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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 710

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 — 4.38 Mn. ARAD — 5.93 Mn. ARGEȘ — 7.58 Mn. BACĂU — 9.43 Mn. BIHOR — 4.92 Mn. BISTRIȚA-NĂSĂUD — 5.55 Mn. BOTOȘANI — 2.02 Mn. BRĂILA — 2.51 Mn. BRAȘOV — 6.00 Mn. BUCUREȘTI — 170.75 Mn. BUZĂU — 4.65 Mn. CĂLĂRAȘI — 5.37 Mn. CARAȘ-SEVERIN — 5.99 Mn. CLUJ — 10.95 Mn. CONSTANȚA — 9.99 Mn. COVASNA — 4.67 Mn. DÂMBOVIȚA — 23.73 Mn. DOLJ — 14.97 Mn. GALAȚI — 4.27 Mn. GIURGIU — 4.63 Mn. GORJ — 3.66 Mn. HARGHITA — 12.02 Mn. HUNEDOARA — 5.34 Mn. IALOMIȚA — 2.29 Mn. IAȘI — 8.36 Mn. ILFOV — 6.85 Mn. MARAMUREȘ — 3.37 Mn. MEHEDINȚI — 1.70 Mn. MUREȘ — 2.94 Mn. NEAMȚ — 5.71 Mn. OLT — 9.46 Mn. PRAHOVA — 10.55 Mn. SĂLAJ — 4.81 Mn. SATU MARE — 4.67 Mn. SIBIU — 9.35 Mn. SUCEAVA — 8.51 Mn. TELEORMAN — 2.76 Mn. TIMIȘ — 5.16 Mn. TULCEA — 2.72 Mn. VÂLCEA — 5.97 Mn. VASLUI — 3.59 Mn. VRANCEA — 6.46 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 17,186,846 3,519,766 150,040,231 170,746,843 100 39.3%
DÂMBOVIȚA South-Muntenia 475,812 7,129,780 7,857,501 8,739,663 23,726,944 50 5.5%
DOLJ South-West Oltenia 594,523 4,346,432 396,136 10,230,405 14,972,973 25 3.5%
HARGHITA Centre 292,267 10,329,992 35,400 1,649,960 12,015,352 41 2.8%
CLUJ North-West 701,564 5,448,036 481,580 5,016,300 10,945,916 16 2.5%
PRAHOVA South-Muntenia 683,460 9,162,624 172,474 1,215,130 10,550,228 15 2.4%
CONSTANȚA South-East 656,512 9,836,222 150,085 — 9,986,307 15 2.3%
OLT South-West Oltenia 372,181 8,332,414 120,000 1,003,875 9,456,289 25 2.2%
BACĂU North-East 590,169 8,097,913 190,187 1,138,015 9,426,115 16 2.2%
SIBIU Centre 396,679 4,940,819 39,000 4,372,920 9,352,739 24 2.2%
SUCEAVA North-East 648,164 8,365,056 8,132 141,350 8,514,538 13 2.0%
IAȘI North-East 781,948 7,171,831 37,000 1,148,000 8,356,831 11 1.9%
ARGEȘ South-Muntenia 561,864 7,520,851 56,200 — 7,577,051 13 1.7%
ILFOV Bucharest-Ilfov 619,461 6,788,002 59,200 — 6,847,202 11 1.6%
VRANCEA South-East 330,157 6,461,676 — — 6,461,676 20 1.5%
BRAȘOV Centre 564,632 5,964,996 37,583 — 6,002,579 11 1.4%
CARAȘ-SEVERIN West 240,283 5,248,604 15,200 727,656 5,991,460 25 1.4%
VÂLCEA South-West Oltenia 337,988 5,934,863 38,929 — 5,973,792 18 1.4%
ARAD West 410,058 5,404,407 55,278 468,741 5,928,426 14 1.4%
NEAMȚ North-East 444,666 4,931,890 2,130 776,699 5,710,719 13 1.3%
BISTRIȚA-NĂSĂUD North-West 298,129 3,796,264 916,245 841,344 5,553,853 19 1.3%
CĂLĂRAȘI South-Muntenia 277,347 4,676,002 103,207 587,065 5,366,274 19 1.2%
HUNEDOARA West 349,011 4,124,040 303,500 912,355 5,339,895 15 1.2%
TIMIȘ West 672,972 4,834,691 162,961 159,175 5,156,827 8 1.2%
BIHOR North-West 558,623 4,868,652 54,000 — 4,922,652 9 1.1%
SĂLAJ North-West 210,335 4,809,923 — — 4,809,923 23 1.1%
SATU MARE North-West 330,046 4,422,837 250,000 — 4,672,837 14 1.1%
COVASNA Centre 199,596 4,254,188 15,174 396,575 4,665,937 23 1.1%
BUZĂU South-East 393,136 4,568,405 81,000 — 4,649,405 12 1.1%
GIURGIU South-Muntenia 258,793 4,598,919 — 34,300 4,633,219 18 1.1%
ALBA Centre 324,901 4,375,073 2,165 — 4,377,238 13 1.0%
GALAȚI South-East 486,387 4,158,179 114,166 — 4,272,345 9 1.0%
GORJ South-West Oltenia 306,938 3,661,054 — — 3,661,054 12 0.8%
VASLUI North-East 363,247 3,558,095 32,010 — 3,590,105 10 0.8%
MARAMUREȘ North-West 451,086 3,311,895 60,573 — 3,372,468 7 0.8%
MUREȘ Centre 519,813 2,935,718 3,500 — 2,939,218 6 0.7%
TELEORMAN South-Muntenia 308,440 2,754,187 6,538 — 2,760,725 9 0.6%
TULCEA South-East 186,131 2,697,424 25,800 — 2,723,224 15 0.6%
BRĂILA South-East 269,804 1,823,222 127,924 562,645 2,513,791 9 0.6%
IALOMIȚA South-Muntenia 247,409 2,158,026 134,962 — 2,292,988 9 0.5%
BOTOȘANI North-East 386,529 1,745,782 60,480 216,747 2,023,009 5 0.5%
MEHEDINȚI South-West Oltenia 226,429 1,682,319 13,000 — 1,695,319 7 0.4%

