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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 718

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 — 158,175 RON ARAD — 241,989 RON ARGEȘ — 1.01 Mn. BACĂU — 163,400 RON BIHOR — 11,000 RON BISTRIȚA-NĂSĂUD — 212,210 RON BOTOȘANI — 146,832 RON BRĂILA — 341,373 RON BRAȘOV — 642,708 RON BUCUREȘTI — 2.14 Mn. BUZĂU — 2.08 Mn. CĂLĂRAȘI — 219,353 RON CARAȘ-SEVERIN — 160,801 RON CLUJ — 290,847 RON CONSTANȚA — 468,538 RON COVASNA — 7,000 RON DÂMBOVIȚA — 718,900 RON DOLJ — 292,417 RON GALAȚI — 777,374 RON GIURGIU — 273,900 RON GORJ — 647,800 RON HARGHITA — 89,800 RON HUNEDOARA — 113,000 RON IALOMIȚA — 83,700 RON IAȘI — 758,889 RON ILFOV — 1.74 Mn. MARAMUREȘ — 42,000 RON MEHEDINȚI — 182,000 RON MUREȘ — 220,799 RON NEAMȚ — 59,550 RON OLT — 366,700 RON PRAHOVA — 295,000 RON SĂLAJ — 94,348 RON SATU MARE — 230,640 RON SIBIU — 363,250 RON SUCEAVA — 129,814 RON TELEORMAN — 258,700 RON TIMIȘ — 442,284 RON TULCEA — 128,850 RON VÂLCEA — 1.32 Mn. VASLUI — 519,558 RON VRANCEA — 264,538 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 1,622,713 145,955 370,005 2,138,673 1 11.4%
BUZĂU South-East 393,136 2,079,433 300 — 2,079,733 5 11.1%
ILFOV Bucharest-Ilfov 619,461 1,732,456 4,400 — 1,736,856 3 9.3%
VÂLCEA South-West Oltenia 337,988 1,317,591 4,200 — 1,321,791 4 7.1%
ARGEȘ South-Muntenia 561,864 1,007,960 — — 1,007,960 2 5.4%
GALAȚI South-East 486,387 505,000 88,000 184,374 777,374 2 4.2%
IAȘI North-East 781,948 644,643 9,746 104,500 758,889 1 4.1%
DÂMBOVIȚA South-Muntenia 475,812 709,900 9,000 — 718,900 2 3.8%
GORJ South-West Oltenia 306,938 549,800 — 98,000 647,800 2 3.5%
BRAȘOV Centre 564,632 593,540 49,168 — 642,708 1 3.4%
VASLUI North-East 363,247 514,500 5,058 — 519,558 1 2.8%
CONSTANȚA South-East 656,512 349,838 118,700 — 468,538 1 2.5%
TIMIȘ West 672,972 442,284 — — 442,284 1 2.4%
OLT South-West Oltenia 372,181 365,400 1,300 — 366,700 1 2.0%
SIBIU Centre 396,679 141,900 — 221,350 363,250 1 1.9%
BRĂILA South-East 269,804 14,930 326,443 — 341,373 1 1.8%
PRAHOVA South-Muntenia 683,460 225,500 69,500 — 295,000 0 1.6%
DOLJ South-West Oltenia 594,523 272,417 20,000 — 292,417 0 1.6%
CLUJ North-West 701,564 121,847 — 169,000 290,847 0 1.6%
GIURGIU South-Muntenia 258,793 273,900 — — 273,900 1 1.5%
VRANCEA South-East 330,157 264,538 — — 264,538 1 1.4%
TELEORMAN South-Muntenia 308,440 258,700 — — 258,700 1 1.4%
ARAD West 410,058 241,989 — — 241,989 1 1.3%
SATU MARE North-West 330,046 230,640 — — 230,640 1 1.2%
MUREȘ Centre 519,813 159,299 61,500 — 220,799 0 1.2%
CĂLĂRAȘI South-Muntenia 277,347 164,500 54,853 — 219,353 1 1.2%
BISTRIȚA-NĂSĂUD North-West 298,129 15,710 — 196,500 212,210 1 1.1%
MEHEDINȚI South-West Oltenia 226,429 182,000 — — 182,000 1 1.0%
BACĂU North-East 590,169 156,400 7,000 — 163,400 0 0.9%
CARAȘ-SEVERIN West 240,283 160,801 — — 160,801 1 0.9%
ALBA Centre 324,901 158,175 — — 158,175 0 0.9%
BOTOȘANI North-East 386,529 140,832 6,000 — 146,832 0 0.8%
SUCEAVA North-East 648,164 129,731 83 — 129,814 0 0.7%
TULCEA South-East 186,131 128,850 — — 128,850 1 0.7%
HUNEDOARA West 349,011 113,000 — — 113,000 0 0.6%
SĂLAJ North-West 210,335 94,348 — — 94,348 0 0.5%
HARGHITA Centre 292,267 89,800 — — 89,800 0 0.5%
IALOMIȚA South-Muntenia 247,409 82,400 1,300 — 83,700 0 0.5%
NEAMȚ North-East 444,666 59,550 — — 59,550 0 0.3%
MARAMUREȘ North-West 451,086 42,000 — — 42,000 0 0.2%
BIHOR North-West 558,623 11,000 — — 11,000 0 0.1%
COVASNA Centre 199,596 7,000 — — 7,000 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 370,005 370,005 0
SIBIU 221,350 221,350 0
BISTRIȚA-NĂSĂUD 196,500 196,500 0
CLUJ 169,000 169,000 0
IAȘI 104,500 104,500 0
BUZĂU 0 0 0
ILFOV 0 0 0
VÂLCEA 0 0 0
ARGEȘ 0 0 0
GALAȚI 184,374 0 −184,374
DÂMBOVIȚA 0 0 0
GORJ 98,000 0 −98,000
BRAȘOV 0 0 0
VASLUI 0 0 0
CONSTANȚA 0 0 0
TIMIȘ 0 0 0
OLT 0 0 0
BRĂILA 0 0 0
PRAHOVA 0 0 0
DOLJ 0 0 0
GIURGIU 0 0 0
VRANCEA 0 0 0
TELEORMAN 0 0 0
ARAD 0 0 0
SATU MARE 0 0 0
MUREȘ 0 0 0
CĂLĂRAȘI 0 0 0
MEHEDINȚI 0 0 0
BACĂU 0 0 0
CARAȘ-SEVERIN 0 0 0
ALBA 0 0 0
BOTOȘANI 0 0 0
SUCEAVA 0 0 0
TULCEA 0 0 0
HUNEDOARA 0 0 0
SĂLAJ 0 0 0
HARGHITA 0 0 0
IALOMIȚA 0 0 0
NEAMȚ 0 0 0
MARAMUREȘ 0 0 0
BIHOR 0 0 0
COVASNA 0 0 0

Another 282,374 RON (21.0% 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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