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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 · Real estate, rentals and concessions

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 — 1.31 Mn. ARAD — 5.80 Mn. ARGEȘ — 408,950 RON BACĂU — 2.60 Mn. BIHOR — 1.00 Mn. BISTRIȚA-NĂSĂUD — 465,578 RON BOTOȘANI — 586,891 RON BRĂILA — 871,129 RON BRAȘOV — 3.22 Mn. BUCUREȘTI — 130.67 Mn. BUZĂU — 1.39 Mn. CĂLĂRAȘI — 829,572 RON CARAȘ-SEVERIN — 307,836 RON CLUJ — 7.92 Mn. CONSTANȚA — 2.58 Mn. COVASNA — 1.06 Mn. DÂMBOVIȚA — 860,750 RON DOLJ — 1.63 Mn. GALAȚI — 2.29 Mn. GIURGIU — 109,876 RON GORJ — 561,208 RON HARGHITA — 943,537 RON HUNEDOARA — 1.77 Mn. IALOMIȚA — 872,966 RON IAȘI — 3.35 Mn. ILFOV — 509,876 RON MARAMUREȘ — 1.70 Mn. MEHEDINȚI — 334,511 RON MUREȘ — 2.14 Mn. NEAMȚ — 820,346 RON OLT — 1.19 Mn. PRAHOVA — 1.48 Mn. SĂLAJ — 1.59 Mn. SATU MARE — 2.72 Mn. SIBIU — 9.28 Mn. SUCEAVA — 2.27 Mn. TELEORMAN — 2.96 Mn. TIMIȘ — 5.20 Mn. TULCEA — 1.65 Mn. VÂLCEA — 158,115 RON VASLUI — 2.15 Mn. VRANCEA — 1.06 Mn.
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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 8,516,795 7,717,953 114,439,713 130,674,461 76 62.0%
SIBIU Centre 396,679 837,965 8,446,146 — 9,284,111 23 4.4%
CLUJ North-West 701,564 4,146,585 1,993,844 1,775,779 7,916,208 11 3.8%
ARAD West 410,058 2,747,230 3,051,780 — 5,799,010 14 2.8%
TIMIȘ West 672,972 2,233,188 2,688,906 279,040 5,201,134 8 2.5%
IAȘI North-East 781,948 1,118,222 2,177,459 50,000 3,345,681 4 1.6%
BRAȘOV Centre 564,632 1,762,809 1,456,937 — 3,219,746 6 1.5%
TELEORMAN South-Muntenia 308,440 1,073,978 1,887,766 — 2,961,744 10 1.4%
SATU MARE North-West 330,046 1,156,501 1,564,707 — 2,721,208 8 1.3%
BACĂU North-East 590,169 1,007,635 1,595,492 — 2,603,127 4 1.2%
CONSTANȚA South-East 656,512 1,444,578 1,134,544 — 2,579,122 4 1.2%
GALAȚI South-East 486,387 1,030,300 1,257,175 — 2,287,475 5 1.1%
SUCEAVA North-East 648,164 1,786,712 486,753 — 2,273,465 4 1.1%
VASLUI North-East 363,247 371,085 1,782,962 — 2,154,047 6 1.0%
MUREȘ Centre 519,813 1,045,926 37,735 1,058,924 2,142,585 4 1.0%
HUNEDOARA West 349,011 459,796 1,311,254 — 1,771,050 5 0.8%
MARAMUREȘ North-West 451,086 386,101 1,318,668 — 1,704,769 4 0.8%
TULCEA South-East 186,131 1,612,692 37,208 — 1,649,900 9 0.8%
DOLJ South-West Oltenia 594,523 1,117,057 338,296 176,400 1,631,753 3 0.8%
SĂLAJ North-West 210,335 1,100,265 490,282 — 1,590,547 8 0.8%
PRAHOVA South-Muntenia 683,460 740,926 739,685 — 1,480,611 2 0.7%
BUZĂU South-East 393,136 937,728 455,893 — 1,393,621 4 0.7%
ALBA Centre 324,901 736,610 571,309 — 1,307,919 4 0.6%
OLT South-West Oltenia 372,181 541,977 101,573 549,044 1,192,594 3 0.6%
VRANCEA South-East 330,157 534,686 521,167 — 1,055,853 3 0.5%
COVASNA Centre 199,596 984,689 70,439 — 1,055,128 5 0.5%
BIHOR North-West 558,623 498,365 502,924 — 1,001,289 2 0.5%
HARGHITA Centre 292,267 343,079 600,458 — 943,537 3 0.5%
IALOMIȚA South-Muntenia 247,409 676,240 196,726 — 872,966 4 0.4%
BRĂILA South-East 269,804 58,767 812,362 — 871,129 3 0.4%
DÂMBOVIȚA South-Muntenia 475,812 697,857 162,893 — 860,750 2 0.4%
CĂLĂRAȘI South-Muntenia 277,347 528,184 301,388 — 829,572 3 0.4%
NEAMȚ North-East 444,666 575,399 76,827 168,120 820,346 2 0.4%
BOTOȘANI North-East 386,529 354,061 232,830 — 586,891 2 0.3%
GORJ South-West Oltenia 306,938 324,204 237,004 — 561,208 2 0.3%
ILFOV Bucharest-Ilfov 619,461 420,230 89,646 — 509,876 1 0.2%
BISTRIȚA-NĂSĂUD North-West 298,129 165,170 300,408 — 465,578 2 0.2%
ARGEȘ South-Muntenia 561,864 121,069 287,881 — 408,950 1 0.2%
MEHEDINȚI South-West Oltenia 226,429 87,725 246,786 — 334,511 1 0.2%
CARAȘ-SEVERIN West 240,283 221,223 86,613 — 307,836 1 0.2%
VÂLCEA South-West Oltenia 337,988 52,683 105,432 — 158,115 0 0.1%
GIURGIU South-Muntenia 258,793 48,248 61,628 — 109,876 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 114,439,713 41,468,344 −72,971,369
BRAȘOV 0 2,586,710 +2,586,710
CLUJ 1,775,779 1,775,779 0
MUREȘ 1,058,924 1,058,924 0
OLT 549,044 549,044 0
BACĂU 0 192,400 +192,400
BOTOȘANI 0 189,569 +189,569
DOLJ 176,400 176,400 0
NEAMȚ 168,120 168,120 0
TIMIȘ 279,040 167,040 −112,000
GIURGIU 0 126,000 +126,000
IAȘI 50,000 50,000 0
SIBIU 0 0 0
ARAD 0 0 0
TELEORMAN 0 0 0
SATU MARE 0 0 0
CONSTANȚA 0 0 0
GALAȚI 0 0 0
SUCEAVA 0 0 0
VASLUI 0 0 0
HUNEDOARA 0 0 0
MARAMUREȘ 0 0 0
TULCEA 0 0 0
SĂLAJ 0 0 0
PRAHOVA 0 0 0
BUZĂU 0 0 0
ALBA 0 0 0
VRANCEA 0 0 0
COVASNA 0 0 0
BIHOR 0 0 0
HARGHITA 0 0 0
IALOMIȚA 0 0 0
BRĂILA 0 0 0
DÂMBOVIȚA 0 0 0
CĂLĂRAȘI 0 0 0
GORJ 0 0 0
ILFOV 0 0 0
BISTRIȚA-NĂSĂUD 0 0 0
ARGEȘ 0 0 0
MEHEDINȚI 0 0 0
CARAȘ-SEVERIN 0 0 0
VÂLCEA 0 0 0

Another 69.99 Mn. (59.1% 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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