 1,103,742 60,040,014 62,928,017 37 70.1%
ARAD West 410,058 2,399,370 2,757,420 — 5,156,790 13 5.7%
SIBIU Centre 396,679 462,794 3,233,951 — 3,696,745 9 4.1%
CLUJ North-West 701,564 1,664,738 383,237 1,582,779 3,630,754 5 4.0%
TIMIȘ West 672,972 1,257,042 344,023 — 1,601,065 2 1.8%
MARAMUREȘ North-West 451,086 98,792 909,010 — 1,007,802 2 1.1%
DOLJ South-West Oltenia 594,523 964,367 28,511 — 992,878 2 1.1%
SATU MARE North-West 330,046 602,968 378,395 — 981,363 3 1.1%
BRĂILA South-East 269,804 3,100 783,105 — 786,205 3 0.9%
PRAHOVA South-Muntenia 683,460 586,022 161,860 — 747,882 1 0.8%
BACĂU North-East 590,169 337,517 357,766 — 695,283 1 0.8%
GALAȚI South-East 486,387 564,680 97,318 — 661,998 1 0.7%
CONSTANȚA South-East 656,512 384,536 238,523 — 623,059 1 0.7%
IALOMIȚA South-Muntenia 247,409 596,827 25 — 596,852 2 0.7%
IAȘI North-East 781,948 130,119 349,932 50,000 530,051 1 0.6%
NEAMȚ North-East 444,666 476,825 — — 476,825 1 0.5%
BRAȘOV Centre 564,632 434,563 26,803 — 461,366 1 0.5%
VRANCEA South-East 330,157 408,104 16,042 — 424,146 1 0.5%
BIHOR North-West 558,623 189,197 192,375 — 381,572 1 0.4%
ILFOV Bucharest-Ilfov 619,461 284,154 48,150 — 332,304 1 0.4%
SUCEAVA North-East 648,164 300,267 18,840 — 319,107 0 0.4%
DÂMBOVIȚA South-Muntenia 475,812 282,180 12,381 — 294,561 1 0.3%
MUREȘ Centre 519,813 283,400 4,850 — 288,250 1 0.3%
BISTRIȚA-NĂSĂUD North-West 298,129 7,100 228,111 — 235,211 1 0.3%
BOTOȘANI North-East 386,529 112,561 108,192 — 220,753 1 0.3%
CARAȘ-SEVERIN West 240,283 209,723 650 — 210,373 1 0.2%
OLT South-West Oltenia 372,181 197,592 — — 197,592 1 0.2%
GORJ South-West Oltenia 306,938 160,072 6,450 — 166,522 1 0.2%
ALBA Centre 324,901 134,500 27,432 — 161,932 1 0.2%
CĂLĂRAȘI South-Muntenia 277,347 153,980 2,373 — 156,353 1 0.2%
HUNEDOARA West 349,011 133,424 19,809 — 153,233 0 0.2%
COVASNA Centre 199,596 119,507 12,286 — 131,793 1 0.2%
HARGHITA Centre 292,267 57,650 71,992 — 129,642 0 0.1%
TELEORMAN South-Muntenia 308,440 80,316 — — 80,316 0 0.1%
ARGEȘ South-Muntenia 561,864 68,686 5,309 — 73,995 0 0.1%
TULCEA South-East 186,131 73,098 — — 73,098 0 0.1%
VASLUI North-East 363,247 500 64,667 — 65,167 0 0.1%
BUZĂU South-East 393,136 10,279 33,840 — 44,119 0 0.1%
VÂLCEA South-West Oltenia 337,988 36,636 — — 36,636 0 0.0%
GIURGIU South-Muntenia 258,793 10,000 19,446 — 29,446 0 0.0%
MEHEDINȚI South-West Oltenia 226,429 2,000 14,400 — 16,400 0 0.0%
SĂLAJ North-West 210,335 31 7,202 — 7,233 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 1,582,779 1,582,779 0
IAȘI 50,000 50,000 0
BUCUREȘTI 60,040,014 0 −60,040,014
ARAD 0 0 0
SIBIU 0 0 0
TIMIȘ 0 0 0
MARAMUREȘ 0 0 0
DOLJ 0 0 0
SATU MARE 0 0 0
BRĂILA 0 0 0
PRAHOVA 0 0 0
BACĂU 0 0 0
GALAȚI 0 0 0
CONSTANȚA 0 0 0
IALOMIȚA 0 0 0
NEAMȚ 0 0 0
BRAȘOV 0 0 0
VRANCEA 0 0 0
BIHOR 0 0 0
ILFOV 0 0 0
SUCEAVA 0 0 0
DÂMBOVIȚA 0 0 0
MUREȘ 0 0 0
BISTRIȚA-NĂSĂUD 0 0 0
BOTOȘANI 0 0 0
CARAȘ-SEVERIN 0 0 0
OLT 0 0 0
GORJ 0 0 0
ALBA 0 0 0
CĂLĂRAȘI 0 0 0
HUNEDOARA 0 0 0
COVASNA 0 0 0
HARGHITA 0 0 0
TELEORMAN 0 0 0
ARGEȘ 0 0 0
TULCEA 0 0 0
VASLUI 0 0 0
BUZĂU 0 0 0
VÂLCEA 0 0 0
GIURGIU 0 0 0
MEHEDINȚI 0 0 0
SĂLAJ 0 0 0

Another 60.04 Mn. (97.4% 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

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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