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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 751

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 — 2.07 Mn. ARAD — 1.66 Mn. ARGEȘ — 2.37 Mn. BACĂU — 2.59 Mn. BIHOR — 4.19 Mn. BISTRIȚA-NĂSĂUD — 557,233 RON BOTOȘANI — 682,900 RON BRĂILA — 967,880 RON BRAȘOV — 10.19 Mn. BUCUREȘTI — 51.79 Mn. BUZĂU — 1.01 Mn. CĂLĂRAȘI — 1.19 Mn. CARAȘ-SEVERIN — 1.93 Mn. CLUJ — 3.73 Mn. CONSTANȚA — 4.40 Mn. COVASNA — 570,183 RON DÂMBOVIȚA — 1.15 Mn. DOLJ — 1.17 Mn. GALAȚI — 1.40 Mn. GIURGIU — 2.03 Mn. GORJ — 525,315 RON HARGHITA — 2.01 Mn. HUNEDOARA — 1.11 Mn. IALOMIȚA — 497,508 RON IAȘI — 2.47 Mn. ILFOV — 1.52 Mn. MARAMUREȘ — 845,282 RON MEHEDINȚI — 428,248 RON MUREȘ — 2.57 Mn. NEAMȚ — 2.76 Mn. OLT — 545,940 RON PRAHOVA — 2.89 Mn. SĂLAJ — 419,463 RON SATU MARE — 452,019 RON SIBIU — 1.90 Mn. SUCEAVA — 1.81 Mn. TELEORMAN — 624,405 RON TIMIȘ — 6.37 Mn. TULCEA — 627,766 RON VÂLCEA — 1.19 Mn. VASLUI — 453,081 RON VRANCEA — 990,476 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 20,534,741 2,968,145 28,290,964 51,793,850 30 40.3%
BRAȘOV Centre 564,632 3,009,672 443,872 6,736,032 10,189,576 18 7.9%
TIMIȘ West 672,972 3,097,653 333,553 2,934,511 6,365,717 9 5.0%
CONSTANȚA South-East 656,512 2,608,451 1,795,431 — 4,403,882 7 3.4%
BIHOR North-West 558,623 2,869,379 871,467 450,684 4,191,530 8 3.3%
CLUJ North-West 701,564 3,456,014 173,751 102,480 3,732,245 5 2.9%
PRAHOVA South-Muntenia 683,460 2,823,585 64,356 — 2,887,941 4 2.2%
NEAMȚ North-East 444,666 1,931,870 127,637 701,300 2,760,807 6 2.2%
BACĂU North-East 590,169 1,762,603 179,701 650,000 2,592,304 4 2.0%
MUREȘ Centre 519,813 2,325,750 245,979 — 2,571,729 5 2.0%
IAȘI North-East 781,948 2,227,521 194,838 50,400 2,472,759 3 1.9%
ARGEȘ South-Muntenia 561,864 1,804,748 473,929 91,200 2,369,877 4 1.8%
ALBA Centre 324,901 2,042,536 25,369 — 2,067,905 6 1.6%
GIURGIU South-Muntenia 258,793 774,994 22,551 1,229,672 2,027,217 8 1.6%
HARGHITA Centre 292,267 1,773,931 232,598 — 2,006,529 7 1.6%
CARAȘ-SEVERIN West 240,283 1,909,917 19,158 — 1,929,075 8 1.5%
SIBIU Centre 396,679 1,411,331 486,620 — 1,897,951 5 1.5%
SUCEAVA North-East 648,164 1,758,155 50,240 — 1,808,395 3 1.4%
ARAD West 410,058 1,362,314 294,373 — 1,656,687 4 1.3%
ILFOV Bucharest-Ilfov 619,461 1,451,977 72,287 — 1,524,264 2 1.2%
GALAȚI South-East 486,387 1,282,796 117,933 — 1,400,729 3 1.1%
VÂLCEA South-West Oltenia 337,988 669,346 519,783 — 1,189,129 4 0.9%
CĂLĂRAȘI South-Muntenia 277,347 1,167,886 21,092 — 1,188,978 4 0.9%
DOLJ South-West Oltenia 594,523 1,090,751 80,875 — 1,171,626 2 0.9%
DÂMBOVIȚA South-Muntenia 475,812 1,003,526 149,826 — 1,153,352 2 0.9%
HUNEDOARA West 349,011 911,759 197,779 — 1,109,538 3 0.9%
BUZĂU South-East 393,136 735,906 277,114 — 1,013,020 3 0.8%
VRANCEA South-East 330,157 945,156 45,320 — 990,476 3 0.8%
BRĂILA South-East 269,804 842,649 125,231 — 967,880 4 0.8%
MARAMUREȘ North-West 451,086 695,050 150,232 — 845,282 2 0.7%
BOTOȘANI North-East 386,529 642,767 40,133 — 682,900 2 0.5%
TULCEA South-East 186,131 622,195 5,571 — 627,766 3 0.5%
TELEORMAN South-Muntenia 308,440 615,075 9,330 — 624,405 2 0.5%
COVASNA Centre 199,596 524,734 45,449 — 570,183 3 0.4%
BISTRIȚA-NĂSĂUD North-West 298,129 428,078 129,155 — 557,233 2 0.4%
OLT South-West Oltenia 372,181 496,661 49,279 — 545,940 1 0.4%
GORJ South-West Oltenia 306,938 480,237 45,078 — 525,315 2 0.4%
IALOMIȚA South-Muntenia 247,409 479,133 18,375 — 497,508 2 0.4%
VASLUI North-East 363,247 365,262 87,819 — 453,081 1 0.4%
SATU MARE North-West 330,046 416,069 35,950 — 452,019 1 0.4%
MEHEDINȚI South-West Oltenia 226,429 415,038 13,210 — 428,248 2 0.3%
SĂLAJ North-West 210,335 394,339 25,124 — 419,463 2 0.3%

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 28,290,964 27,779,725 −511,239
BRAȘOV 6,736,032 6,736,032 0
TIMIȘ 2,934,511 2,928,871 −5,640
GIURGIU 1,229,672 1,229,672 0
IAȘI 50,400 701,300 +650,900
BACĂU 650,000 650,000 0
BIHOR 450,684 450,684 0
CLUJ 102,480 102,480 0
ARGEȘ 91,200 91,200 0
BOTOȘANI 0 50,400 +50,400
CONSTANȚA 0 0 0
PRAHOVA 0 0 0
NEAMȚ 701,300 0 −701,300
MUREȘ 0 0 0
ALBA 0 0 0
HARGHITA 0 0 0
CARAȘ-SEVERIN 0 0 0
SIBIU 0 0 0
SUCEAVA 0 0 0
ARAD 0 0 0
ILFOV 0 0 0
GALAȚI 0 0 0
VÂLCEA 0 0 0
CĂLĂRAȘI 0 0 0
DOLJ 0 0 0
DÂMBOVIȚA 0 0 0
HUNEDOARA 0 0 0
BUZĂU 0 0 0
VRANCEA 0 0 0
BRĂILA 0 0 0
MARAMUREȘ 0 0 0
TULCEA 0 0 0
TELEORMAN 0 0 0
COVASNA 0 0 0
BISTRIȚA-NĂSĂUD 0 0 0
OLT 0 0 0
GORJ 0 0 0
IALOMIȚA 0 0 0
VASLUI 0 0 0
SATU MARE 0 0 0
MEHEDINȚI 0 0 0
SĂLAJ 0 0 0

Another 516,879 RON (1.3% 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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