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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 850

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 — 284,184 RON ARAD — 31,390 RON ARGEȘ — 572,936 RON BACĂU — 213,527 RON BIHOR — 16,066 RON BISTRIȚA-NĂSĂUD — 228,364 RON BOTOȘANI — 3,339 RON BRĂILA — 18,580 RON BRAȘOV — 114,507 RON BUCUREȘTI — 8.54 Mn. BUZĂU — 219,312 RON CĂLĂRAȘI — 353,802 RON CARAȘ-SEVERIN — 18,556 RON CLUJ — 189,250 RON CONSTANȚA — 210,800 RON COVASNA — 433,004 RON DÂMBOVIȚA — 290,759 RON DOLJ — 76,729 RON GALAȚI — 9,457 RON GIURGIU — 224,743 RON GORJ — 38,005 RON HARGHITA — 237,865 RON HUNEDOARA — No data IALOMIȚA — 205,093 RON IAȘI — 466,890 RON ILFOV — 8,600 RON MARAMUREȘ — 1,007 RON MEHEDINȚI — 1,500 RON MUREȘ — 1.46 Mn. NEAMȚ — 131,670 RON OLT — 8,318 RON PRAHOVA — 44,390 RON SĂLAJ — 5,800 RON SATU MARE — 253,531 RON SIBIU — 128,636 RON SUCEAVA — 305,767 RON TELEORMAN — 4,070 RON TIMIȘ — 48,962 RON TULCEA — No data VÂLCEA — 259,962 RON VASLUI — 3,685 RON VRANCEA — 175,322 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 1,713,832 573,037 634,057 7,334,046 8,541,140 5 53.9%
MUREȘ Centre 519,813 1,358,521 103,200 — 1,461,721 3 9.2%
ARGEȘ South-Muntenia 561,864 428,134 144,802 — 572,936 1 3.6%
IAȘI North-East 781,948 283,490 183,400 — 466,890 1 3.0%
COVASNA Centre 199,596 264,725 168,279 — 433,004 2 2.7%
CĂLĂRAȘI South-Muntenia 277,347 910 352,892 — 353,802 1 2.2%
SUCEAVA North-East 648,164 134,225 171,542 — 305,767 0 1.9%
DÂMBOVIȚA South-Muntenia 475,812 275,759 15,000 — 290,759 1 1.8%
ALBA Centre 324,901 283,859 325 — 284,184 1 1.8%
VÂLCEA South-West Oltenia 337,988 259,962 — — 259,962 1 1.6%
SATU MARE North-West 330,046 901 252,630 — 253,531 1 1.6%
HARGHITA Centre 292,267 235,265 2,600 — 237,865 1 1.5%
BISTRIȚA-NĂSĂUD North-West 298,129 228,364 — — 228,364 1 1.4%
GIURGIU South-Muntenia 258,793 214,285 10,458 — 224,743 1 1.4%
BUZĂU South-East 393,136 210,912 8,400 — 219,312 1 1.4%
BACĂU North-East 590,169 46,917 88,710 77,900 213,527 0 1.4%
CONSTANȚA South-East 656,512 210,400 400 — 210,800 0 1.3%
IALOMIȚA South-Muntenia 247,409 202,593 2,500 — 205,093 1 1.3%
CLUJ North-West 701,564 189,250 — — 189,250 0 1.2%
VRANCEA South-East 330,157 52,895 122,427 — 175,322 1 1.1%
NEAMȚ North-East 444,666 119,670 12,000 — 131,670 0 0.8%
SIBIU Centre 396,679 47,997 80,639 — 128,636 0 0.8%
BRAȘOV Centre 564,632 107,657 4,000 2,850 114,507 0 0.7%
DOLJ South-West Oltenia 594,523 76,729 — — 76,729 0 0.5%
TIMIȘ West 672,972 26,522 22,440 — 48,962 0 0.3%
PRAHOVA South-Muntenia 683,460 44,390 — — 44,390 0 0.3%
GORJ South-West Oltenia 306,938 38,005 — — 38,005 0 0.2%
ARAD West 410,058 30,790 600 — 31,390 0 0.2%
BRĂILA South-East 269,804 18,580 — — 18,580 0 0.1%
CARAȘ-SEVERIN West 240,283 18,556 — — 18,556 0 0.1%
BIHOR North-West 558,623 16,066 — — 16,066 0 0.1%
GALAȚI South-East 486,387 9,457 — — 9,457 0 0.1%
ILFOV Bucharest-Ilfov 619,461 8,600 — — 8,600 0 0.1%
OLT South-West Oltenia 372,181 5,780 2,538 — 8,318 0 0.1%
SĂLAJ North-West 210,335 5,800 — — 5,800 0 0.0%
TELEORMAN South-Muntenia 308,440 4,070 — — 4,070 0 0.0%
VASLUI North-East 363,247 3,185 500 — 3,685 0 0.0%
BOTOȘANI North-East 386,529 3,339 — — 3,339 0 0.0%
MEHEDINȚI South-West Oltenia 226,429 — 1,500 — 1,500 0 0.0%
MARAMUREȘ North-West 451,086 — 1,007 — 1,007 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 7,334,046 7,295,285 −38,761
BACĂU 77,900 77,900 0
BRAȘOV 2,850 2,850 0
MUREȘ 0 0 0
ARGEȘ 0 0 0
IAȘI 0 0 0
COVASNA 0 0 0
CĂLĂRAȘI 0 0 0
SUCEAVA 0 0 0
DÂMBOVIȚA 0 0 0
ALBA 0 0 0
VÂLCEA 0 0 0
SATU MARE 0 0 0
HARGHITA 0 0 0
BISTRIȚA-NĂSĂUD 0 0 0
GIURGIU 0 0 0
BUZĂU 0 0 0
CONSTANȚA 0 0 0
IALOMIȚA 0 0 0
CLUJ 0 0 0
VRANCEA 0 0 0
NEAMȚ 0 0 0
SIBIU 0 0 0
DOLJ 0 0 0
TIMIȘ 0 0 0
PRAHOVA 0 0 0
GORJ 0 0 0
ARAD 0 0 0
BRĂILA 0 0 0
CARAȘ-SEVERIN 0 0 0
BIHOR 0 0 0
GALAȚI 0 0 0
ILFOV 0 0 0
OLT 0 0 0
SĂLAJ 0 0 0
TELEORMAN 0 0 0
VASLUI 0 0 0
BOTOȘANI 0 0 0
MEHEDINȚI 0 0 0
MARAMUREȘ 0 0 0

Another 38,761 RON (0.5% 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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