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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 143

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 — 25,263 RON ARAD — 619,330 RON ARGEȘ — 146,513 RON BACĂU — 87,717 RON BIHOR — 30,799 RON BISTRIȚA-NĂSĂUD — 51,536 RON BOTOȘANI — 76,052 RON BRĂILA — 8,535 RON BRAȘOV — 24,023 RON BUCUREȘTI — 2.25 Mn. BUZĂU — 213,971 RON CĂLĂRAȘI — 83,714 RON CARAȘ-SEVERIN — 189,488 RON CLUJ — 279,419 RON CONSTANȚA — 1.11 Mn. COVASNA — 50,064 RON DÂMBOVIȚA — 9,877 RON DOLJ — 69,155 RON GALAȚI — 18,249 RON GIURGIU — 2,175 RON GORJ — 8,388 RON HARGHITA — 16,276 RON HUNEDOARA — 39,224 RON IALOMIȚA — 1,385 RON IAȘI — 465,932 RON ILFOV — 427,172 RON MARAMUREȘ — 37,455 RON MEHEDINȚI — 2,338 RON MUREȘ — 4,753 RON NEAMȚ — 135,132 RON OLT — 119,865 RON PRAHOVA — 67,131 RON SĂLAJ — 96,244 RON SATU MARE — 6,349 RON SIBIU — 40,734 RON SUCEAVA — 492,702 RON TELEORMAN — 288,000 RON TIMIȘ — 205,022 RON TULCEA — 1,750 RON VÂLCEA — 182,361 RON VASLUI — 39,835 RON VRANCEA — 14,624 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
BUCUREȘTI Bucharest-Ilfov 1,713,832 1,908,904 240,292 99,979 2,249,175 1 28.0%
CONSTANȚA South-East 656,512 589,321 4,036 518,880 1,112,237 2 13.8%
ARAD West 410,058 95,565 578 523,187 619,330 2 7.7%
SUCEAVA North-East 648,164 492,702 — — 492,702 1 6.1%
IAȘI North-East 781,948 309,952 155,980 — 465,932 1 5.8%
ILFOV Bucharest-Ilfov 619,461 300,233 509 126,430 427,172 1 5.3%
TELEORMAN South-Muntenia 308,440 — — 288,000 288,000 1 3.6%
CLUJ North-West 701,564 263,777 15,642 — 279,419 0 3.5%
BUZĂU South-East 393,136 210,503 3,468 — 213,971 1 2.7%
TIMIȘ West 672,972 118,868 20,154 66,000 205,022 0 2.6%
CARAȘ-SEVERIN West 240,283 189,488 — — 189,488 1 2.4%
VÂLCEA South-West Oltenia 337,988 174,906 7,455 — 182,361 1 2.3%
ARGEȘ South-Muntenia 561,864 122,236 24,277 — 146,513 0 1.8%
NEAMȚ North-East 444,666 114,195 20,937 — 135,132 0 1.7%
OLT South-West Oltenia 372,181 119,865 — — 119,865 0 1.5%
SĂLAJ North-West 210,335 96,244 — — 96,244 0 1.2%
BACĂU North-East 590,169 82,537 5,180 — 87,717 0 1.1%
CĂLĂRAȘI South-Muntenia 277,347 83,714 — — 83,714 0 1.0%
BOTOȘANI North-East 386,529 76,052 — — 76,052 0 1.0%
DOLJ South-West Oltenia 594,523 30,252 5,385 33,518 69,155 0 0.9%
PRAHOVA South-Muntenia 683,460 66,749 382 — 67,131 0 0.8%
BISTRIȚA-NĂSĂUD North-West 298,129 28,564 22,972 — 51,536 0 0.6%
COVASNA Centre 199,596 50,064 — — 50,064 0 0.6%
SIBIU Centre 396,679 20,396 20,338 — 40,734 0 0.5%
VASLUI North-East 363,247 33,327 6,508 — 39,835 0 0.5%
HUNEDOARA West 349,011 39,046 178 — 39,224 0 0.5%
MARAMUREȘ North-West 451,086 33,214 4,241 — 37,455 0 0.5%
BIHOR North-West 558,623 30,212 587 — 30,799 0 0.4%
ALBA Centre 324,901 22,614 2,649 — 25,263 0 0.3%
BRAȘOV Centre 564,632 22,887 1,136 — 24,023 0 0.3%
GALAȚI South-East 486,387 18,194 55 — 18,249 0 0.2%
HARGHITA Centre 292,267 16,276 — — 16,276 0 0.2%
VRANCEA South-East 330,157 14,624 — — 14,624 0 0.2%
DÂMBOVIȚA South-Muntenia 475,812 6,511 3,366 — 9,877 0 0.1%
BRĂILA South-East 269,804 8,535 — — 8,535 0 0.1%
GORJ South-West Oltenia 306,938 7,097 1,291 — 8,388 0 0.1%
SATU MARE North-West 330,046 5,036 1,313 — 6,349 0 0.1%
MUREȘ Centre 519,813 4,753 — — 4,753 0 0.1%
MEHEDINȚI South-West Oltenia 226,429 2,338 — — 2,338 0 0.0%
GIURGIU South-Muntenia 258,793 2,162 13 — 2,175 0 0.0%
TULCEA South-East 186,131 1,750 — — 1,750 0 0.0%
IALOMIȚA South-Muntenia 247,409 1,385 — — 1,385 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
SATU MARE 0 523,187 +523,187
CONSTANȚA 518,880 518,880 0
TELEORMAN 288,000 288,000 0
ILFOV 126,430 126,430 0
BUCUREȘTI 99,979 99,979 0
TIMIȘ 66,000 66,000 0
DOLJ 33,518 33,518 0
ARAD 523,187 0 −523,187
SUCEAVA 0 0 0
IAȘI 0 0 0
CLUJ 0 0 0
BUZĂU 0 0 0
CARAȘ-SEVERIN 0 0 0
VÂLCEA 0 0 0
ARGEȘ 0 0 0
NEAMȚ 0 0 0
OLT 0 0 0
SĂLAJ 0 0 0
BACĂU 0 0 0
CĂLĂRAȘI 0 0 0
BOTOȘANI 0 0 0
PRAHOVA 0 0 0
BISTRIȚA-NĂSĂUD 0 0 0
COVASNA 0 0 0
SIBIU 0 0 0
VASLUI 0 0 0
HUNEDOARA 0 0 0
MARAMUREȘ 0 0 0
BIHOR 0 0 0
ALBA 0 0 0
BRAȘOV 0 0 0
GALAȚI 0 0 0
HARGHITA 0 0 0
VRANCEA 0 0 0
DÂMBOVIȚA 0 0 0
BRĂILA 0 0 0
GORJ 0 0 0
MUREȘ 0 0 0
MEHEDINȚI 0 0 0
GIURGIU 0 0 0
TULCEA 0 0 0
IALOMIȚA 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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