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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 702

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 — 14,886 RON ARAD — 90,308 RON ARGEȘ — 5,822 RON BACĂU — 135,150 RON BIHOR — 269,714 RON BISTRIȚA-NĂSĂUD — 96,615 RON BOTOȘANI — 450 RON BRĂILA — 54,135 RON BRAȘOV — 489,967 RON BUCUREȘTI — 9.64 Mn. BUZĂU — No data CĂLĂRAȘI — No data CARAȘ-SEVERIN — No data CLUJ — 640,399 RON CONSTANȚA — 56,723 RON COVASNA — 262,000 RON DÂMBOVIȚA — 214,454 RON DOLJ — 12,043 RON GALAȚI — 1.05 Mn. GIURGIU — 33,160 RON GORJ — 53,457 RON HARGHITA — 162,239 RON HUNEDOARA — 141,424 RON IALOMIȚA — 20,146 RON IAȘI — 159,800 RON ILFOV — 4,540 RON MARAMUREȘ — No data MEHEDINȚI — 29,326 RON MUREȘ — 1.31 Mn. NEAMȚ — 12,880 RON OLT — No data PRAHOVA — 153,217 RON SĂLAJ — 999,735 RON SATU MARE — 132,500 RON SIBIU — 121,973 RON SUCEAVA — 8,550 RON TELEORMAN — 780,362 RON TIMIȘ — 691,577 RON TULCEA — No data VÂLCEA — 41,307 RON VASLUI — 298,672 RON VRANCEA — 50,490 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 1,713,832 613,342 505,923 8,525,205 9,644,470 6 52.9%
MUREȘ Centre 519,813 246,633 — 1,058,924 1,305,557 3 7.2%
GALAȚI South-East 486,387 253,188 797,172 — 1,050,360 2 5.8%
SĂLAJ North-West 210,335 999,735 — — 999,735 5 5.5%
TELEORMAN South-Muntenia 308,440 524,280 256,082 — 780,362 3 4.3%
TIMIȘ West 672,972 514,923 9,614 167,040 691,577 1 3.8%
CLUJ North-West 701,564 527,871 112,528 — 640,399 1 3.5%
BRAȘOV Centre 564,632 465,744 24,223 — 489,967 1 2.7%
VASLUI North-East 363,247 12,740 285,932 — 298,672 1 1.6%
BIHOR North-West 558,623 268,514 1,200 — 269,714 0 1.5%
COVASNA Centre 199,596 259,579 2,421 — 262,000 1 1.4%
DÂMBOVIȚA South-Muntenia 475,812 202,954 11,500 — 214,454 0 1.2%
HARGHITA Centre 292,267 87,947 74,292 — 162,239 1 0.9%
IAȘI North-East 781,948 120,000 39,800 — 159,800 0 0.9%
PRAHOVA South-Muntenia 683,460 142,417 10,800 — 153,217 0 0.8%
HUNEDOARA West 349,011 102,384 39,040 — 141,424 0 0.8%
BACĂU North-East 590,169 88,387 46,763 — 135,150 0 0.7%
SATU MARE North-West 330,046 132,500 — — 132,500 0 0.7%
SIBIU Centre 396,679 61,329 60,644 — 121,973 0 0.7%
BISTRIȚA-NĂSĂUD North-West 298,129 78,262 18,353 — 96,615 0 0.5%
ARAD West 410,058 90,308 — — 90,308 0 0.5%
CONSTANȚA South-East 656,512 10,355 46,368 — 56,723 0 0.3%
BRĂILA South-East 269,804 53,150 985 — 54,135 0 0.3%
GORJ South-West Oltenia 306,938 50,227 3,230 — 53,457 0 0.3%
VRANCEA South-East 330,157 50,490 — — 50,490 0 0.3%
VÂLCEA South-West Oltenia 337,988 14,547 26,760 — 41,307 0 0.2%
GIURGIU South-Muntenia 258,793 — 33,160 — 33,160 0 0.2%
MEHEDINȚI South-West Oltenia 226,429 — 29,326 — 29,326 0 0.2%
IALOMIȚA South-Muntenia 247,409 20,146 — — 20,146 0 0.1%
ALBA Centre 324,901 14,886 — — 14,886 0 0.1%
NEAMȚ North-East 444,666 12,880 — — 12,880 0 0.1%
DOLJ South-West Oltenia 594,523 — 12,043 — 12,043 0 0.1%
SUCEAVA North-East 648,164 — 8,550 — 8,550 0 0.1%
ARGEȘ South-Muntenia 561,864 — 5,822 — 5,822 0 0.0%
ILFOV Bucharest-Ilfov 619,461 4,540 — — 4,540 0 0.0%
BOTOȘANI North-East 386,529 450 — — 450 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 8,525,205 7,931,202 −594,003
MUREȘ 1,058,924 1,058,924 0
BOTOȘANI 0 189,569 +189,569
TIMIȘ 167,040 167,040 0
GALAȚI 0 0 0
SĂLAJ 0 0 0
TELEORMAN 0 0 0
CLUJ 0 0 0
BRAȘOV 0 0 0
VASLUI 0 0 0
BIHOR 0 0 0
COVASNA 0 0 0
DÂMBOVIȚA 0 0 0
HARGHITA 0 0 0
IAȘI 0 0 0
PRAHOVA 0 0 0
HUNEDOARA 0 0 0
BACĂU 0 0 0
SATU MARE 0 0 0
SIBIU 0 0 0
BISTRIȚA-NĂSĂUD 0 0 0
ARAD 0 0 0
CONSTANȚA 0 0 0
BRĂILA 0 0 0
GORJ 0 0 0
VRANCEA 0 0 0
VÂLCEA 0 0 0
GIURGIU 0 0 0
MEHEDINȚI 0 0 0
IALOMIȚA 0 0 0
ALBA 0 0 0
NEAMȚ 0 0 0
DOLJ 0 0 0
SUCEAVA 0 0 0
ARGEȘ 0 0 0
ILFOV 0 0 0

Another 404,434 RON (4.1% 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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