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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 033

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 — 63,109 RON ARAD — 70,177 RON ARGEȘ — 926,972 RON BACĂU — 269,274 RON BIHOR — 307,402 RON BISTRIȚA-NĂSĂUD — 130,655 RON BOTOȘANI — 265,113 RON BRĂILA — 261,873 RON BRAȘOV — 467,066 RON BUCUREȘTI — 11.99 Mn. BUZĂU — 171,014 RON CĂLĂRAȘI — 516,046 RON CARAȘ-SEVERIN — 109,512 RON CLUJ — 936,013 RON CONSTANȚA — 594,476 RON COVASNA — 505,871 RON DÂMBOVIȚA — 294,326 RON DOLJ — 831,179 RON GALAȚI — 993,225 RON GIURGIU — 41,272 RON GORJ — 72,841 RON HARGHITA — 226,384 RON HUNEDOARA — 117,617 RON IALOMIȚA — 117,985 RON IAȘI — 1.37 Mn. ILFOV — 680,735 RON MARAMUREȘ — 380,768 RON MEHEDINȚI — 12,988 RON MUREȘ — 576,988 RON NEAMȚ — 147,535 RON OLT — 74,473 RON PRAHOVA — 132,932 RON SĂLAJ — 62,289 RON SATU MARE — 72,667 RON SIBIU — 1.31 Mn. SUCEAVA — 91,681 RON TELEORMAN — 154,500 RON TIMIȘ — 1.43 Mn. TULCEA — 251,361 RON VÂLCEA — 187,083 RON VASLUI — 66,705 RON VRANCEA — 146,856 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 8,376,063 2,063,369 1,552,815 11,992,247 7 43.7%
TIMIȘ West 672,972 1,057,364 47,731 323,434 1,428,529 2 5.2%
IAȘI North-East 781,948 890,736 165,543 317,650 1,373,929 2 5.0%
SIBIU Centre 396,679 1,220,893 89,599 — 1,310,492 3 4.8%
GALAȚI South-East 486,387 963,106 30,119 — 993,225 2 3.6%
CLUJ North-West 701,564 643,597 198,250 94,166 936,013 1 3.4%
ARGEȘ South-Muntenia 561,864 701,016 225,956 — 926,972 2 3.4%
DOLJ South-West Oltenia 594,523 385,012 446,167 — 831,179 1 3.0%
ILFOV Bucharest-Ilfov 619,461 678,134 2,601 — 680,735 1 2.5%
CONSTANȚA South-East 656,512 594,395 81 — 594,476 1 2.2%
MUREȘ Centre 519,813 536,861 40,127 — 576,988 1 2.1%
CĂLĂRAȘI South-Muntenia 277,347 492,541 23,505 — 516,046 2 1.9%
COVASNA Centre 199,596 503,149 2,722 — 505,871 3 1.8%
BRAȘOV Centre 564,632 379,230 87,836 — 467,066 1 1.7%
MARAMUREȘ North-West 451,086 126,747 220,806 33,215 380,768 1 1.4%
BIHOR North-West 558,623 261,169 46,233 — 307,402 1 1.1%
DÂMBOVIȚA South-Muntenia 475,812 248,628 — 45,698 294,326 1 1.1%
BACĂU North-East 590,169 249,422 19,852 — 269,274 0 1.0%
BOTOȘANI North-East 386,529 226,117 38,996 — 265,113 1 1.0%
BRĂILA South-East 269,804 203,228 25,675 32,970 261,873 1 1.0%
TULCEA South-East 186,131 251,361 — — 251,361 1 0.9%
HARGHITA Centre 292,267 226,384 — — 226,384 1 0.8%
VÂLCEA South-West Oltenia 337,988 128,402 58,681 — 187,083 1 0.7%
BUZĂU South-East 393,136 157,389 13,625 — 171,014 0 0.6%
TELEORMAN South-Muntenia 308,440 149,357 5,143 — 154,500 1 0.6%
NEAMȚ North-East 444,666 18,671 81,478 47,386 147,535 0 0.5%
VRANCEA South-East 330,157 130,104 16,752 — 146,856 0 0.5%
PRAHOVA South-Muntenia 683,460 123,689 9,243 — 132,932 0 0.5%
BISTRIȚA-NĂSĂUD North-West 298,129 129,535 1,120 — 130,655 0 0.5%
IALOMIȚA South-Muntenia 247,409 91,011 26,974 — 117,985 0 0.4%
HUNEDOARA West 349,011 108,111 9,506 — 117,617 0 0.4%
CARAȘ-SEVERIN West 240,283 109,512 — — 109,512 0 0.4%
SUCEAVA North-East 648,164 87,798 3,883 — 91,681 0 0.3%
OLT South-West Oltenia 372,181 71,673 2,800 — 74,473 0 0.3%
GORJ South-West Oltenia 306,938 72,841 — — 72,841 0 0.3%
SATU MARE North-West 330,046 12,866 40,801 19,000 72,667 0 0.3%
ARAD West 410,058 40,317 29,860 — 70,177 0 0.3%
VASLUI North-East 363,247 52,813 13,892 — 66,705 0 0.2%
ALBA Centre 324,901 37,070 17,385 8,654 63,109 0 0.2%
SĂLAJ North-West 210,335 62,289 — — 62,289 0 0.2%
GIURGIU South-Muntenia 258,793 41,272 — — 41,272 0 0.2%
MEHEDINȚI South-West Oltenia 226,429 12,988 — — 12,988 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.

County Spent by the county's authorities Performed in the county Difference
BUCUREȘTI 1,552,814 459,299 −1,093,515
NEAMȚ 47,386 406,645 +359,259
SUCEAVA 0 349,200 +349,200
TIMIȘ 323,434 323,434 0
IAȘI 317,649 317,649 0
CARAȘ-SEVERIN 0 156,250 +156,250
MARAMUREȘ 33,215 131,521 +98,306
CLUJ 94,166 94,166 0
SIBIU 0 92,500 +92,500
DÂMBOVIȚA 45,698 45,698 0
ARGEȘ 0 38,000 +38,000
BRĂILA 32,970 32,970 0
SATU MARE 19,000 19,000 0
ALBA 8,654 8,654 0
GALAȚI 0 0 0
DOLJ 0 0 0
ILFOV 0 0 0
CONSTANȚA 0 0 0
MUREȘ 0 0 0
CĂLĂRAȘI 0 0 0
COVASNA 0 0 0
BRAȘOV 0 0 0
BIHOR 0 0 0
BACĂU 0 0 0
BOTOȘANI 0 0 0
TULCEA 0 0 0
HARGHITA 0 0 0
VÂLCEA 0 0 0
BUZĂU 0 0 0
TELEORMAN 0 0 0
VRANCEA 0 0 0
PRAHOVA 0 0 0
BISTRIȚA-NĂSĂUD 0 0 0
IALOMIȚA 0 0 0
HUNEDOARA 0 0 0
OLT 0 0 0
GORJ 0 0 0
ARAD 0 0 0
VASLUI 0 0 0
SĂLAJ 0 0 0
GIURGIU 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

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  • /api/v1/stats/dimensions
  • /api/v1/stats/periods
  • /api/v1/stats/breakdown
  • /api/v1/stats/lots

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