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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 763

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 — 626,938 RON ARAD — 899,450 RON ARGEȘ — 56,295 RON BACĂU — 694,461 RON BIHOR — 237,062 RON BISTRIȚA-NĂSĂUD — 2,808 RON BOTOȘANI — 171,239 RON BRĂILA — 109,500 RON BRAȘOV — 9,219 RON BUCUREȘTI — 720,806 RON BUZĂU — 313,680 RON CĂLĂRAȘI — 14,914 RON CARAȘ-SEVERIN — 135,513 RON CLUJ — 314,360 RON CONSTANȚA — 7.61 Mn. COVASNA — 66,265 RON DÂMBOVIȚA — 30,360 RON DOLJ — 839,959 RON GALAȚI — 106,326 RON GIURGIU — 195,281 RON GORJ — 42,540 RON HARGHITA — 63,420 RON HUNEDOARA — 208,337 RON IALOMIȚA — 15,940 RON IAȘI — 393,671 RON ILFOV — 144,310 RON MARAMUREȘ — 362,343 RON MEHEDINȚI — 138,259 RON MUREȘ — 55,256 RON NEAMȚ — 141,399 RON OLT — 40,459 RON PRAHOVA — 175,707 RON SĂLAJ — 95,331 RON SATU MARE — 9,200 RON SIBIU — 264,126 RON SUCEAVA — 15,994 RON TELEORMAN — 111,383 RON TIMIȘ — 269,500 RON TULCEA — 600 RON VÂLCEA — 124,229 RON VASLUI — 220,642 RON VRANCEA — 183,901 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
CONSTANȚA South-East 656,512 883,090 280,000 6,448,800 7,611,890 12 46.9%
ARAD West 410,058 876,272 23,178 — 899,450 2 5.5%
DOLJ South-West Oltenia 594,523 839,959 — — 839,959 1 5.2%
BUCUREȘTI Bucharest-Ilfov 1,713,832 450,525 270,281 — 720,806 0 4.4%
BACĂU North-East 590,169 685,260 9,201 — 694,461 1 4.3%
ALBA Centre 324,901 624,138 2,800 — 626,938 2 3.9%
IAȘI North-East 781,948 293,405 95,586 4,680 393,671 1 2.4%
MARAMUREȘ North-West 451,086 359,323 3,020 — 362,343 1 2.2%
CLUJ North-West 701,564 299,410 14,950 — 314,360 0 1.9%
BUZĂU South-East 393,136 313,680 — — 313,680 1 1.9%
TIMIȘ West 672,972 184,060 85,440 — 269,500 0 1.7%
SIBIU Centre 396,679 214,576 49,550 — 264,126 1 1.6%
BIHOR North-West 558,623 189,209 47,853 — 237,062 0 1.5%
VASLUI North-East 363,247 202,992 17,650 — 220,642 1 1.4%
HUNEDOARA West 349,011 200,102 8,235 — 208,337 1 1.3%
GIURGIU South-Muntenia 258,793 195,281 — — 195,281 1 1.2%
VRANCEA South-East 330,157 176,191 7,710 — 183,901 1 1.1%
PRAHOVA South-Muntenia 683,460 175,707 — — 175,707 0 1.1%
BOTOȘANI North-East 386,529 169,575 1,664 — 171,239 0 1.1%
ILFOV Bucharest-Ilfov 619,461 137,560 6,750 — 144,310 0 0.9%
NEAMȚ North-East 444,666 138,899 2,500 — 141,399 0 0.9%
MEHEDINȚI South-West Oltenia 226,429 138,259 — — 138,259 1 0.9%
CARAȘ-SEVERIN West 240,283 135,513 — — 135,513 1 0.8%
VÂLCEA South-West Oltenia 337,988 121,551 2,678 — 124,229 0 0.8%
TELEORMAN South-Muntenia 308,440 105,983 5,400 — 111,383 0 0.7%
BRĂILA South-East 269,804 109,500 — — 109,500 0 0.7%
GALAȚI South-East 486,387 103,626 2,700 — 106,326 0 0.7%
SĂLAJ North-West 210,335 94,071 1,260 — 95,331 0 0.6%
COVASNA Centre 199,596 66,265 — — 66,265 0 0.4%
HARGHITA Centre 292,267 63,420 — — 63,420 0 0.4%
ARGEȘ South-Muntenia 561,864 54,445 1,850 — 56,295 0 0.4%
MUREȘ Centre 519,813 45,256 10,000 — 55,256 0 0.3%
GORJ South-West Oltenia 306,938 42,540 — — 42,540 0 0.3%
OLT South-West Oltenia 372,181 40,459 — — 40,459 0 0.3%
DÂMBOVIȚA South-Muntenia 475,812 30,360 — — 30,360 0 0.2%
SUCEAVA North-East 648,164 11,544 4,450 — 15,994 0 0.1%
IALOMIȚA South-Muntenia 247,409 13,440 2,500 — 15,940 0 0.1%
CĂLĂRAȘI South-Muntenia 277,347 14,914 — — 14,914 0 0.1%
BRAȘOV Centre 564,632 7,119 2,100 — 9,219 0 0.1%
SATU MARE North-West 330,046 9,200 — — 9,200 0 0.1%
BISTRIȚA-NĂSĂUD North-West 298,129 2,808 — — 2,808 0 0.0%
TULCEA South-East 186,131 600 — — 600 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
CONSTANȚA 6,448,800 6,448,800 0
IAȘI 4,680 4,680 0
ARAD 0 0 0
DOLJ 0 0 0
BUCUREȘTI 0 0 0
BACĂU 0 0 0
ALBA 0 0 0
MARAMUREȘ 0 0 0
CLUJ 0 0 0
BUZĂU 0 0 0
TIMIȘ 0 0 0
SIBIU 0 0 0
BIHOR 0 0 0
VASLUI 0 0 0
HUNEDOARA 0 0 0
GIURGIU 0 0 0
VRANCEA 0 0 0
PRAHOVA 0 0 0
BOTOȘANI 0 0 0
ILFOV 0 0 0
NEAMȚ 0 0 0
MEHEDINȚI 0 0 0
CARAȘ-SEVERIN 0 0 0
VÂLCEA 0 0 0
TELEORMAN 0 0 0
BRĂILA 0 0 0
GALAȚI 0 0 0
SĂLAJ 0 0 0
COVASNA 0 0 0
HARGHITA 0 0 0
ARGEȘ 0 0 0
MUREȘ 0 0 0
GORJ 0 0 0
OLT 0 0 0
DÂMBOVIȚA 0 0 0
SUCEAVA 0 0 0
IALOMIȚA 0 0 0
CĂLĂRAȘI 0 0 0
BRAȘOV 0 0 0
SATU MARE 0 0 0
BISTRIȚA-NĂSĂUD 0 0 0
TULCEA 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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