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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.

Figures cover: 2018–2026, all years · CPV 985

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 — 519,200 RON ARAD — 1.08 Mn. ARGEȘ — No data BACĂU — 280,636 RON BIHOR — 1.28 Mn. BISTRIȚA-NĂSĂUD — 242,072 RON BOTOȘANI — 431,872 RON BRĂILA — 190,800 RON BRAȘOV — 197,136 RON BUCUREȘTI — 1.86 Mn. BUZĂU — No data CĂLĂRAȘI — No data CARAȘ-SEVERIN — 211,415 RON CLUJ — No data CONSTANȚA — 659,808 RON COVASNA — 11.60 Mn. DÂMBOVIȚA — 145,056 RON DOLJ — No data GALAȚI — No data GIURGIU — No data GORJ — No data HARGHITA — 25.35 Mn. HUNEDOARA — 738,326 RON IALOMIȚA — No data IAȘI — 973,576 RON ILFOV — 867,900 RON MARAMUREȘ — No data MEHEDINȚI — 53,186 RON MUREȘ — 7.15 Mn. NEAMȚ — 85,000 RON OLT — No data PRAHOVA — No data SĂLAJ — No data SATU MARE — 657,657 RON SIBIU — 417,204 RON SUCEAVA — No data TELEORMAN — No data TIMIȘ — 275,021 RON TULCEA — No data VÂLCEA — No data VASLUI — 558,624 RON VRANCEA — 129,600 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

Every county
County Region Population Direct purchases Offline purchases Tenders Total Lei per person Share
HARGHITA Centre 292,267 24,123,193 1,229,993 — 25,353,186 87 45.3%
COVASNA Centre 199,596 11,386,210 215,592 — 11,601,802 58 20.7%
MUREȘ Centre 519,813 7,146,298 — — 7,146,298 14 12.8%
BUCUREȘTI Bucharest-Ilfov 1,713,832 740,922 1,123,193 — 1,864,115 1 3.3%
BIHOR North-West 558,623 1,241,752 — 34,768 1,276,520 2 2.3%
ARAD West 410,058 1,082,310 — — 1,082,310 3 1.9%
IAȘI North-East 781,948 973,576 — — 973,576 1 1.7%
ILFOV Bucharest-Ilfov 619,461 867,900 — — 867,900 1 1.6%
HUNEDOARA West 349,011 738,326 — — 738,326 2 1.3%
CONSTANȚA South-East 656,512 659,808 — — 659,808 1 1.2%
SATU MARE North-West 330,046 540,004 117,653 — 657,657 2 1.2%
VASLUI North-East 363,247 558,624 — — 558,624 2 1.0%
ALBA Centre 324,901 519,200 — — 519,200 2 0.9%
BOTOȘANI North-East 386,529 431,872 — — 431,872 1 0.8%
SIBIU Centre 396,679 417,204 — — 417,204 1 0.8%
BACĂU North-East 590,169 280,636 — — 280,636 0 0.5%
TIMIȘ West 672,972 144,000 131,021 — 275,021 0 0.5%
BISTRIȚA-NĂSĂUD North-West 298,129 242,072 — — 242,072 1 0.4%
CARAȘ-SEVERIN West 240,283 211,415 — — 211,415 1 0.4%
BRAȘOV Centre 564,632 197,136 — — 197,136 0 0.4%
BRĂILA South-East 269,804 — 190,800 — 190,800 1 0.3%
DÂMBOVIȚA South-Muntenia 475,812 145,056 — — 145,056 0 0.3%
VRANCEA South-East 330,157 129,600 — — 129,600 0 0.2%
NEAMȚ North-East 444,666 85,000 — — 85,000 0 0.2%
MEHEDINȚI South-West Oltenia 226,429 — 53,186 — 53,186 0 0.1%

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.

Where it is spent and where it is performed: tenders
County Spent by the county's authorities Performed in the county Difference
BIHOR 34,768 34,768 0
HARGHITA 0 0 0
COVASNA 0 0 0
MUREȘ 0 0 0
BUCUREȘTI 0 0 0
ARAD 0 0 0
IAȘI 0 0 0
ILFOV 0 0 0
HUNEDOARA 0 0 0
CONSTANȚA 0 0 0
SATU MARE 0 0 0
VASLUI 0 0 0
ALBA 0 0 0
BOTOȘANI 0 0 0
SIBIU 0 0 0
BACĂU 0 0 0
TIMIȘ 0 0 0
BISTRIȚA-NĂSĂUD 0 0 0
CARAȘ-SEVERIN 0 0 0
BRAȘOV 0 0 0
BRĂILA 0 0 0
DÂMBOVIȚA 0 0 0
VRANCEA 0 0 0
NEAMȚ 0 0 0
MEHEDINȚI 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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