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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 800

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 — 1.04 Mn. ARAD — 1.98 Mn. ARGEȘ — 2.50 Mn. BACĂU — 1.87 Mn. BIHOR — 2.55 Mn. BISTRIȚA-NĂSĂUD — 826,485 RON BOTOȘANI — 1.13 Mn. BRĂILA — 1.14 Mn. BRAȘOV — 2.33 Mn. BUCUREȘTI — 20.01 Mn. BUZĂU — 2.59 Mn. CĂLĂRAȘI — 714,696 RON CARAȘ-SEVERIN — 261,969 RON CLUJ — 3.28 Mn. CONSTANȚA — 2.36 Mn. COVASNA — 1.01 Mn. DÂMBOVIȚA — 1.01 Mn. DOLJ — 1.18 Mn. GALAȚI — 1.24 Mn. GIURGIU — 1.01 Mn. GORJ — 439,595 RON HARGHITA — 1.00 Mn. HUNEDOARA — 2.11 Mn. IALOMIȚA — 1.03 Mn. IAȘI — 1.83 Mn. ILFOV — 2.67 Mn. MARAMUREȘ — 1.07 Mn. MEHEDINȚI — 267,780 RON MUREȘ — 1.19 Mn. NEAMȚ — 708,622 RON OLT — 2.87 Mn. PRAHOVA — 1.38 Mn. SĂLAJ — 1.25 Mn. SATU MARE — 504,032 RON SIBIU — 1.40 Mn. SUCEAVA — 2.81 Mn. TELEORMAN — 287,417 RON TIMIȘ — 2.04 Mn. TULCEA — 584,221 RON VÂLCEA — 2.78 Mn. VASLUI — 1.07 Mn. VRANCEA — 905,970 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 12,945,943 1,840,302 5,225,252 20,011,497 12 24.9%
CLUJ North-West 701,564 3,001,502 283,155 — 3,284,657 5 4.1%
OLT South-West Oltenia 372,181 1,467,467 99,860 1,304,100 2,871,427 8 3.6%
SUCEAVA North-East 648,164 2,739,857 67,253 — 2,807,110 4 3.5%
VÂLCEA South-West Oltenia 337,988 2,751,257 23,922 — 2,775,179 8 3.5%
ILFOV Bucharest-Ilfov 619,461 2,225,729 135,262 305,852 2,666,843 4 3.3%
BUZĂU South-East 393,136 2,301,388 285,510 — 2,586,898 7 3.2%
BIHOR North-West 558,623 2,034,410 379,654 131,600 2,545,664 5 3.2%
ARGEȘ South-Muntenia 561,864 2,336,255 165,092 — 2,501,347 4 3.1%
CONSTANȚA South-East 656,512 2,094,259 265,096 — 2,359,355 4 2.9%
BRAȘOV Centre 564,632 2,170,708 160,084 — 2,330,792 4 2.9%
HUNEDOARA West 349,011 788,559 117,234 1,209,000 2,114,793 6 2.6%
TIMIȘ West 672,972 1,925,899 114,949 — 2,040,848 3 2.5%
ARAD West 410,058 1,888,347 95,855 — 1,984,202 5 2.5%
BACĂU North-East 590,169 1,687,779 179,257 — 1,867,036 3 2.3%
IAȘI North-East 781,948 1,605,285 176,980 47,000 1,829,265 2 2.3%
SIBIU Centre 396,679 1,233,398 23,236 144,000 1,400,634 4 1.8%
PRAHOVA South-Muntenia 683,460 1,045,346 332,990 — 1,378,336 2 1.7%
SĂLAJ North-West 210,335 827,938 420,550 — 1,248,488 6 1.6%
GALAȚI South-East 486,387 1,206,274 14,445 19,800 1,240,519 3 1.6%
MUREȘ Centre 519,813 1,120,229 74,150 — 1,194,379 2 1.5%
DOLJ South-West Oltenia 594,523 1,171,435 13,456 — 1,184,891 2 1.5%
BRĂILA South-East 269,804 1,068,116 73,190 — 1,141,306 4 1.4%
BOTOȘANI North-East 386,529 1,106,487 23,232 — 1,129,719 3 1.4%
VASLUI North-East 363,247 765,572 308,718 — 1,074,290 3 1.3%
MARAMUREȘ North-West 451,086 915,687 150,788 — 1,066,475 2 1.3%
ALBA Centre 324,901 1,026,266 13,664 — 1,039,930 3 1.3%
IALOMIȚA South-Muntenia 247,409 1,008,329 3,300 19,800 1,031,429 4 1.3%
COVASNA Centre 199,596 1,013,551 895 — 1,014,446 5 1.3%
DÂMBOVIȚA South-Muntenia 475,812 998,986 9,997 — 1,008,983 2 1.3%
GIURGIU South-Muntenia 258,793 970,018 35,500 — 1,005,518 4 1.3%
HARGHITA Centre 292,267 751,550 251,136 — 1,002,686 3 1.3%
VRANCEA South-East 330,157 882,856 23,114 — 905,970 3 1.1%
BISTRIȚA-NĂSĂUD North-West 298,129 700,160 126,325 — 826,485 3 1.0%
CĂLĂRAȘI South-Muntenia 277,347 694,496 20,200 — 714,696 3 0.9%
NEAMȚ North-East 444,666 648,902 59,720 — 708,622 2 0.9%
TULCEA South-East 186,131 367,580 216,641 — 584,221 3 0.7%
SATU MARE North-West 330,046 445,190 58,842 — 504,032 2 0.6%
GORJ South-West Oltenia 306,938 429,315 10,280 — 439,595 1 0.6%
TELEORMAN South-Muntenia 308,440 224,497 62,920 — 287,417 1 0.4%
MEHEDINȚI South-West Oltenia 226,429 267,780 — — 267,780 1 0.3%
CARAȘ-SEVERIN West 240,283 261,969 — — 261,969 1 0.3%

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 5,225,252 4,782,607 −442,645
OLT 1,304,100 1,304,100 0
HUNEDOARA 1,209,000 1,209,000 0
HARGHITA 0 430,145 +430,145
ILFOV 305,852 295,958 −9,894
SIBIU 144,000 144,000 0
BIHOR 131,600 131,600 0
IAȘI 47,000 47,000 0
GALAȚI 19,800 19,800 0
IALOMIȚA 19,800 19,800 0
TIMIȘ 0 12,500 +12,500
CLUJ 0 0 0
SUCEAVA 0 0 0
VÂLCEA 0 0 0
BUZĂU 0 0 0
ARGEȘ 0 0 0
CONSTANȚA 0 0 0
BRAȘOV 0 0 0
ARAD 0 0 0
BACĂU 0 0 0
PRAHOVA 0 0 0
SĂLAJ 0 0 0
MUREȘ 0 0 0
DOLJ 0 0 0
BRĂILA 0 0 0
BOTOȘANI 0 0 0
VASLUI 0 0 0
MARAMUREȘ 0 0 0
ALBA 0 0 0
COVASNA 0 0 0
DÂMBOVIȚA 0 0 0
GIURGIU 0 0 0
VRANCEA 0 0 0
BISTRIȚA-NĂSĂUD 0 0 0
CĂLĂRAȘI 0 0 0
NEAMȚ 0 0 0
TULCEA 0 0 0
SATU MARE 0 0 0
GORJ 0 0 0
TELEORMAN 0 0 0
MEHEDINȚI 0 0 0
CARAȘ-SEVERIN 0 0 0

Another 9,894 RON (0.1% 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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