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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 980

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 — 110,645 RON ARAD — 199,498 RON ARGEȘ — 527,288 RON BACĂU — 452,846 RON BIHOR — 150,048 RON BISTRIȚA-NĂSĂUD — 243,113 RON BOTOȘANI — 1.19 Mn. BRĂILA — 119,393 RON BRAȘOV — 630,563 RON BUCUREȘTI — 1.13 Mn. BUZĂU — 5,187 RON CĂLĂRAȘI — 46,574 RON CARAȘ-SEVERIN — 186,301 RON CLUJ — 323,137 RON CONSTANȚA — 20,378 RON COVASNA — 3.24 Mn. DÂMBOVIȚA — 61,935 RON DOLJ — 682,620 RON GALAȚI — 6,976 RON GIURGIU — 1,831 RON GORJ — 8,539 RON HARGHITA — 527,595 RON HUNEDOARA — 1,711 RON IALOMIȚA — 161,976 RON IAȘI — 129,119 RON ILFOV — 452,290 RON MARAMUREȘ — 73,836 RON MEHEDINȚI — 543,278 RON MUREȘ — 473,422 RON NEAMȚ — 123,166 RON OLT — 76,320 RON PRAHOVA — 33,909 RON SĂLAJ — 36,285 RON SATU MARE — 516,678 RON SIBIU — 953,136 RON SUCEAVA — 51,946 RON TELEORMAN — 86,766 RON TIMIȘ — 527,024 RON TULCEA — 23,060 RON VÂLCEA — 127,392 RON VASLUI — 345,260 RON VRANCEA — 100,831 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
COVASNA Centre 199,596 299,600 81,541 2,859,000 3,240,141 16 22.0%
BOTOȘANI North-East 386,529 534,790 — 651,875 1,186,665 3 8.1%
BUCUREȘTI Bucharest-Ilfov 1,713,832 1,120,541 10,206 — 1,130,747 1 7.7%
SIBIU Centre 396,679 953,136 — — 953,136 2 6.5%
DOLJ South-West Oltenia 594,523 682,620 — — 682,620 1 4.6%
BRAȘOV Centre 564,632 235,678 394,885 — 630,563 1 4.3%
MEHEDINȚI South-West Oltenia 226,429 171,250 372,028 — 543,278 2 3.7%
HARGHITA Centre 292,267 468,354 59,241 — 527,595 2 3.6%
ARGEȘ South-Muntenia 561,864 238,275 289,013 — 527,288 1 3.6%
TIMIȘ West 672,972 526,921 103 — 527,024 1 3.6%
SATU MARE North-West 330,046 464,200 52,478 — 516,678 2 3.5%
MUREȘ Centre 519,813 463,509 9,913 — 473,422 1 3.2%
BACĂU North-East 590,169 446,221 6,625 — 452,846 1 3.1%
ILFOV Bucharest-Ilfov 619,461 445,201 7,089 — 452,290 1 3.1%
VASLUI North-East 363,247 270,900 74,360 — 345,260 1 2.4%
CLUJ North-West 701,564 229,767 93,370 — 323,137 0 2.2%
BISTRIȚA-NĂSĂUD North-West 298,129 22,500 220,613 — 243,113 1 1.7%
ARAD West 410,058 188,550 10,948 — 199,498 0 1.4%
CARAȘ-SEVERIN West 240,283 130,802 55,499 — 186,301 1 1.3%
IALOMIȚA South-Muntenia 247,409 149,800 12,176 — 161,976 1 1.1%
BIHOR North-West 558,623 123,581 26,467 — 150,048 0 1.0%
IAȘI North-East 781,948 101,637 27,482 — 129,119 0 0.9%
VÂLCEA South-West Oltenia 337,988 97,960 29,432 — 127,392 0 0.9%
NEAMȚ North-East 444,666 123,142 24 — 123,166 0 0.8%
BRĂILA South-East 269,804 119,393 — — 119,393 0 0.8%
ALBA Centre 324,901 100,212 10,433 — 110,645 0 0.8%
VRANCEA South-East 330,157 96,550 4,281 — 100,831 0 0.7%
TELEORMAN South-Muntenia 308,440 38,877 47,889 — 86,766 0 0.6%
OLT South-West Oltenia 372,181 76,320 — — 76,320 0 0.5%
MARAMUREȘ North-West 451,086 61,667 12,169 — 73,836 0 0.5%
DÂMBOVIȚA South-Muntenia 475,812 61,935 — — 61,935 0 0.4%
SUCEAVA North-East 648,164 42,681 9,265 — 51,946 0 0.4%
CĂLĂRAȘI South-Muntenia 277,347 46,574 — — 46,574 0 0.3%
SĂLAJ North-West 210,335 — 36,285 — 36,285 0 0.3%
PRAHOVA South-Muntenia 683,460 24,355 9,554 — 33,909 0 0.2%
TULCEA South-East 186,131 23,060 — — 23,060 0 0.2%
CONSTANȚA South-East 656,512 20,378 — — 20,378 0 0.1%
GORJ South-West Oltenia 306,938 6,400 2,139 — 8,539 0 0.1%
GALAȚI South-East 486,387 6,625 351 — 6,976 0 0.1%
BUZĂU South-East 393,136 5,187 — — 5,187 0 0.0%
GIURGIU South-Muntenia 258,793 — 1,831 — 1,831 0 0.0%
HUNEDOARA West 349,011 1,711 — — 1,711 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
COVASNA 2,859,000 2,859,000 0
BOTOȘANI 651,875 651,875 0
BUCUREȘTI 0 0 0
SIBIU 0 0 0
DOLJ 0 0 0
BRAȘOV 0 0 0
MEHEDINȚI 0 0 0
HARGHITA 0 0 0
ARGEȘ 0 0 0
TIMIȘ 0 0 0
SATU MARE 0 0 0
MUREȘ 0 0 0
BACĂU 0 0 0
ILFOV 0 0 0
VASLUI 0 0 0
CLUJ 0 0 0
BISTRIȚA-NĂSĂUD 0 0 0
ARAD 0 0 0
CARAȘ-SEVERIN 0 0 0
IALOMIȚA 0 0 0
BIHOR 0 0 0
IAȘI 0 0 0
VÂLCEA 0 0 0
NEAMȚ 0 0 0
BRĂILA 0 0 0
ALBA 0 0 0
VRANCEA 0 0 0
TELEORMAN 0 0 0
OLT 0 0 0
MARAMUREȘ 0 0 0
DÂMBOVIȚA 0 0 0
SUCEAVA 0 0 0
CĂLĂRAȘI 0 0 0
SĂLAJ 0 0 0
PRAHOVA 0 0 0
TULCEA 0 0 0
CONSTANȚA 0 0 0
GORJ 0 0 0
GALAȚI 0 0 0
BUZĂU 0 0 0
GIURGIU 0 0 0
HUNEDOARA 0 0 0

Another 0 RON (0.0% 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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