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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 721

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 — 410 RON ARAD — 626 RON ARGEȘ — 92,043 RON BACĂU — 69,968 RON BIHOR — 71,274 RON BISTRIȚA-NĂSĂUD — 1,200 RON BOTOȘANI — 86,353 RON BRĂILA — 26,348 RON BRAȘOV — 98,138 RON BUCUREȘTI — 1.97 Mn. BUZĂU — 77,483 RON CĂLĂRAȘI — 44,600 RON CARAȘ-SEVERIN — 12,400 RON CLUJ — 1.49 Mn. CONSTANȚA — 78,870 RON COVASNA — 42,727 RON DÂMBOVIȚA — 165,111 RON DOLJ — 26,416 RON GALAȚI — 25,181 RON GIURGIU — 100 RON GORJ — 24,007 RON HARGHITA — 661,846 RON HUNEDOARA — No data IALOMIȚA — 12,168 RON IAȘI — 41,504 RON ILFOV — 54,343 RON MARAMUREȘ — 10,000 RON MEHEDINȚI — 818 RON MUREȘ — 324,336 RON NEAMȚ — 22,533 RON OLT — 5,563 RON PRAHOVA — 34,763 RON SĂLAJ — 4,947 RON SATU MARE — 29,070 RON SIBIU — 188,055 RON SUCEAVA — 178,850 RON TELEORMAN — 132,546 RON TIMIȘ — 311,055 RON TULCEA — No data VÂLCEA — 268,611 RON VASLUI — 45,187 RON VRANCEA — 12,700 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 1,760,455 213,974 — 1,974,429 1 29.3%
CLUJ North-West 701,564 448,040 2,452 1,038,928 1,489,420 2 22.1%
HARGHITA Centre 292,267 70,000 51,846 540,000 661,846 2 9.8%
MUREȘ Centre 519,813 324,000 336 — 324,336 1 4.8%
TIMIȘ West 672,972 287,055 24,000 — 311,055 0 4.6%
VÂLCEA South-West Oltenia 337,988 265,513 3,098 — 268,611 1 4.0%
SIBIU Centre 396,679 8,159 539 179,357 188,055 0 2.8%
SUCEAVA North-East 648,164 177,870 980 — 178,850 0 2.7%
DÂMBOVIȚA South-Muntenia 475,812 165,111 — — 165,111 0 2.5%
TELEORMAN South-Muntenia 308,440 107,546 25,000 — 132,546 0 2.0%
BRAȘOV Centre 564,632 85,118 13,020 — 98,138 0 1.5%
ARGEȘ South-Muntenia 561,864 85,748 6,295 — 92,043 0 1.4%
BOTOȘANI North-East 386,529 69,753 16,600 — 86,353 0 1.3%
CONSTANȚA South-East 656,512 51,688 27,182 — 78,870 0 1.2%
BUZĂU South-East 393,136 9,891 67,592 — 77,483 0 1.2%
BIHOR North-West 558,623 71,274 — — 71,274 0 1.1%
BACĂU North-East 590,169 67,968 2,000 — 69,968 0 1.0%
ILFOV Bucharest-Ilfov 619,461 54,343 — — 54,343 0 0.8%
VASLUI North-East 363,247 43,342 1,845 — 45,187 0 0.7%
CĂLĂRAȘI South-Muntenia 277,347 43,000 1,600 — 44,600 0 0.7%
COVASNA Centre 199,596 42,127 600 — 42,727 0 0.6%
IAȘI North-East 781,948 37,104 4,400 — 41,504 0 0.6%
PRAHOVA South-Muntenia 683,460 32,705 2,058 — 34,763 0 0.5%
SATU MARE North-West 330,046 29,070 — — 29,070 0 0.4%
DOLJ South-West Oltenia 594,523 26,416 — — 26,416 0 0.4%
BRĂILA South-East 269,804 26,348 — — 26,348 0 0.4%
GALAȚI South-East 486,387 5,496 19,685 — 25,181 0 0.4%
GORJ South-West Oltenia 306,938 24,007 — — 24,007 0 0.4%
NEAMȚ North-East 444,666 22,533 — — 22,533 0 0.3%
VRANCEA South-East 330,157 12,700 — — 12,700 0 0.2%
CARAȘ-SEVERIN West 240,283 12,400 — — 12,400 0 0.2%
IALOMIȚA South-Muntenia 247,409 11,999 169 — 12,168 0 0.2%
MARAMUREȘ North-West 451,086 10,000 — — 10,000 0 0.2%
OLT South-West Oltenia 372,181 5,113 450 — 5,563 0 0.1%
SĂLAJ North-West 210,335 — 4,947 — 4,947 0 0.1%
BISTRIȚA-NĂSĂUD North-West 298,129 1,200 — — 1,200 0 0.0%
MEHEDINȚI South-West Oltenia 226,429 818 — — 818 0 0.0%
ARAD West 410,058 82 544 — 626 0 0.0%
ALBA Centre 324,901 200 210 — 410 0 0.0%
GIURGIU South-Muntenia 258,793 100 — — 100 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
HARGHITA 540,000 540,000 0
SATU MARE 0 533,328 +533,328
CLUJ 1,038,928 505,600 −533,328
SIBIU 179,357 179,357 0
BUCUREȘTI 0 0 0
MUREȘ 0 0 0
TIMIȘ 0 0 0
VÂLCEA 0 0 0
SUCEAVA 0 0 0
DÂMBOVIȚA 0 0 0
TELEORMAN 0 0 0
BRAȘOV 0 0 0
ARGEȘ 0 0 0
BOTOȘANI 0 0 0
CONSTANȚA 0 0 0
BUZĂU 0 0 0
BIHOR 0 0 0
BACĂU 0 0 0
ILFOV 0 0 0
VASLUI 0 0 0
CĂLĂRAȘI 0 0 0
COVASNA 0 0 0
IAȘI 0 0 0
PRAHOVA 0 0 0
DOLJ 0 0 0
BRĂILA 0 0 0
GALAȚI 0 0 0
GORJ 0 0 0
NEAMȚ 0 0 0
VRANCEA 0 0 0
CARAȘ-SEVERIN 0 0 0
IALOMIȚA 0 0 0
MARAMUREȘ 0 0 0
OLT 0 0 0
SĂLAJ 0 0 0
BISTRIȚA-NĂSĂUD 0 0 0
MEHEDINȚI 0 0 0
ARAD 0 0 0
ALBA 0 0 0
GIURGIU 0 0 0

Another 0 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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