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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 981

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 — 170,240 RON ARAD — 85,389 RON ARGEȘ — 1.27 Mn. BACĂU — 95,050 RON BIHOR — 136,766 RON BISTRIȚA-NĂSĂUD — 303,442 RON BOTOȘANI — 71,820 RON BRĂILA — 91,480 RON BRAȘOV — 1.59 Mn. BUCUREȘTI — 3.75 Mn. BUZĂU — 53,563 RON CĂLĂRAȘI — 70,627 RON CARAȘ-SEVERIN — 11,600 RON CLUJ — 2.06 Mn. CONSTANȚA — 351,744 RON COVASNA — 193,580 RON DÂMBOVIȚA — 61,008 RON DOLJ — 1.35 Mn. GALAȚI — 172,881 RON GIURGIU — 229,755 RON GORJ — 173,756 RON HARGHITA — 5.58 Mn. HUNEDOARA — 288,477 RON IALOMIȚA — 531,253 RON IAȘI — 542,298 RON ILFOV — 555,779 RON MARAMUREȘ — 490,369 RON MEHEDINȚI — 534,108 RON MUREȘ — 845,462 RON NEAMȚ — 73,706 RON OLT — 325,426 RON PRAHOVA — 338,570 RON SĂLAJ — 115,490 RON SATU MARE — 60,945 RON SIBIU — 1.09 Mn. SUCEAVA — 138,822 RON TELEORMAN — 47,808 RON TIMIȘ — 1.87 Mn. TULCEA — 195,712 RON VÂLCEA — 526,567 RON VASLUI — 107,850 RON VRANCEA — 207,624 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
HARGHITA Centre 292,267 5,380,588 195,391 — 5,575,979 19 20.8%
BUCUREȘTI Bucharest-Ilfov 1,713,832 2,598,689 1,154,391 — 3,753,080 2 14.0%
CLUJ North-West 701,564 1,727,478 333,449 — 2,060,927 3 7.7%
TIMIȘ West 672,972 1,089,492 783,504 — 1,872,996 3 7.0%
BRAȘOV Centre 564,632 1,542,707 51,822 — 1,594,529 3 6.0%
DOLJ South-West Oltenia 594,523 667,576 681,028 — 1,348,604 2 5.0%
ARGEȘ South-Muntenia 561,864 699,460 571,843 — 1,271,303 2 4.8%
SIBIU Centre 396,679 220,726 656,395 210,000 1,087,121 3 4.1%
MUREȘ Centre 519,813 833,112 12,350 — 845,462 2 3.2%
ILFOV Bucharest-Ilfov 619,461 41,179 10,400 504,200 555,779 1 2.1%
IAȘI North-East 781,948 184,908 357,390 — 542,298 1 2.0%
MEHEDINȚI South-West Oltenia 226,429 528,059 6,049 — 534,108 2 2.0%
IALOMIȚA South-Muntenia 247,409 526,984 4,269 — 531,253 2 2.0%
VÂLCEA South-West Oltenia 337,988 458,147 68,420 — 526,567 2 2.0%
MARAMUREȘ North-West 451,086 215,650 274,719 — 490,369 1 1.8%
CONSTANȚA South-East 656,512 155,405 196,339 — 351,744 1 1.3%
PRAHOVA South-Muntenia 683,460 262,584 75,986 — 338,570 1 1.3%
OLT South-West Oltenia 372,181 265,540 59,886 — 325,426 1 1.2%
BISTRIȚA-NĂSĂUD North-West 298,129 87,176 216,266 — 303,442 1 1.1%
HUNEDOARA West 349,011 219,404 69,073 — 288,477 1 1.1%
GIURGIU South-Muntenia 258,793 190,745 39,010 — 229,755 1 0.9%
VRANCEA South-East 330,157 78,732 128,892 — 207,624 1 0.8%
TULCEA South-East 186,131 195,712 — — 195,712 1 0.7%
COVASNA Centre 199,596 180,080 13,500 — 193,580 1 0.7%
GORJ South-West Oltenia 306,938 168,476 5,280 — 173,756 1 0.7%
GALAȚI South-East 486,387 72,901 99,980 — 172,881 0 0.7%
ALBA Centre 324,901 83,846 86,394 — 170,240 1 0.6%
SUCEAVA North-East 648,164 124,057 14,765 — 138,822 0 0.5%
BIHOR North-West 558,623 134,766 2,000 — 136,766 0 0.5%
SĂLAJ North-West 210,335 53,350 62,140 — 115,490 1 0.4%
VASLUI North-East 363,247 20,150 87,700 — 107,850 0 0.4%
BACĂU North-East 590,169 45,720 49,330 — 95,050 0 0.4%
BRĂILA South-East 269,804 54,300 37,180 — 91,480 0 0.3%
ARAD West 410,058 79,525 5,864 — 85,389 0 0.3%
NEAMȚ North-East 444,666 65,207 8,499 — 73,706 0 0.3%
BOTOȘANI North-East 386,529 70,380 1,440 — 71,820 0 0.3%
CĂLĂRAȘI South-Muntenia 277,347 13,700 56,927 — 70,627 0 0.3%
DÂMBOVIȚA South-Muntenia 475,812 14,196 46,812 — 61,008 0 0.2%
SATU MARE North-West 330,046 53,945 7,000 — 60,945 0 0.2%
BUZĂU South-East 393,136 24,340 29,223 — 53,563 0 0.2%
TELEORMAN South-Muntenia 308,440 41,794 6,014 — 47,808 0 0.2%
CARAȘ-SEVERIN West 240,283 7,100 4,500 — 11,600 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
ILFOV 504,200 504,200 0
SIBIU 210,000 210,000 0
HARGHITA 0 0 0
BUCUREȘTI 0 0 0
CLUJ 0 0 0
TIMIȘ 0 0 0
BRAȘOV 0 0 0
DOLJ 0 0 0
ARGEȘ 0 0 0
MUREȘ 0 0 0
IAȘI 0 0 0
MEHEDINȚI 0 0 0
IALOMIȚA 0 0 0
VÂLCEA 0 0 0
MARAMUREȘ 0 0 0
CONSTANȚA 0 0 0
PRAHOVA 0 0 0
OLT 0 0 0
BISTRIȚA-NĂSĂUD 0 0 0
HUNEDOARA 0 0 0
GIURGIU 0 0 0
VRANCEA 0 0 0
TULCEA 0 0 0
COVASNA 0 0 0
GORJ 0 0 0
GALAȚI 0 0 0
ALBA 0 0 0
SUCEAVA 0 0 0
BIHOR 0 0 0
SĂLAJ 0 0 0
VASLUI 0 0 0
BACĂU 0 0 0
BRĂILA 0 0 0
ARAD 0 0 0
NEAMȚ 0 0 0
BOTOȘANI 0 0 0
CĂLĂRAȘI 0 0 0
DÂMBOVIȚA 0 0 0
SATU MARE 0 0 0
BUZĂU 0 0 0
TELEORMAN 0 0 0
CARAȘ-SEVERIN 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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