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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 731

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 — 210,605 RON ARAD — 111,304 RON ARGEȘ — 48,679 RON BACĂU — 56,134 RON BIHOR — 28,272 RON BISTRIȚA-NĂSĂUD — 54,760 RON BOTOȘANI — No data BRĂILA — 17,960 RON BRAȘOV — 365,380 RON BUCUREȘTI — 74.74 Mn. BUZĂU — 131,017 RON CĂLĂRAȘI — 22,335 RON CARAȘ-SEVERIN — 61,418 RON CLUJ — 4.71 Mn. CONSTANȚA — 654,726 RON COVASNA — 196,126 RON DÂMBOVIȚA — 785 RON DOLJ — 970,282 RON GALAȚI — 359,758 RON GIURGIU — No data GORJ — No data HARGHITA — 121,785 RON HUNEDOARA — 38,455 RON IALOMIȚA — 53,533 RON IAȘI — 1.38 Mn. ILFOV — 2.39 Mn. MARAMUREȘ — 258,648 RON MEHEDINȚI — 1,812 RON MUREȘ — 939,705 RON NEAMȚ — 284,700 RON OLT — 150,000 RON PRAHOVA — 1.11 Mn. SĂLAJ — No data SATU MARE — 34,207 RON SIBIU — 401,839 RON SUCEAVA — 14,820 RON TELEORMAN — 5,000 RON TIMIȘ — 302,181 RON TULCEA — 82,513 RON VÂLCEA — 786,559 RON VASLUI — 7,865 RON VRANCEA — 9,800 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 4,822,955 1,928,325 67,988,402 74,739,682 44 82.0%
CLUJ North-West 701,564 1,474,307 226,556 3,008,186 4,709,049 7 5.2%
ILFOV Bucharest-Ilfov 619,461 2,108,806 279,666 — 2,388,472 4 2.6%
IAȘI North-East 781,948 1,346,144 30,248 — 1,376,392 2 1.5%
PRAHOVA South-Muntenia 683,460 671,670 435,050 — 1,106,720 2 1.2%
DOLJ South-West Oltenia 594,523 104,092 — 866,190 970,282 2 1.1%
MUREȘ Centre 519,813 — 376,005 563,700 939,705 2 1.0%
VÂLCEA South-West Oltenia 337,988 391,470 2,064 393,025 786,559 2 0.9%
CONSTANȚA South-East 656,512 636,954 17,772 — 654,726 1 0.7%
SIBIU Centre 396,679 58,100 251,739 92,000 401,839 1 0.4%
BRAȘOV Centre 564,632 295,100 70,280 — 365,380 1 0.4%
GALAȚI South-East 486,387 37,863 321,895 — 359,758 1 0.4%
TIMIȘ West 672,972 261,024 41,157 — 302,181 0 0.3%
NEAMȚ North-East 444,666 139,700 145,000 — 284,700 1 0.3%
MARAMUREȘ North-West 451,086 258,532 116 — 258,648 1 0.3%
ALBA Centre 324,901 210,406 199 — 210,605 1 0.2%
COVASNA Centre 199,596 90,735 105,391 — 196,126 1 0.2%
OLT South-West Oltenia 372,181 150,000 — — 150,000 0 0.2%
BUZĂU South-East 393,136 131,017 — — 131,017 0 0.1%
HARGHITA Centre 292,267 77,305 44,480 — 121,785 0 0.1%
ARAD West 410,058 110,054 1,250 — 111,304 0 0.1%
TULCEA South-East 186,131 81,685 828 — 82,513 0 0.1%
CARAȘ-SEVERIN West 240,283 36,670 24,748 — 61,418 0 0.1%
BACĂU North-East 590,169 37,320 18,814 — 56,134 0 0.1%
BISTRIȚA-NĂSĂUD North-West 298,129 6,000 48,760 — 54,760 0 0.1%
IALOMIȚA South-Muntenia 247,409 51,533 2,000 — 53,533 0 0.1%
ARGEȘ South-Muntenia 561,864 47,950 729 — 48,679 0 0.1%
HUNEDOARA West 349,011 38,455 — — 38,455 0 0.0%
SATU MARE North-West 330,046 2,207 32,000 — 34,207 0 0.0%
BIHOR North-West 558,623 24,917 3,355 — 28,272 0 0.0%
CĂLĂRAȘI South-Muntenia 277,347 22,335 — — 22,335 0 0.0%
BRĂILA South-East 269,804 17,960 — — 17,960 0 0.0%
SUCEAVA North-East 648,164 13,420 1,400 — 14,820 0 0.0%
VRANCEA South-East 330,157 9,800 — — 9,800 0 0.0%
VASLUI North-East 363,247 7,865 — — 7,865 0 0.0%
TELEORMAN South-Muntenia 308,440 5,000 — — 5,000 0 0.0%
MEHEDINȚI South-West Oltenia 226,429 — 1,812 — 1,812 0 0.0%
DÂMBOVIȚA South-Muntenia 475,812 — 785 — 785 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 67,988,402 42,783,427 −25,204,975
CONSTANȚA 0 5,809,964 +5,809,964
CLUJ 3,008,186 2,782,086 −226,100
DOLJ 866,190 866,190 0
MUREȘ 563,700 563,700 0
VÂLCEA 393,025 393,025 0
BRAȘOV 0 226,100 +226,100
SIBIU 92,000 92,000 0
ILFOV 0 0 0
IAȘI 0 0 0
PRAHOVA 0 0 0
GALAȚI 0 0 0
TIMIȘ 0 0 0
NEAMȚ 0 0 0
MARAMUREȘ 0 0 0
ALBA 0 0 0
COVASNA 0 0 0
OLT 0 0 0
BUZĂU 0 0 0
HARGHITA 0 0 0
ARAD 0 0 0
TULCEA 0 0 0
CARAȘ-SEVERIN 0 0 0
BACĂU 0 0 0
BISTRIȚA-NĂSĂUD 0 0 0
IALOMIȚA 0 0 0
ARGEȘ 0 0 0
HUNEDOARA 0 0 0
SATU MARE 0 0 0
BIHOR 0 0 0
CĂLĂRAȘI 0 0 0
BRĂILA 0 0 0
SUCEAVA 0 0 0
VRANCEA 0 0 0
VASLUI 0 0 0
TELEORMAN 0 0 0
MEHEDINȚI 0 0 0
DÂMBOVIȚA 0 0 0

Another 19.40 Mn. (26.6% 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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