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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 717

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 — 996,430 RON ARAD — 153,658 RON ARGEȘ — 1.10 Mn. BACĂU — 239,708 RON BIHOR — 1.57 Mn. BISTRIȚA-NĂSĂUD — 213,133 RON BOTOȘANI — 279,440 RON BRĂILA — 142,765 RON BRAȘOV — 240,064 RON BUCUREȘTI — 27.07 Mn. BUZĂU — 1.30 Mn. CĂLĂRAȘI — 170,701 RON CARAȘ-SEVERIN — 244,472 RON CLUJ — 8.45 Mn. CONSTANȚA — 2.18 Mn. COVASNA — 221,658 RON DÂMBOVIȚA — 120,149 RON DOLJ — 318,949 RON GALAȚI — 1.13 Mn. GIURGIU — 1.24 Mn. GORJ — 94,991 RON HARGHITA — 336,557 RON HUNEDOARA — 545,399 RON IALOMIȚA — 108,830 RON IAȘI — 2.38 Mn. ILFOV — 8.76 Mn. MARAMUREȘ — 195,271 RON MEHEDINȚI — 357,331 RON MUREȘ — 6.40 Mn. NEAMȚ — 918,602 RON OLT — 63,591 RON PRAHOVA — 16.53 Mn. SĂLAJ — 32,607 RON SATU MARE — 161,726 RON SIBIU — 177.37 Mn. SUCEAVA — 328,645 RON TELEORMAN — 26,398 RON TIMIȘ — 1.13 Mn. TULCEA — 314,359 RON VÂLCEA — 441,953 RON VASLUI — 438,871 RON VRANCEA — 774,171 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
SIBIU Centre 396,679 1,042,594 452,249 175,874,816 177,369,659 447 66.9%
BUCUREȘTI Bucharest-Ilfov 1,713,832 7,722,748 4,223,007 15,122,329 27,068,084 16 10.2%
PRAHOVA South-Muntenia 683,460 1,659,240 293,822 14,573,571 16,526,633 24 6.2%
ILFOV Bucharest-Ilfov 619,461 2,264,997 6,650 6,484,618 8,756,265 14 3.3%
CLUJ North-West 701,564 4,398,576 276,043 3,772,905 8,447,524 12 3.2%
MUREȘ Centre 519,813 904,830 515,029 4,984,605 6,404,464 12 2.4%
IAȘI North-East 781,948 997,934 42,484 1,344,349 2,384,767 3 0.9%
CONSTANȚA South-East 656,512 2,004,506 173,289 — 2,177,795 3 0.8%
BIHOR North-West 558,623 1,228,757 337,086 — 1,565,843 3 0.6%
BUZĂU South-East 393,136 1,286,671 14,365 — 1,301,036 3 0.5%
GIURGIU South-Muntenia 258,793 1,193,124 47,400 — 1,240,524 5 0.5%
GALAȚI South-East 486,387 1,099,251 34,530 — 1,133,781 2 0.4%
TIMIȘ West 672,972 981,796 116,408 27,299 1,125,503 2 0.4%
ARGEȘ South-Muntenia 561,864 1,102,077 789 — 1,102,866 2 0.4%
ALBA Centre 324,901 993,316 3,114 — 996,430 3 0.4%
NEAMȚ North-East 444,666 866,634 51,968 — 918,602 2 0.4%
VRANCEA South-East 330,157 518,924 255,247 — 774,171 2 0.3%
HUNEDOARA West 349,011 486,984 58,415 — 545,399 2 0.2%
VÂLCEA South-West Oltenia 337,988 329,306 112,647 — 441,953 1 0.2%
VASLUI North-East 363,247 398,922 39,949 — 438,871 1 0.2%
MEHEDINȚI South-West Oltenia 226,429 356,827 504 — 357,331 2 0.1%
HARGHITA Centre 292,267 230,418 106,139 — 336,557 1 0.1%
SUCEAVA North-East 648,164 310,873 17,772 — 328,645 1 0.1%
DOLJ South-West Oltenia 594,523 304,591 14,358 — 318,949 1 0.1%
TULCEA South-East 186,131 313,247 1,112 — 314,359 2 0.1%
BOTOȘANI North-East 386,529 279,324 116 — 279,440 1 0.1%
CARAȘ-SEVERIN West 240,283 239,774 4,698 — 244,472 1 0.1%
BRAȘOV Centre 564,632 163,324 76,740 — 240,064 0 0.1%
BACĂU North-East 590,169 202,504 37,204 — 239,708 0 0.1%
COVASNA Centre 199,596 111,684 109,974 — 221,658 1 0.1%
BISTRIȚA-NĂSĂUD North-West 298,129 177,218 35,915 — 213,133 1 0.1%
MARAMUREȘ North-West 451,086 148,389 46,882 — 195,271 0 0.1%
CĂLĂRAȘI South-Muntenia 277,347 169,077 1,624 — 170,701 1 0.1%
SATU MARE North-West 330,046 137,939 23,787 — 161,726 0 0.1%
ARAD West 410,058 148,638 5,020 — 153,658 0 0.1%
BRĂILA South-East 269,804 133,111 9,654 — 142,765 1 0.1%
DÂMBOVIȚA South-Muntenia 475,812 105,188 14,961 — 120,149 0 0.1%
IALOMIȚA South-Muntenia 247,409 107,819 1,011 — 108,830 0 0.0%
GORJ South-West Oltenia 306,938 23,402 71,589 — 94,991 0 0.0%
OLT South-West Oltenia 372,181 63,591 — — 63,591 0 0.0%
SĂLAJ North-West 210,335 32,607 — — 32,607 0 0.0%
TELEORMAN South-Muntenia 308,440 26,398 — — 26,398 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
SIBIU 175,874,816 175,705,736 −169,080
PRAHOVA 14,573,571 14,573,571 0
BUCUREȘTI 15,122,327 7,017,968 −8,104,359
BRAȘOV 0 6,484,618 +6,484,618
MUREȘ 4,984,605 5,153,685 +169,080
SUCEAVA 0 4,250,362 +4,250,362
CLUJ 3,772,905 3,824,223 +51,318
ARAD 0 1,683,773 +1,683,773
IAȘI 1,344,349 1,344,349 0
BIHOR 0 1,268,450 +1,268,450
VÂLCEA 0 679,343 +679,343
BACĂU 0 120,000 +120,000
TIMIȘ 27,299 47,754 +20,455
ARGEȘ 0 8,100 +8,100
BUZĂU 0 3,390 +3,390
ILFOV 6,484,618 0 −6,484,618
CONSTANȚA 0 0 0
GIURGIU 0 0 0
GALAȚI 0 0 0
ALBA 0 0 0
NEAMȚ 0 0 0
VRANCEA 0 0 0
HUNEDOARA 0 0 0
VASLUI 0 0 0
MEHEDINȚI 0 0 0
HARGHITA 0 0 0
DOLJ 0 0 0
TULCEA 0 0 0
BOTOȘANI 0 0 0
CARAȘ-SEVERIN 0 0 0
COVASNA 0 0 0
BISTRIȚA-NĂSĂUD 0 0 0
MARAMUREȘ 0 0 0
CĂLĂRAȘI 0 0 0
SATU MARE 0 0 0
BRĂILA 0 0 0
DÂMBOVIȚA 0 0 0
IALOMIȚA 0 0 0
GORJ 0 0 0
OLT 0 0 0
SĂLAJ 0 0 0
TELEORMAN 0 0 0

Another 19,168 RON (0.0% 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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