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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 719

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 — 489,193 RON ARAD — 307,989 RON ARGEȘ — 1.34 Mn. BACĂU — 744,274 RON BIHOR — 295,359 RON BISTRIȚA-NĂSĂUD — 720,981 RON BOTOȘANI — 471,531 RON BRĂILA — 157,256 RON BRAȘOV — 379,477 RON BUCUREȘTI — 7.41 Mn. BUZĂU — 143,198 RON CĂLĂRAȘI — 363,081 RON CARAȘ-SEVERIN — 206,368 RON CLUJ — 3.21 Mn. CONSTANȚA — 2.76 Mn. COVASNA — 738,641 RON DÂMBOVIȚA — 452,469 RON DOLJ — 885,032 RON GALAȚI — 1.23 Mn. GIURGIU — 124,941 RON GORJ — 426,251 RON HARGHITA — 566,648 RON HUNEDOARA — 457,053 RON IALOMIȚA — 486,930 RON IAȘI — 953,467 RON ILFOV — 2.12 Mn. MARAMUREȘ — 643,571 RON MEHEDINȚI — 368,472 RON MUREȘ — 915,793 RON NEAMȚ — 223,420 RON OLT — 109,769 RON PRAHOVA — 1.12 Mn. SĂLAJ — 33,949 RON SATU MARE — 669,027 RON SIBIU — 974,786 RON SUCEAVA — 263,517 RON TELEORMAN — 372,213 RON TIMIȘ — 806,301 RON TULCEA — 126,430 RON VÂLCEA — 1.12 Mn. VASLUI — 220,872 RON VRANCEA — 344,392 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 4,657,996 2,520,909 233,875 7,412,780 4 20.7%
CLUJ North-West 701,564 2,094,543 1,119,778 — 3,214,321 5 9.0%
CONSTANȚA South-East 656,512 1,943,133 797,436 19,490 2,760,059 4 7.7%
ILFOV Bucharest-Ilfov 619,461 2,003,644 114,897 — 2,118,541 3 5.9%
ARGEȘ South-Muntenia 561,864 1,135,275 207,708 — 1,342,983 2 3.8%
GALAȚI South-East 486,387 777,416 454,843 — 1,232,259 3 3.5%
VÂLCEA South-West Oltenia 337,988 1,031,523 92,588 — 1,124,111 3 3.1%
PRAHOVA South-Muntenia 683,460 971,290 144,782 — 1,116,072 2 3.1%
SIBIU Centre 396,679 696,024 254,756 24,006 974,786 2 2.7%
IAȘI North-East 781,948 606,653 346,814 — 953,467 1 2.7%
MUREȘ Centre 519,813 732,655 183,138 — 915,793 2 2.6%
DOLJ South-West Oltenia 594,523 205,175 679,857 — 885,032 1 2.5%
TIMIȘ West 672,972 536,002 270,299 — 806,301 1 2.3%
BACĂU North-East 590,169 677,984 66,290 — 744,274 1 2.1%
COVASNA Centre 199,596 733,613 5,028 — 738,641 4 2.1%
BISTRIȚA-NĂSĂUD North-West 298,129 532,299 188,682 — 720,981 2 2.0%
SATU MARE North-West 330,046 196,419 472,608 — 669,027 2 1.9%
MARAMUREȘ North-West 451,086 618,812 24,759 — 643,571 1 1.8%
HARGHITA Centre 292,267 442,086 124,562 — 566,648 2 1.6%
ALBA Centre 324,901 411,406 77,787 — 489,193 2 1.4%
IALOMIȚA South-Muntenia 247,409 418,460 68,470 — 486,930 2 1.4%
BOTOȘANI North-East 386,529 433,536 37,995 — 471,531 1 1.3%
HUNEDOARA West 349,011 441,497 15,556 — 457,053 1 1.3%
DÂMBOVIȚA South-Muntenia 475,812 421,432 31,037 — 452,469 1 1.3%
GORJ South-West Oltenia 306,938 387,049 39,202 — 426,251 1 1.2%
BRAȘOV Centre 564,632 354,972 24,505 — 379,477 1 1.1%
TELEORMAN South-Muntenia 308,440 328,522 43,691 — 372,213 1 1.0%
MEHEDINȚI South-West Oltenia 226,429 324,805 43,667 — 368,472 2 1.0%
CĂLĂRAȘI South-Muntenia 277,347 302,937 60,144 — 363,081 1 1.0%
VRANCEA South-East 330,157 195,598 148,794 — 344,392 1 1.0%
ARAD West 410,058 189,564 118,425 — 307,989 1 0.9%
BIHOR North-West 558,623 93,388 201,971 — 295,359 1 0.8%
SUCEAVA North-East 648,164 247,548 15,969 — 263,517 0 0.7%
NEAMȚ North-East 444,666 158,742 64,678 — 223,420 1 0.6%
VASLUI North-East 363,247 87,137 133,735 — 220,872 1 0.6%
CARAȘ-SEVERIN West 240,283 165,031 41,337 — 206,368 1 0.6%
BRĂILA South-East 269,804 133,643 23,613 — 157,256 1 0.4%
BUZĂU South-East 393,136 124,125 19,073 — 143,198 0 0.4%
TULCEA South-East 186,131 121,546 4,884 — 126,430 1 0.4%
GIURGIU South-Muntenia 258,793 45,233 79,708 — 124,941 0 0.4%
OLT South-West Oltenia 372,181 60,979 48,790 — 109,769 0 0.3%
SĂLAJ North-West 210,335 33,949 — — 33,949 0 0.1%

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 233,875 144,975 −88,900
MEHEDINȚI 0 88,900 +88,900
CONSTANȚA 19,490 19,490 0
MUREȘ 0 9,710 +9,710
CLUJ 0 0 0
ILFOV 0 0 0
ARGEȘ 0 0 0
GALAȚI 0 0 0
VÂLCEA 0 0 0
PRAHOVA 0 0 0
SIBIU 24,006 0 −24,006
IAȘI 0 0 0
DOLJ 0 0 0
TIMIȘ 0 0 0
BACĂU 0 0 0
COVASNA 0 0 0
BISTRIȚA-NĂSĂUD 0 0 0
SATU MARE 0 0 0
MARAMUREȘ 0 0 0
HARGHITA 0 0 0
ALBA 0 0 0
IALOMIȚA 0 0 0
BOTOȘANI 0 0 0
HUNEDOARA 0 0 0
DÂMBOVIȚA 0 0 0
GORJ 0 0 0
BRAȘOV 0 0 0
TELEORMAN 0 0 0
CĂLĂRAȘI 0 0 0
VRANCEA 0 0 0
ARAD 0 0 0
BIHOR 0 0 0
SUCEAVA 0 0 0
NEAMȚ 0 0 0
VASLUI 0 0 0
CARAȘ-SEVERIN 0 0 0
BRĂILA 0 0 0
BUZĂU 0 0 0
TULCEA 0 0 0
GIURGIU 0 0 0
OLT 0 0 0
SĂLAJ 0 0 0

Another 14,296 RON (5.2% 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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