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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 720

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 — 2.06 Mn. ARAD — 3.70 Mn. ARGEȘ — 4.21 Mn. BACĂU — 4.47 Mn. BIHOR — 4.32 Mn. BISTRIȚA-NĂSĂUD — 46.62 Mn. BOTOȘANI — 946,889 RON BRĂILA — 4.43 Mn. BRAȘOV — 9.21 Mn. BUCUREȘTI — 697.77 Mn. BUZĂU — 2.48 Mn. CĂLĂRAȘI — 908,289 RON CARAȘ-SEVERIN — 976,554 RON CLUJ — 20.88 Mn. CONSTANȚA — 4.94 Mn. COVASNA — 11.72 Mn. DÂMBOVIȚA — 1.19 Mn. DOLJ — 1.21 Mn. GALAȚI — 6.59 Mn. GIURGIU — 4.03 Mn. GORJ — 430,715 RON HARGHITA — 6.32 Mn. HUNEDOARA — 1.22 Mn. IALOMIȚA — 8.27 Mn. IAȘI — 7.56 Mn. ILFOV — 11.46 Mn. MARAMUREȘ — 1.12 Mn. MEHEDINȚI — 103,266 RON MUREȘ — 1.91 Mn. NEAMȚ — 1.26 Mn. OLT — 4.17 Mn. PRAHOVA — 2.67 Mn. SĂLAJ — 746,116 RON SATU MARE — 1.86 Mn. SIBIU — 3.80 Mn. SUCEAVA — 1.59 Mn. TELEORMAN — 642,736 RON TIMIȘ — 5.73 Mn. TULCEA — 3.55 Mn. VÂLCEA — 3.46 Mn. VASLUI — 1.64 Mn. VRANCEA — 3.65 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 24,386,016 3,534,319 669,845,540 697,765,875 407 77.0%
BISTRIȚA-NĂSĂUD North-West 298,129 476,118 263,620 45,883,207 46,622,945 156 5.2%
CLUJ North-West 701,564 6,225,982 706,761 13,947,963 20,880,706 30 2.3%
COVASNA Centre 199,596 10,800,411 14,209 901,501 11,716,121 59 1.3%
ILFOV Bucharest-Ilfov 619,461 8,759,773 331,293 2,371,866 11,462,932 19 1.3%
BRAȘOV Centre 564,632 4,003,942 60,828 5,141,645 9,206,415 16 1.0%
IALOMIȚA South-Muntenia 247,409 1,864,195 82,596 6,319,161 8,265,952 33 0.9%
IAȘI North-East 781,948 3,181,182 816,661 3,565,501 7,563,344 10 0.8%
GALAȚI South-East 486,387 1,607,804 429,254 4,556,692 6,593,750 14 0.7%
HARGHITA Centre 292,267 5,932,700 386,582 — 6,319,282 22 0.7%
TIMIȘ West 672,972 3,478,757 352,278 1,899,784 5,730,819 9 0.6%
CONSTANȚA South-East 656,512 4,073,328 762,731 106,400 4,942,459 8 0.6%
BACĂU North-East 590,169 1,603,382 42,293 2,826,360 4,472,035 8 0.5%
BRĂILA South-East 269,804 3,423,357 250,267 753,114 4,426,738 16 0.5%
BIHOR North-West 558,623 2,850,217 1,421,619 44,352 4,316,188 8 0.5%
ARGEȘ South-Muntenia 561,864 2,170,609 448,281 1,593,000 4,211,890 8 0.5%
OLT South-West Oltenia 372,181 822,727 578 3,350,400 4,173,705 11 0.5%
GIURGIU South-Muntenia 258,793 770,469 1,455 3,257,420 4,029,344 16 0.4%
SIBIU Centre 396,679 1,894,602 933,849 975,937 3,804,388 10 0.4%
ARAD West 410,058 2,754,682 60,789 888,028 3,703,499 9 0.4%
VRANCEA South-East 330,157 1,123,978 245,829 2,279,720 3,649,527 11 0.4%
