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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 900

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 — 785,046 RON ARAD — 577,410 RON ARGEȘ — 628,188 RON BACĂU — 35,461 RON BIHOR — 215,814 RON BISTRIȚA-NĂSĂUD — 300,399 RON BOTOȘANI — 900,266 RON BRĂILA — 48,448 RON BRAȘOV — 909,348 RON BUCUREȘTI — 18.32 Mn. BUZĂU — 664,900 RON CĂLĂRAȘI — 10,589 RON CARAȘ-SEVERIN — 2.45 Mn. CLUJ — 2.60 Mn. CONSTANȚA — 21.77 Mn. COVASNA — No data DÂMBOVIȚA — 511,514 RON DOLJ — 1.04 Mn. GALAȚI — 950,455 RON GIURGIU — 376,686 RON GORJ — 178,168 RON HARGHITA — 440,032 RON HUNEDOARA — 255,743 RON IALOMIȚA — 54,142 RON IAȘI — 442,243 RON ILFOV — 835,008 RON MARAMUREȘ — 223,478 RON MEHEDINȚI — 50,277 RON MUREȘ — 556,209 RON NEAMȚ — 1.24 Mn. OLT — 571,687 RON PRAHOVA — 1.25 Mn. SĂLAJ — 67,238 RON SATU MARE — 15,843 RON SIBIU — 5.06 Mn. SUCEAVA — 222,750 RON TELEORMAN — 22,899 RON TIMIȘ — 533,295 RON TULCEA — 1.20 Mn. VÂLCEA — 178,974 RON VASLUI — 228,032 RON VRANCEA — 410,028 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 3,596,294 406,589 17,766,375 21,769,258 33 32.4%
BUCUREȘTI Bucharest-Ilfov 1,713,832 6,966,342 728,346 10,624,141 18,318,829 11 27.3%
SIBIU Centre 396,679 1,112,189 1,214,839 2,734,733 5,061,761 13 7.5%
CLUJ North-West 701,564 597,050 64,070 1,939,208 2,600,328 4 3.9%
CARAȘ-SEVERIN West 240,283 87,540 12,232 2,347,680 2,447,452 10 3.7%
PRAHOVA South-Muntenia 683,460 987,111 263,470 — 1,250,581 2 1.9%
NEAMȚ North-East 444,666 1,197,604 38,017 — 1,235,621 3 1.8%
TULCEA South-East 186,131 1,197,779 1,612 — 1,199,391 6 1.8%
DOLJ South-West Oltenia 594,523 305,459 109,744 624,763 1,039,966 2 1.6%
GALAȚI South-East 486,387 334,007 328,310 288,138 950,455 2 1.4%
BRAȘOV Centre 564,632 904,048 5,300 — 909,348 2 1.4%
BOTOȘANI North-East 386,529 898,016 2,250 — 900,266 2 1.3%
ILFOV Bucharest-Ilfov 619,461 835,008 — — 835,008 1 1.2%
ALBA Centre 324,901 582,831 202,215 — 785,046 2 1.2%
BUZĂU South-East 393,136 663,525 1,375 — 664,900 2 1.0%
ARGEȘ South-Muntenia 561,864 559,380 68,808 — 628,188 1 0.9%
ARAD West 410,058 528,696 48,714 — 577,410 1 0.9%
OLT South-West Oltenia 372,181 571,687 — — 571,687 2 0.9%
MUREȘ Centre 519,813 51,729 504,480 — 556,209 1 0.8%
TIMIȘ West 672,972 448,806 84,489 — 533,295 1 0.8%
DÂMBOVIȚA South-Muntenia 475,812 510,359 1,155 — 511,514 1 0.8%
IAȘI North-East 781,948 440,832 1,411 — 442,243 1 0.7%
HARGHITA Centre 292,267 428,535 11,497 — 440,032 2 0.7%
VRANCEA South-East 330,157 409,652 376 — 410,028 1 0.6%
GIURGIU South-Muntenia 258,793 369,386 7,300 — 376,686 1 0.6%
BISTRIȚA-NĂSĂUD North-West 298,129 279,737 20,662 — 300,399 1 0.5%
HUNEDOARA West 349,011 255,743 — — 255,743 1 0.4%
VASLUI North-East 363,247 144,464 83,568 — 228,032 1 0.3%
MARAMUREȘ North-West 451,086 216,040 7,438 — 223,478 1 0.3%
SUCEAVA North-East 648,164 219,026 3,724 — 222,750 0 0.3%
BIHOR North-West 558,623 91,645 124,169 — 215,814 0 0.3%
VÂLCEA South-West Oltenia 337,988 136,959 42,015 — 178,974 1 0.3%
GORJ South-West Oltenia 306,938 178,168 — — 178,168 1 0.3%
SĂLAJ North-West 210,335 67,238 — — 67,238 0 0.1%
IALOMIȚA South-Muntenia 247,409 38,470 15,672 — 54,142 0 0.1%
MEHEDINȚI South-West Oltenia 226,429 43,037 7,240 — 50,277 0 0.1%
BRĂILA South-East 269,804 48,268 180 — 48,448 0 0.1%
BACĂU North-East 590,169 10,716 24,745 — 35,461 0 0.1%
TELEORMAN South-Muntenia 308,440 6,760 16,139 — 22,899 0 0.0%
SATU MARE North-West 330,046 15,843 — — 15,843 0 0.0%
CĂLĂRAȘI South-Muntenia 277,347 8,580 2,009 — 10,589 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 17,766,375 17,766,375 0
BUCUREȘTI 10,624,141 10,400,950 −223,191
CARAȘ-SEVERIN 2,347,680 2,347,680 0
CLUJ 1,939,208 1,939,208 0
SIBIU 2,734,733 943,042 −1,791,691
DOLJ 624,763 541,264 −83,499
GALAȚI 288,138 371,637 +83,499
BACĂU 0 181,730 +181,730
PRAHOVA 0 0 0
NEAMȚ 0 0 0
TULCEA 0 0 0
BRAȘOV 0 0 0
BOTOȘANI 0 0 0
ILFOV 0 0 0
ALBA 0 0 0
BUZĂU 0 0 0
ARGEȘ 0 0 0
ARAD 0 0 0
OLT 0 0 0
MUREȘ 0 0 0
TIMIȘ 0 0 0
DÂMBOVIȚA 0 0 0
IAȘI 0 0 0
HARGHITA 0 0 0
VRANCEA 0 0 0
GIURGIU 0 0 0
BISTRIȚA-NĂSĂUD 0 0 0
HUNEDOARA 0 0 0
VASLUI 0 0 0
MARAMUREȘ 0 0 0
SUCEAVA 0 0 0
BIHOR 0 0 0
VÂLCEA 0 0 0
GORJ 0 0 0
SĂLAJ 0 0 0
IALOMIȚA 0 0 0
MEHEDINȚI 0 0 0
BRĂILA 0 0 0
TELEORMAN 0 0 0
SATU MARE 0 0 0
CĂLĂRAȘI 0 0 0

Another 1.83 Mn. (5.0% 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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