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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 734

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 — 285,292 RON ARAD — 219,762 RON ARGEȘ — 354,311 RON BACĂU — 202,218 RON BIHOR — 516,491 RON BISTRIȚA-NĂSĂUD — 153,784 RON BOTOȘANI — 428,723 RON BRĂILA — 115,652 RON BRAȘOV — 921,024 RON BUCUREȘTI — 7.14 Mn. BUZĂU — 419,464 RON CĂLĂRAȘI — 372,468 RON CARAȘ-SEVERIN — 484,089 RON CLUJ — 2.44 Mn. CONSTANȚA — 503,652 RON COVASNA — 315,041 RON DÂMBOVIȚA — 536,887 RON DOLJ — 202,633 RON GALAȚI — 731,260 RON GIURGIU — 278,514 RON GORJ — 85,229 RON HARGHITA — 70,244 RON HUNEDOARA — 261,691 RON IALOMIȚA — 21,355 RON IAȘI — 534,357 RON ILFOV — 7.24 Mn. MARAMUREȘ — 154,092 RON MEHEDINȚI — 242,212 RON MUREȘ — 709,046 RON NEAMȚ — 3.12 Mn. OLT — 136,177 RON PRAHOVA — 835,597 RON SĂLAJ — 49,206 RON SATU MARE — 196,205 RON SIBIU — 765,521 RON SUCEAVA — 83,747 RON TELEORMAN — 42,501 RON TIMIȘ — 1.82 Mn. TULCEA — 122,181 RON VÂLCEA — 57,618 RON VASLUI — 162,569 RON VRANCEA — 229,360 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
ILFOV Bucharest-Ilfov 619,461 517,643 51,500 6,675,338 7,244,481 12 21.6%
BUCUREȘTI Bucharest-Ilfov 1,713,832 2,756,180 1,602,001 2,780,694 7,138,875 4 21.3%
NEAMȚ North-East 444,666 167,465 29,242 2,924,082 3,120,789 7 9.3%
CLUJ North-West 701,564 333,625 213,050 1,889,907 2,436,582 3 7.3%
TIMIȘ West 672,972 1,662,255 94,101 60,000 1,816,356 3 5.4%
BRAȘOV Centre 564,632 739,848 13,176 168,000 921,024 2 2.7%
PRAHOVA South-Muntenia 683,460 817,199 18,398 — 835,597 1 2.5%
SIBIU Centre 396,679 234,112 81,409 450,000 765,521 2 2.3%
GALAȚI South-East 486,387 437,049 294,211 — 731,260 2 2.2%
MUREȘ Centre 519,813 690,395 18,651 — 709,046 1 2.1%
DÂMBOVIȚA South-Muntenia 475,812 518,289 18,598 — 536,887 1 1.6%
IAȘI North-East 781,948 511,574 22,783 — 534,357 1 1.6%
BIHOR North-West 558,623 403,591 112,900 — 516,491 1 1.5%
CONSTANȚA South-East 656,512 442,693 60,959 — 503,652 1 1.5%
CARAȘ-SEVERIN West 240,283 484,089 — — 484,089 2 1.4%
BOTOȘANI North-East 386,529 425,323 3,400 — 428,723 1 1.3%
BUZĂU South-East 393,136 409,925 9,539 — 419,464 1 1.3%
CĂLĂRAȘI South-Muntenia 277,347 372,468 — — 372,468 1 1.1%
ARGEȘ South-Muntenia 561,864 298,951 55,360 — 354,311 1 1.1%
COVASNA Centre 199,596 313,741 1,300 — 315,041 2 0.9%
ALBA Centre 324,901 281,792 3,500 — 285,292 1 0.9%
GIURGIU South-Muntenia 258,793 194,480 84,034 — 278,514 1 0.8%
HUNEDOARA West 349,011 261,691 — — 261,691 1 0.8%
MEHEDINȚI South-West Oltenia 226,429 233,556 8,656 — 242,212 1 0.7%
VRANCEA South-East 330,157 86,563 142,797 — 229,360 1 0.7%
ARAD West 410,058 215,110 4,652 — 219,762 1 0.7%
DOLJ South-West Oltenia 594,523 195,291 7,342 — 202,633 0 0.6%
BACĂU North-East 590,169 185,931 16,287 — 202,218 0 0.6%
SATU MARE North-West 330,046 165,214 30,991 — 196,205 1 0.6%
VASLUI North-East 363,247 112,802 49,767 — 162,569 0 0.5%
MARAMUREȘ North-West 451,086 119,036 35,056 — 154,092 0 0.5%
BISTRIȚA-NĂSĂUD North-West 298,129 153,784 — — 153,784 1 0.5%
OLT South-West Oltenia 372,181 121,307 14,870 — 136,177 0 0.4%
TULCEA South-East 186,131 121,021 1,160 — 122,181 1 0.4%
BRĂILA South-East 269,804 113,592 2,060 — 115,652 0 0.3%
GORJ South-West Oltenia 306,938 85,229 — — 85,229 0 0.3%
SUCEAVA North-East 648,164 78,347 5,400 — 83,747 0 0.3%
HARGHITA Centre 292,267 63,129 7,115 — 70,244 0 0.2%
VÂLCEA South-West Oltenia 337,988 22,129 35,489 — 57,618 0 0.2%
SĂLAJ North-West 210,335 48,356 850 — 49,206 0 0.2%
TELEORMAN South-Muntenia 308,440 42,501 — — 42,501 0 0.1%
IALOMIȚA South-Muntenia 247,409 21,355 — — 21,355 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
NEAMȚ 2,924,082 2,924,082 0
ILFOV 6,675,338 2,872,447 −3,802,891
CLUJ 1,889,907 1,889,907 0
BUCUREȘTI 2,780,694 1,649,979 −1,130,715
SIBIU 450,000 824,264 +374,264
PRAHOVA 0 796,552 +796,552
TIMIȘ 60,000 349,483 +289,483
BACĂU 0 230,261 +230,261
BRAȘOV 168,000 168,000 0
ARGEȘ 0 34,395 +34,395
CONSTANȚA 0 6,987 +6,987
GALAȚI 0 0 0
MUREȘ 0 0 0
DÂMBOVIȚA 0 0 0
IAȘI 0 0 0
BIHOR 0 0 0
CARAȘ-SEVERIN 0 0 0
BOTOȘANI 0 0 0
BUZĂU 0 0 0
CĂLĂRAȘI 0 0 0
COVASNA 0 0 0
ALBA 0 0 0
GIURGIU 0 0 0
HUNEDOARA 0 0 0
MEHEDINȚI 0 0 0
VRANCEA 0 0 0
ARAD 0 0 0
DOLJ 0 0 0
SATU MARE 0 0 0
VASLUI 0 0 0
MARAMUREȘ 0 0 0
BISTRIȚA-NĂSĂUD 0 0 0
OLT 0 0 0
TULCEA 0 0 0
BRĂILA 0 0 0
GORJ 0 0 0
SUCEAVA 0 0 0
HARGHITA 0 0 0
VÂLCEA 0 0 0
SĂLAJ 0 0 0
TELEORMAN 0 0 0
IALOMIȚA 0 0 0

Another 3.20 Mn. (21.4% 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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