TULCEA South-East 186,131 1,880,810 77,149 1,588,323 3,546,282 19 0.4%
VÂLCEA South-West Oltenia 337,988 1,493,643 451,818 1,510,399 3,455,860 10 0.4%
PRAHOVA South-Muntenia 683,460 2,228,292 190,778 250,775 2,669,845 4 0.3%
BUZĂU South-East 393,136 2,455,797 24,024 — 2,479,821 6 0.3%
ALBA Centre 324,901 1,204,428 74,630 776,980 2,056,038 6 0.2%
MUREȘ Centre 519,813 1,838,125 71,850 — 1,909,975 4 0.2%
SATU MARE North-West 330,046 1,538,538 322,819 — 1,861,357 6 0.2%
VASLUI North-East 363,247 1,136,723 502,003 — 1,638,726 5 0.2%
SUCEAVA North-East 648,164 826,222 221,960 543,743 1,591,925 2 0.2%
NEAMȚ North-East 444,666 1,240,944 16,130 — 1,257,074 3 0.1%
HUNEDOARA West 349,011 1,072,132 36,320 108,794 1,217,246 3 0.1%
DOLJ South-West Oltenia 594,523 1,036,316 169,449 — 1,205,765 2 0.1%
DÂMBOVIȚA South-Muntenia 475,812 1,063,522 128,583 — 1,192,105 3 0.1%
MARAMUREȘ North-West 451,086 747,182 374,121 — 1,121,303 2 0.1%
CARAȘ-SEVERIN West 240,283 976,554 — — 976,554 4 0.1%
BOTOȘANI North-East 386,529 883,262 63,627 — 946,889 2 0.1%
CĂLĂRAȘI South-Muntenia 277,347 908,123 166 — 908,289 3 0.1%
SĂLAJ North-West 210,335 723,502 22,614 — 746,116 4 0.1%
TELEORMAN South-Muntenia 308,440 608,696 34,040 — 642,736 2 0.1%
GORJ South-West Oltenia 306,938 424,872 5,843 — 430,715 1 0.1%
MEHEDINȚI South-West Oltenia 226,429 102,426 840 — 103,266 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 669,845,540 585,049,305 −84,796,235
BISTRIȚA-NĂSĂUD 45,883,207 45,883,207 0
CLUJ 13,947,963 12,289,000 −1,658,963
BRAȘOV 5,141,645 6,317,358 +1,175,713
IALOMIȚA 6,319,161 5,191,161 −1,128,000
IAȘI 3,565,501 3,565,501 0
GIURGIU 3,257,420 3,257,420 0
BACĂU 2,826,360 2,826,360 0
VRANCEA 2,279,720 2,279,720 0
OLT 3,350,400 1,953,600 −1,396,800
TIMIȘ 1,899,784 1,899,784 0
ARGEȘ 1,593,000 1,593,000 0
TULCEA 1,588,323 1,588,323 0
VÂLCEA 1,510,399 1,510,399 0
ILFOV 2,371,866 1,339,575 −1,032,291
SIBIU 975,937 975,937 0
COVASNA 901,501 901,501 0
CONSTANȚA 106,400 890,400 +784,000
ARAD 888,028 888,028 0
ALBA 776,980 776,980 0
BRĂILA 753,114 753,114 0
SUCEAVA 543,743 543,743 0
GALAȚI 4,556,692 386,692 −4,170,000
PRAHOVA 250,775 250,775 0
HUNEDOARA 108,794 108,794 0
BIHOR 44,352 44,352 0
HARGHITA 0 0 0
BUZĂU 0 0 0
MUREȘ 0 0 0
SATU MARE 0 0 0
VASLUI 0 0 0
NEAMȚ 0 0 0
DOLJ 0 0 0
DÂMBOVIȚA 0 0 0
MARAMUREȘ 0 0 0
CARAȘ-SEVERIN 0 0 0
BOTOȘANI 0 0 0
CĂLĂRAȘI 0 0 0
SĂLAJ 0 0 0
TELEORMAN 0 0 0
GORJ 0 0 0
MEHEDINȚI 0 0 0

Another 92.22 Mn. (11.9% 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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