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Coronavirus Government Response Tracker
The Oxford COVID-19 Government Response Tracker collected policy measures from 2020–2022 to compare government responses around the world.
About Coronavirus Government Response Tracker
The Oxford COVID-19 Government Response Tracker (OxCGRT) is a research project that collected information on government policy measures to tackle COVID-19 during 2020, 2021 and 2022. Its dataset records policy settings for over 180 countries and over 200 subnational jurisdictions, covering 23 policy indicators such as school closures, travel restrictions, mask mandates and vaccination policies. The indicators are also combined into a set of policy indices. The data for almost all jurisdictions runs from 1 January 2020 to 31 December 2022, and the data for individual Chinese provinces continues to 28 February 2023. The dataset is available on GitHub, and interactive charts of each indicator are published through Our World in Data.
By May 2023, most countries had lifted their COVID-19 policies, and the project shifted its focus from collecting data to research and policy recommendations for future pandemics. The dataset is therefore a record of past policy responses rather than a source of current policy.
Key features
- Records 23 policy indicators, including school closures, travel restrictions, mask mandates and vaccination policies
- Covers over 180 countries and over 200 subnational jurisdictions
- Combines individual policy indicators into a set of policy indices
- Most jurisdictions covered from 1 January 2020 to 31 December 2022
- Dataset available through a public GitHub repository
- Interactive visualisations of each indicator published on Our World in Data
Best for: Researchers and policy analysts who want to compare government COVID-19 policy measures across countries and over time.
Good for
- The project describes its dataset as authoritative and reports that it was published in real time during the pandemic.
- The data is made freely available, according to the project's description.
- The project states that the dataset has been used by policymakers and cited in thousands of COVID-19 research studies.
Watch out for
- Data collection covers 2020 to 2022, so the dataset does not reflect policies in place after that period.
- The project stopped collecting data after most countries lifted their policies by May 2023 and now focuses on research.
- Data for most jurisdictions ends on 31 December 2022, with Chinese provincial data running only to 28 February 2023.
Coronavirus Government Response Tracker at a glance
- Official website
- bsg.ox.ac.uk/research/covid-19-government-resp…
- Category
- Research & Data › Open Data in United Kingdom
- Type
- Dataset
- Platforms
- Web
- Language
- English
- Country
- GB
- Last checked
- Oct 6, 2026 · Online when checked
- Listed
- Oct 5, 2026
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Coronavirus Government Response Tracker FAQ
Where can I access the dataset?
The project states that the data is available on its GitHub repository at github.com/OxCGRT/covid-policy-dataset.
What time period does the data cover?
For almost all jurisdictions, the data runs from 1 January 2020 to 31 December 2022. Data for individual Chinese provinces continues until 28 February 2023.
Where can I find documentation for the dataset?
The project refers users to the final version of its working paper for information and documentation on the dataset.
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