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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 776

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 — 135,800 RON ARAD — 53,009 RON ARGEȘ — 438,830 RON BACĂU — 90,499 RON BIHOR — 93,420 RON BISTRIȚA-NĂSĂUD — 30,867 RON BOTOȘANI — 39,186 RON BRĂILA — 1,000 RON BRAȘOV — 891,858 RON BUCUREȘTI — 202,673 RON BUZĂU — 994,088 RON CĂLĂRAȘI — No data CARAȘ-SEVERIN — 418 RON CLUJ — 61,088 RON CONSTANȚA — 18,000 RON COVASNA — 277,000 RON DÂMBOVIȚA — 41,435 RON DOLJ — 30,000 RON GALAȚI — 17,971 RON GIURGIU — 4,600 RON GORJ — 50,000 RON HARGHITA — 1.80 Mn. HUNEDOARA — 179,800 RON IALOMIȚA — 26,000 RON IAȘI — 12,452 RON ILFOV — 9.85 Mn. MARAMUREȘ — 47,086 RON MEHEDINȚI — No data MUREȘ — 266,629 RON NEAMȚ — 160,850 RON OLT — 11,259 RON PRAHOVA — 962,017 RON SĂLAJ — 36,044 RON SATU MARE — 92,742 RON SIBIU — 239,100 RON SUCEAVA — 196,720 RON TELEORMAN — 8,350 RON TIMIȘ — No data TULCEA — 261,526 RON VÂLCEA — 134,059 RON VASLUI — 25,000 RON VRANCEA — 217,750 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 31,686 110,800 9,703,043 9,845,529 16 54.7%
HARGHITA Centre 292,267 1,388,201 407,024 — 1,795,225 6 10.0%
BUZĂU South-East 393,136 985,200 8,888 — 994,088 3 5.5%
PRAHOVA South-Muntenia 683,460 803,320 158,697 — 962,017 1 5.4%
BRAȘOV Centre 564,632 592,823 299,035 — 891,858 2 5.0%
ARGEȘ South-Muntenia 561,864 399,552 39,278 — 438,830 1 2.4%
COVASNA Centre 199,596 215,000 62,000 — 277,000 1 1.5%
MUREȘ Centre 519,813 57,089 209,540 — 266,629 1 1.5%
TULCEA South-East 186,131 21 261,505 — 261,526 1 1.5%
SIBIU Centre 396,679 132,000 107,100 — 239,100 1 1.3%
VRANCEA South-East 330,157 108,000 109,750 — 217,750 1 1.2%
BUCUREȘTI Bucharest-Ilfov 1,713,832 181,812 20,861 — 202,673 0 1.1%
SUCEAVA North-East 648,164 196,720 — — 196,720 0 1.1%
HUNEDOARA West 349,011 171,800 8,000 — 179,800 1 1.0%
NEAMȚ North-East 444,666 99,000 61,850 — 160,850 0 0.9%
ALBA Centre 324,901 42,000 93,800 — 135,800 0 0.8%
VÂLCEA South-West Oltenia 337,988 89,059 45,000 — 134,059 0 0.8%
BIHOR North-West 558,623 93,420 — — 93,420 0 0.5%
SATU MARE North-West 330,046 78,242 14,500 — 92,742 0 0.5%
BACĂU North-East 590,169 27,199 63,300 — 90,499 0 0.5%
CLUJ North-West 701,564 18,088 43,000 — 61,088 0 0.3%
ARAD West 410,058 53,009 — — 53,009 0 0.3%
GORJ South-West Oltenia 306,938 26,000 24,000 — 50,000 0 0.3%
MARAMUREȘ North-West 451,086 34,086 13,000 — 47,086 0 0.3%
DÂMBOVIȚA South-Muntenia 475,812 40,035 1,400 — 41,435 0 0.2%
BOTOȘANI North-East 386,529 38,186 1,000 — 39,186 0 0.2%
SĂLAJ North-West 210,335 36,044 — — 36,044 0 0.2%
BISTRIȚA-NĂSĂUD North-West 298,129 917 29,950 — 30,867 0 0.2%
DOLJ South-West Oltenia 594,523 26,000 4,000 — 30,000 0 0.2%
IALOMIȚA South-Muntenia 247,409 26,000 — — 26,000 0 0.1%
VASLUI North-East 363,247 24,000 1,000 — 25,000 0 0.1%
CONSTANȚA South-East 656,512 18,000 — — 18,000 0 0.1%
GALAȚI South-East 486,387 12,171 5,800 — 17,971 0 0.1%
IAȘI North-East 781,948 452 12,000 — 12,452 0 0.1%
OLT South-West Oltenia 372,181 11,259 — — 11,259 0 0.1%
TELEORMAN South-Muntenia 308,440 8,350 — — 8,350 0 0.1%
GIURGIU South-Muntenia 258,793 4,600 — — 4,600 0 0.0%
BRĂILA South-East 269,804 1,000 — — 1,000 0 0.0%
CARAȘ-SEVERIN West 240,283 418 — — 418 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
ILFOV 9,703,043 6,565,449 −3,137,594
HARGHITA 0 0 0
BUZĂU 0 0 0
PRAHOVA 0 0 0
BRAȘOV 0 0 0
ARGEȘ 0 0 0
COVASNA 0 0 0
MUREȘ 0 0 0
TULCEA 0 0 0
SIBIU 0 0 0
VRANCEA 0 0 0
BUCUREȘTI 0 0 0
SUCEAVA 0 0 0
HUNEDOARA 0 0 0
NEAMȚ 0 0 0
ALBA 0 0 0
VÂLCEA 0 0 0
BIHOR 0 0 0
SATU MARE 0 0 0
BACĂU 0 0 0
CLUJ 0 0 0
ARAD 0 0 0
GORJ 0 0 0
MARAMUREȘ 0 0 0
DÂMBOVIȚA 0 0 0
BOTOȘANI 0 0 0
SĂLAJ 0 0 0
BISTRIȚA-NĂSĂUD 0 0 0
DOLJ 0 0 0
IALOMIȚA 0 0 0
VASLUI 0 0 0
CONSTANȚA 0 0 0
GALAȚI 0 0 0
IAȘI 0 0 0
OLT 0 0 0
TELEORMAN 0 0 0
GIURGIU 0 0 0
BRĂILA 0 0 0
CARAȘ-SEVERIN 0 0 0

Another 3.14 Mn. (32.3% 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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