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
PRAHOVA 1,215,130 44,685,477 +43,470,347
CONSTANȚA 0 43,582,351 +43,582,351
GIURGIU 34,300 15,052,828 +15,018,528
BUCUREȘTI 150,040,231 13,926,308 −136,113,923
DÂMBOVIȚA 8,739,663 9,685,201 +945,538
VASLUI 0 8,499,445 +8,499,445
CLUJ 5,016,300 5,901,487 +885,187
SIBIU 4,372,920 4,509,420 +136,500
TIMIȘ 159,175 4,150,547 +3,991,372
DOLJ 10,230,405 4,056,748 −6,173,657
OLT 1,003,875 2,177,358 +1,173,483
BACĂU 1,138,015 1,914,714 +776,699
HARGHITA 1,649,960 1,649,960 0
ARGEȘ 0 1,513,677 +1,513,677
IAȘI 1,148,000 1,148,000 0
VÂLCEA 0 908,150 +908,150
BISTRIȚA-NĂSĂUD 841,344 841,344 0
CARAȘ-SEVERIN 727,656 727,656 0
GORJ 0 727,373 +727,373
HUNEDOARA 912,355 668,805 −243,550
CĂLĂRAȘI 587,065 587,065 0
BRĂILA 562,645 562,645 0
ARAD 468,741 468,741 0
COVASNA 396,575 464,575 +68,000
BOTOȘANI 216,746 216,746 0
SATU MARE 0 147,669 +147,669
SUCEAVA 141,350 141,350 0
BUZĂU 0 118,400 +118,400
TELEORMAN 0 111,000 +111,000
TULCEA 0 62,800 +62,800
MARAMUREȘ 0 58,000 +58,000
GALAȚI 0 53,953 +53,953
ILFOV 0 0 0
VRANCEA 0 0 0
BRAȘOV 0 0 0
NEAMȚ 776,699 0 −776,699
BIHOR 0 0 0
SĂLAJ 0 0 0
ALBA 0 0 0
MUREȘ 0 0 0
IALOMIȚA 0 0 0
MEHEDINȚI 0 0 0

Another 21.06 Mn. (11.1% 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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