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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 806

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 — 1,916 RON ARAD — 7,306 RON ARGEȘ — 33,000 RON BACĂU — 35,649 RON BIHOR — 20,659 RON BISTRIȚA-NĂSĂUD — 43,590 RON BOTOȘANI — 22,628 RON BRĂILA — 31,760 RON BRAȘOV — 118,094 RON BUCUREȘTI — 2.41 Mn. BUZĂU — 3,600 RON CĂLĂRAȘI — No data CARAȘ-SEVERIN — No data CLUJ — 32,500 RON CONSTANȚA — 189,747 RON COVASNA — 11,779 RON DÂMBOVIȚA — 9,699 RON DOLJ — 15,667 RON GALAȚI — 158,143 RON GIURGIU — No data GORJ — 49,000 RON HARGHITA — 1,080 RON HUNEDOARA — No data IALOMIȚA — 153,093 RON IAȘI — 66,309 RON ILFOV — 39,067 RON MARAMUREȘ — 70,421 RON MEHEDINȚI — 8,403 RON MUREȘ — 47,130 RON NEAMȚ — 5,760 RON OLT — No data PRAHOVA — 96,568 RON SĂLAJ — No data SATU MARE — 6,000 RON SIBIU — 24,597 RON SUCEAVA — 297,000 RON TELEORMAN — 4,040 RON TIMIȘ — 158,500 RON TULCEA — 1,559 RON VÂLCEA — 2,700 RON VASLUI — 4,084 RON VRANCEA — 7,903 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 1,713,832 275,340 532,276 1,598,100 2,405,716 1 57.5%
SUCEAVA North-East 648,164 258,581 38,419 — 297,000 0 7.1%
CONSTANȚA South-East 656,512 162,190 27,557 — 189,747 0 4.5%
TIMIȘ West 672,972 158,500 — — 158,500 0 3.8%
GALAȚI South-East 486,387 20,143 138,000 — 158,143 0 3.8%
IALOMIȚA South-Muntenia 247,409 54,742 98,351 — 153,093 1 3.7%
BRAȘOV Centre 564,632 116,454 1,640 — 118,094 0 2.8%
PRAHOVA South-Muntenia 683,460 72,066 24,502 — 96,568 0 2.3%
MARAMUREȘ North-West 451,086 65,421 5,000 — 70,421 0 1.7%
IAȘI North-East 781,948 66,009 300 — 66,309 0 1.6%
GORJ South-West Oltenia 306,938 49,000 — — 49,000 0 1.2%
MUREȘ Centre 519,813 33,098 14,032 — 47,130 0 1.1%
BISTRIȚA-NĂSĂUD North-West 298,129 26,030 17,560 — 43,590 0 1.0%
ILFOV Bucharest-Ilfov 619,461 24,590 14,477 — 39,067 0 0.9%
BACĂU North-East 590,169 35,649 — — 35,649 0 0.9%
ARGEȘ South-Muntenia 561,864 30,000 3,000 — 33,000 0 0.8%
CLUJ North-West 701,564 1,800 30,700 — 32,500 0 0.8%
BRĂILA South-East 269,804 31,760 — — 31,760 0 0.8%
SIBIU Centre 396,679 9,235 15,362 — 24,597 0 0.6%
BOTOȘANI North-East 386,529 22,628 — — 22,628 0 0.5%
BIHOR North-West 558,623 18,600 2,059 — 20,659 0 0.5%
DOLJ South-West Oltenia 594,523 15,667 — — 15,667 0 0.4%
COVASNA Centre 199,596 9,854 1,925 — 11,779 0 0.3%
DÂMBOVIȚA South-Muntenia 475,812 4,740 4,959 — 9,699 0 0.2%
MEHEDINȚI South-West Oltenia 226,429 8,403 — — 8,403 0 0.2%
VRANCEA South-East 330,157 3,453 4,450 — 7,903 0 0.2%
ARAD West 410,058 2,806 4,500 — 7,306 0 0.2%
SATU MARE North-West 330,046 6,000 — — 6,000 0 0.1%
NEAMȚ North-East 444,666 5,760 — — 5,760 0 0.1%
VASLUI North-East 363,247 — 4,084 — 4,084 0 0.1%
TELEORMAN South-Muntenia 308,440 — 4,040 — 4,040 0 0.1%
BUZĂU South-East 393,136 — 3,600 — 3,600 0 0.1%
VÂLCEA South-West Oltenia 337,988 — 2,700 — 2,700 0 0.1%
ALBA Centre 324,901 — 1,916 — 1,916 0 0.1%
TULCEA South-East 186,131 700 859 — 1,559 0 0.0%
HARGHITA Centre 292,267 — 1,080 — 1,080 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 1,598,100 1,587,300 −10,800
SUCEAVA 0 0 0
CONSTANȚA 0 0 0
TIMIȘ 0 0 0
GALAȚI 0 0 0
IALOMIȚA 0 0 0
BRAȘOV 0 0 0
PRAHOVA 0 0 0
MARAMUREȘ 0 0 0
IAȘI 0 0 0
GORJ 0 0 0
MUREȘ 0 0 0
BISTRIȚA-NĂSĂUD 0 0 0
ILFOV 0 0 0
BACĂU 0 0 0
ARGEȘ 0 0 0
CLUJ 0 0 0
BRĂILA 0 0 0
SIBIU 0 0 0
BOTOȘANI 0 0 0
BIHOR 0 0 0
DOLJ 0 0 0
COVASNA 0 0 0
DÂMBOVIȚA 0 0 0
MEHEDINȚI 0 0 0
VRANCEA 0 0 0
ARAD 0 0 0
SATU MARE 0 0 0
NEAMȚ 0 0 0
VASLUI 0 0 0
TELEORMAN 0 0 0
BUZĂU 0 0 0
VÂLCEA 0 0 0
ALBA 0 0 0
TULCEA 0 0 0
HARGHITA 0 0 0

Another 10,800 RON (0.7% 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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