Almost three-quarters of Romania’s counties each have an individual contribution to the national gross domestic product of under 2% of the 2026 GDP, according to an analysis by Profit.ro. The structure of county GDP shows a very polarized economy. Bucharest alone generates 25.5% of national GDP, more than the first 7–8 counties combined. No county outside the capital exceeds the 6% threshold of GDP, showing that Romania has no second economic pole comparable in size to Bucharest. Overall, out of 42 counties, only 10 are at or above 2%, while 32 counties are below 2%, according to the Profit.ro analysis..At the bottom are counties with under 1% GDP contribution, like Bistrița-Năsăud, with a county economy estimated at RON 19.9 billion, representing 0.98% of GDP.