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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 727

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 — 320,121 RON ARAD — 2.00 Mn. ARGEȘ — 579,913 RON BACĂU — 680,079 RON BIHOR — 1.12 Mn. BISTRIȚA-NĂSĂUD — 311,241 RON BOTOȘANI — 662,749 RON BRĂILA — 75,461 RON BRAȘOV — 3.55 Mn. BUCUREȘTI — 126.75 Mn. BUZĂU — 269,829 RON CĂLĂRAȘI — 466,648 RON CARAȘ-SEVERIN — 319,479 RON CLUJ — 2.35 Mn. CONSTANȚA — 1.06 Mn. COVASNA — 346,870 RON DÂMBOVIȚA — 280,224 RON DOLJ — 899,250 RON GALAȚI — 895,697 RON GIURGIU — 263,232 RON GORJ — 837,323 RON HARGHITA — 721,667 RON HUNEDOARA — 350,125 RON IALOMIȚA — 60,525 RON IAȘI — 1.32 Mn. ILFOV — 690,456 RON MARAMUREȘ — 5.52 Mn. MEHEDINȚI — 375,758 RON MUREȘ — 979,909 RON NEAMȚ — 245,039 RON OLT — 805,180 RON PRAHOVA — 1.17 Mn. SĂLAJ — 1.19 Mn. SATU MARE — 561,247 RON SIBIU — 225,585 RON SUCEAVA — 449,516 RON TELEORMAN — 229,179 RON TIMIȘ — 4.19 Mn. TULCEA — 212,805 RON VÂLCEA — 98,083 RON VASLUI — 307,754 RON VRANCEA — 352,024 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 15,638,188 2,865,192 108,246,485 126,749,865 74 77.3%
MARAMUREȘ North-West 451,086 354,005 21,956 5,147,150 5,523,111 12 3.4%
TIMIȘ West 672,972 1,946,312 102,053 2,137,852 4,186,217 6 2.6%
BRAȘOV Centre 564,632 2,897,252 354,806 293,530 3,545,588 6 2.2%
CLUJ North-West 701,564 2,090,604 14,347 246,060 2,351,011 3 1.4%
ARAD West 410,058 1,958,657 36,410 — 1,995,067 5 1.2%
IAȘI North-East 781,948 896,313 424,444 — 1,320,757 2 0.8%
SĂLAJ North-West 210,335 547,125 3,784 640,292 1,191,201 6 0.7%
PRAHOVA South-Muntenia 683,460 1,167,969 3,948 — 1,171,917 2 0.7%
BIHOR North-West 558,623 1,110,717 10,518 — 1,121,235 2 0.7%
CONSTANȚA South-East 656,512 966,706 88,979 — 1,055,685 2 0.6%
MUREȘ Centre 519,813 883,977 95,932 — 979,909 2 0.6%
DOLJ South-West Oltenia 594,523 479,452 29,798 390,000 899,250 2 0.6%
GALAȚI South-East 486,387 894,497 1,200 — 895,697 2 0.6%
GORJ South-West Oltenia 306,938 519,087 73,486 244,750 837,323 3 0.5%
OLT South-West Oltenia 372,181 805,180 — — 805,180 2 0.5%
HARGHITA Centre 292,267 484,111 212,556 25,000 721,667 2 0.4%
ILFOV Bucharest-Ilfov 619,461 688,314 2,142 — 690,456 1 0.4%
BACĂU North-East 590,169 531,296 148,783 — 680,079 1 0.4%
BOTOȘANI North-East 386,529 662,749 — — 662,749 2 0.4%
ARGEȘ South-Muntenia 561,864 555,047 24,866 — 579,913 1 0.4%
SATU MARE North-West 330,046 557,541 3,706 — 561,247 2 0.3%
CĂLĂRAȘI South-Muntenia 277,347 409,848 56,800 — 466,648 2 0.3%
SUCEAVA North-East 648,164 441,389 8,127 — 449,516 1 0.3%
MEHEDINȚI South-West Oltenia 226,429 373,566 2,192 — 375,758 2 0.2%
VRANCEA South-East 330,157 230,674 121,350 — 352,024 1 0.2%
HUNEDOARA West 349,011 347,225 2,900 — 350,125 1 0.2%
COVASNA Centre 199,596 346,470 400 — 346,870 2 0.2%
ALBA Centre 324,901 192,505 127,616 — 320,121 1 0.2%
CARAȘ-SEVERIN West 240,283 319,479 — — 319,479 1 0.2%
BISTRIȚA-NĂSĂUD North-West 298,129 309,586 1,655 — 311,241 1 0.2%
VASLUI North-East 363,247 273,990 33,764 — 307,754 1 0.2%
DÂMBOVIȚA South-Muntenia 475,812 278,424 1,800 — 280,224 1 0.2%
BUZĂU South-East 393,136 269,829 — — 269,829 1 0.2%
GIURGIU South-Muntenia 258,793 262,997 235 — 263,232 1 0.2%
NEAMȚ North-East 444,666 245,039 — — 245,039 1 0.2%
TELEORMAN South-Muntenia 308,440 227,680 1,499 — 229,179 1 0.1%
SIBIU Centre 396,679 224,175 1,410 — 225,585 1 0.1%
TULCEA South-East 186,131 212,805 — — 212,805 1 0.1%
VÂLCEA South-West Oltenia 337,988 95,213 2,870 — 98,083 0 0.1%
BRĂILA South-East 269,804 75,461 — — 75,461 0 0.1%
IALOMIȚA South-Muntenia 247,409 59,148 1,377 — 60,525 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 108,246,485 75,230,191 −33,016,294
MARAMUREȘ 5,147,150 5,147,150 0
TIMIȘ 2,137,852 2,137,852 0
SĂLAJ 640,292 640,292 0
DOLJ 390,000 390,000 0
BRAȘOV 293,530 293,530 0
CLUJ 246,060 246,060 0
GORJ 244,750 138,800 −105,950
HARGHITA 25,000 25,000 0
ARAD 0 0 0
IAȘI 0 0 0
PRAHOVA 0 0 0
BIHOR 0 0 0
CONSTANȚA 0 0 0
MUREȘ 0 0 0
GALAȚI 0 0 0
OLT 0 0 0
ILFOV 0 0 0
BACĂU 0 0 0
BOTOȘANI 0 0 0
ARGEȘ 0 0 0
SATU MARE 0 0 0
CĂLĂRAȘI 0 0 0
SUCEAVA 0 0 0
MEHEDINȚI 0 0 0
VRANCEA 0 0 0
HUNEDOARA 0 0 0
COVASNA 0 0 0
ALBA 0 0 0
CARAȘ-SEVERIN 0 0 0
BISTRIȚA-NĂSĂUD 0 0 0
VASLUI 0 0 0
DÂMBOVIȚA 0 0 0
BUZĂU 0 0 0
GIURGIU 0 0 0
NEAMȚ 0 0 0
TELEORMAN 0 0 0
SIBIU 0 0 0
TULCEA 0 0 0
VÂLCEA 0 0 0
BRĂILA 0 0 0
IALOMIȚA 0 0 0

Another 33.12 Mn. (28.2% 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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