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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 924

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 — 360,315 RON ARAD — 69,934 RON ARGEȘ — 50,496 RON BACĂU — 247,193 RON BIHOR — 125,032 RON BISTRIȚA-NĂSĂUD — 9,337 RON BOTOȘANI — 7,874 RON BRĂILA — 97,503 RON BRAȘOV — 1.57 Mn. BUCUREȘTI — 19.05 Mn. BUZĂU — 265,842 RON CĂLĂRAȘI — 147,108 RON CARAȘ-SEVERIN — 972 RON CLUJ — 349,558 RON CONSTANȚA — 895,849 RON COVASNA — 8,549 RON DÂMBOVIȚA — 1,950 RON DOLJ — 672,706 RON GALAȚI — 928,698 RON GIURGIU — 97,020 RON GORJ — 758,552 RON HARGHITA — 10,400 RON HUNEDOARA — 1.32 Mn. IALOMIȚA — 259 RON IAȘI — 79,057 RON ILFOV — 326,997 RON MARAMUREȘ — 10,465 RON MEHEDINȚI — 25,850 RON MUREȘ — 9,600 RON NEAMȚ — 215,971 RON OLT — 57,771 RON PRAHOVA — 40,008 RON SĂLAJ — 86,454 RON SATU MARE — 55,826 RON SIBIU — 1.20 Mn. SUCEAVA — 31,784 RON TELEORMAN — 5,943 RON TIMIȘ — 262,344 RON TULCEA — 136,408 RON VÂLCEA — 39,500 RON VASLUI — 2,747 RON VRANCEA — 130,615 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 14,913,229 3,213,347 922,192 19,048,768 11 64.0%
BRAȘOV Centre 564,632 1,560,660 4,800 — 1,565,460 3 5.3%
HUNEDOARA West 349,011 1,315,870 8,072 — 1,323,942 4 4.5%
SIBIU Centre 396,679 19,850 1,181,090 — 1,200,940 3 4.0%
GALAȚI South-East 486,387 867,846 60,852 — 928,698 2 3.1%
CONSTANȚA South-East 656,512 688,915 69,434 137,500 895,849 1 3.0%
GORJ South-West Oltenia 306,938 161,052 597,500 — 758,552 2 2.6%
DOLJ South-West Oltenia 594,523 479,912 20,294 172,500 672,706 1 2.3%
ALBA Centre 324,901 360,015 300 — 360,315 1 1.2%
CLUJ North-West 701,564 310,895 38,663 — 349,558 1 1.2%
ILFOV Bucharest-Ilfov 619,461 281,520 45,477 — 326,997 1 1.1%
BUZĂU South-East 393,136 243,000 22,842 — 265,842 1 0.9%
TIMIȘ West 672,972 220,679 41,665 — 262,344 0 0.9%
BACĂU North-East 590,169 247,193 — — 247,193 0 0.8%
NEAMȚ North-East 444,666 101,455 114,516 — 215,971 0 0.7%
CĂLĂRAȘI South-Muntenia 277,347 147,108 — — 147,108 1 0.5%
TULCEA South-East 186,131 136,408 — — 136,408 1 0.5%
VRANCEA South-East 330,157 118,944 11,671 — 130,615 0 0.4%
BIHOR North-West 558,623 29,532 95,500 — 125,032 0 0.4%
BRĂILA South-East 269,804 97,503 — — 97,503 0 0.3%
GIURGIU South-Muntenia 258,793 96,784 236 — 97,020 0 0.3%
SĂLAJ North-West 210,335 85,953 501 — 86,454 0 0.3%
IAȘI North-East 781,948 69,749 9,308 — 79,057 0 0.3%
ARAD West 410,058 52,008 17,926 — 69,934 0 0.2%
OLT South-West Oltenia 372,181 57,771 — — 57,771 0 0.2%
SATU MARE North-West 330,046 55,826 — — 55,826 0 0.2%
ARGEȘ South-Muntenia 561,864 45,485 5,011 — 50,496 0 0.2%
PRAHOVA South-Muntenia 683,460 35,487 4,521 — 40,008 0 0.1%
VÂLCEA South-West Oltenia 337,988 39,500 — — 39,500 0 0.1%
SUCEAVA North-East 648,164 27,214 4,570 — 31,784 0 0.1%
MEHEDINȚI South-West Oltenia 226,429 25,000 850 — 25,850 0 0.1%
MARAMUREȘ North-West 451,086 6,926 3,539 — 10,465 0 0.0%
HARGHITA Centre 292,267 9,800 600 — 10,400 0 0.0%
MUREȘ Centre 519,813 9,600 — — 9,600 0 0.0%
BISTRIȚA-NĂSĂUD North-West 298,129 500 8,837 — 9,337 0 0.0%
COVASNA Centre 199,596 5,799 2,750 — 8,549 0 0.0%
BOTOȘANI North-East 386,529 6,030 1,844 — 7,874 0 0.0%
TELEORMAN South-Muntenia 308,440 5,943 — — 5,943 0 0.0%
VASLUI North-East 363,247 — 2,747 — 2,747 0 0.0%
DÂMBOVIȚA South-Muntenia 475,812 200 1,750 — 1,950 0 0.0%
CARAȘ-SEVERIN West 240,283 972 — — 972 0 0.0%
IALOMIȚA South-Muntenia 247,409 — 259 — 259 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 922,192 717,250 −204,942
DOLJ 172,500 172,500 0
CONSTANȚA 137,500 137,500 0
BRAȘOV 0 0 0
HUNEDOARA 0 0 0
SIBIU 0 0 0
GALAȚI 0 0 0
GORJ 0 0 0
ALBA 0 0 0
CLUJ 0 0 0
ILFOV 0 0 0
BUZĂU 0 0 0
TIMIȘ 0 0 0
BACĂU 0 0 0
NEAMȚ 0 0 0
CĂLĂRAȘI 0 0 0
TULCEA 0 0 0
VRANCEA 0 0 0
BIHOR 0 0 0
BRĂILA 0 0 0
GIURGIU 0 0 0
SĂLAJ 0 0 0
IAȘI 0 0 0
ARAD 0 0 0
OLT 0 0 0
SATU MARE 0 0 0
ARGEȘ 0 0 0
PRAHOVA 0 0 0
VÂLCEA 0 0 0
SUCEAVA 0 0 0
MEHEDINȚI 0 0 0
MARAMUREȘ 0 0 0
HARGHITA 0 0 0
MUREȘ 0 0 0
BISTRIȚA-NĂSĂUD 0 0 0
COVASNA 0 0 0
BOTOȘANI 0 0 0
TELEORMAN 0 0 0
VASLUI 0 0 0
DÂMBOVIȚA 0 0 0
CARAȘ-SEVERIN 0 0 0
IALOMIȚA 0 0 0

Another 204,942 RON (16.6% 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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