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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 730

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 — 469,706 RON ARAD — 325,906 RON ARGEȘ — 427,612 RON BACĂU — 1.09 Mn. BIHOR — 287,200 RON BISTRIȚA-NĂSĂUD — 480,114 RON BOTOȘANI — 277,620 RON BRĂILA — 196,000 RON BRAȘOV — 883,044 RON BUCUREȘTI — 35.02 Mn. BUZĂU — 199,251 RON CĂLĂRAȘI — 254,333 RON CARAȘ-SEVERIN — 237,200 RON CLUJ — 930,108 RON CONSTANȚA — 718,915 RON COVASNA — 373,378 RON DÂMBOVIȚA — 322,700 RON DOLJ — 67,420 RON GALAȚI — 240,958 RON GIURGIU — 696,000 RON GORJ — 378,000 RON HARGHITA — 767,376 RON HUNEDOARA — 349,601 RON IALOMIȚA — 484,490 RON IAȘI — 678,303 RON ILFOV — 543,400 RON MARAMUREȘ — 1.20 Mn. MEHEDINȚI — 180,600 RON MUREȘ — 417,420 RON NEAMȚ — 747,146 RON OLT — 374,845 RON PRAHOVA — 404,720 RON SĂLAJ — 180,500 RON SATU MARE — 228,130 RON SIBIU — 699,465 RON SUCEAVA — 98,060 RON TELEORMAN — 100,932 RON TIMIȘ — 671,529 RON TULCEA — 435,832 RON VÂLCEA — 336,583 RON VASLUI — 77,440 RON VRANCEA — 332,953 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 2,143,826 554,538 32,319,762 35,018,126 20 65.8%
MARAMUREȘ North-West 451,086 272,621 4,500 920,000 1,197,121 3 2.3%
BACĂU North-East 590,169 393,671 — 700,000 1,093,671 2 2.1%
CLUJ North-West 701,564 930,108 — — 930,108 1 1.8%
BRAȘOV Centre 564,632 883,044 — — 883,044 2 1.7%
HARGHITA Centre 292,267 668,100 99,276 — 767,376 3 1.4%
NEAMȚ North-East 444,666 746,746 400 — 747,146 2 1.4%
CONSTANȚA South-East 656,512 487,559 231,356 — 718,915 1 1.4%
SIBIU Centre 396,679 323,465 76,000 300,000 699,465 2 1.3%
GIURGIU South-Muntenia 258,793 336,000 — 360,000 696,000 3 1.3%
IAȘI North-East 781,948 225,150 21,153 432,000 678,303 1 1.3%
TIMIȘ West 672,972 597,429 74,100 — 671,529 1 1.3%
ILFOV Bucharest-Ilfov 619,461 543,400 — — 543,400 1 1.0%
IALOMIȚA South-Muntenia 247,409 484,490 — — 484,490 2 0.9%
BISTRIȚA-NĂSĂUD North-West 298,129 480,114 — — 480,114 2 0.9%
ALBA Centre 324,901 307,006 33,200 129,500 469,706 1 0.9%
TULCEA South-East 186,131 435,832 — — 435,832 2 0.8%
ARGEȘ South-Muntenia 561,864 427,612 — — 427,612 1 0.8%
MUREȘ Centre 519,813 167,120 250,300 — 417,420 1 0.8%
PRAHOVA South-Muntenia 683,460 143,720 51,000 210,000 404,720 1 0.8%
GORJ South-West Oltenia 306,938 378,000 — — 378,000 1 0.7%
OLT South-West Oltenia 372,181 374,845 — — 374,845 1 0.7%
COVASNA Centre 199,596 373,378 — — 373,378 2 0.7%
HUNEDOARA West 349,011 349,601 — — 349,601 1 0.7%
VÂLCEA South-West Oltenia 337,988 323,583 13,000 — 336,583 1 0.6%
VRANCEA South-East 330,157 332,953 — — 332,953 1 0.6%
ARAD West 410,058 225,706 100,200 — 325,906 1 0.6%
DÂMBOVIȚA South-Muntenia 475,812 322,700 — — 322,700 1 0.6%
BIHOR North-West 558,623 287,200 — — 287,200 1 0.5%
BOTOȘANI North-East 386,529 277,620 — — 277,620 1 0.5%
CĂLĂRAȘI South-Muntenia 277,347 253,049 1,284 — 254,333 1 0.5%
GALAȚI South-East 486,387 17,960 222,998 — 240,958 1 0.5%
CARAȘ-SEVERIN West 240,283 237,200 — — 237,200 1 0.5%
SATU MARE North-West 330,046 228,130 — — 228,130 1 0.4%
BUZĂU South-East 393,136 199,251 — — 199,251 1 0.4%
BRĂILA South-East 269,804 196,000 — — 196,000 1 0.4%
MEHEDINȚI South-West Oltenia 226,429 180,600 — — 180,600 1 0.3%
SĂLAJ North-West 210,335 180,500 — — 180,500 1 0.3%
TELEORMAN South-Muntenia 308,440 100,190 742 — 100,932 0 0.2%
SUCEAVA North-East 648,164 98,060 — — 98,060 0 0.2%
VASLUI North-East 363,247 77,440 — — 77,440 0 0.2%
DOLJ South-West Oltenia 594,523 65,500 1,920 — 67,420 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 32,319,762 31,991,524 −328,238
MARAMUREȘ 920,000 920,000 0
BACĂU 700,000 700,000 0
IAȘI 432,000 432,000 0
GIURGIU 360,000 360,000 0
SIBIU 300,000 300,000 0
PRAHOVA 210,000 210,000 0
CONSTANȚA 0 185,700 +185,700
ALBA 129,500 129,500 0
CLUJ 0 0 0
BRAȘOV 0 0 0
HARGHITA 0 0 0
NEAMȚ 0 0 0
TIMIȘ 0 0 0
ILFOV 0 0 0
IALOMIȚA 0 0 0
BISTRIȚA-NĂSĂUD 0 0 0
TULCEA 0 0 0
ARGEȘ 0 0 0
MUREȘ 0 0 0
GORJ 0 0 0
OLT 0 0 0
COVASNA 0 0 0
HUNEDOARA 0 0 0
VÂLCEA 0 0 0
VRANCEA 0 0 0
ARAD 0 0 0
DÂMBOVIȚA 0 0 0
BIHOR 0 0 0
BOTOȘANI 0 0 0
CĂLĂRAȘI 0 0 0
GALAȚI 0 0 0
CARAȘ-SEVERIN 0 0 0
SATU MARE 0 0 0
BUZĂU 0 0 0
BRĂILA 0 0 0
MEHEDINȚI 0 0 0
SĂLAJ 0 0 0
TELEORMAN 0 0 0
SUCEAVA 0 0 0
VASLUI 0 0 0
DOLJ 0 0 0

Another 142,538 RON (0.4% 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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