Vukovar-syrmium county is the easternmost county of the Republic of Croatia, whose development has been considerably slowed due to wartime destruction, making it one of the least developed counties in Croatia. It is facing a high unemployment rate, which in turn leads to emigration, that is population decline. The population, unhappy with the jobs offered, and the opportunities given to them, are leaving to other counties in the Republic of Croatia, but sadly a greater number of them are leaving abroad. Because of this it is important that counties, as a unit of regional administration, decides on a budget which can quickly and efficiently influence the economy and industry, increase employment, and can influence the improvement the quality of everyday life for its inhabitants. Trough this paper, the general characteristics of the Vukovar-syrmium county will be presented, as will the key terminology for budget understanding and so will the „Law of local and regional unit funding“ by which the county bodies are regulated. Using an economic classification the revenues which the county collects, organizes and uses to finance the expenditures will be analyzed for the period from 2014. to 2018. The functional classification will show what the county has invested in the most in recent years to achieve its goals. At the end of the paper, the conclusion will contain the results of the budget analysis, and proposals for future growth and development.