Coronavirus Government Response Tracker

The Oxford COVID-19 Government Response Tracker (OxCGRT) systematically collects information on several different common policy responses that governments have taken to respond to the pandemic on 17 indicators such as school closures and travel restrictions. It now has data from more than 180 countries. The data is also used to inform a ‘Lockdown rollback checklist’ which looks at how closely countries meet four of the six World Health Organisation recommendations for relaxing ‘lockdown’.

Stringency and policy indices

OxCGRT collects publicly available information on 17 indicators of government responses. Eight of the policy indicators (C1-C8) record information on containment and closure policies, such as school closures and restrictions in movement. Four of the indicators (E1-E4) record economic policies, such as income support to citizens or provision of foreign aid. Five of the indicators (H1-H5) record health system policies such as the COVID-19 testing regime or emergency investments into healthcare. 

The data from the 17 indicators is aggregated into a set of four common indices, reporting a number between 1 and 100 to reflect the level of government action on the topics in question:

1. an overall government response index (which records how the response of governments has varied over all indicators in the database, becoming stronger or weaker over the course of the outbreak);
2. a containment and health index (which combines ‘lockdown’ restrictions and closures with measures such as testing policy and contact tracing, short term investment in healthcare, as well investments in vaccine)
3. an economic support index (which records measures such as income support and debt relief)
4. as well as the original stringency index (which records the strictness of ‘lockdown style’ policies that primarily restrict people’s behaviour).

Note that these indices simply record the number and strictness of government policies, and should not be interpreted as ‘scoring’ the appropriateness or effectiveness of a country’s response. A higher position in an index does not necessarily mean that a country's response is ‘better’ than others lower on the index.

For data journalists and researchers

For media enquiries or interview requests, please contact Giulia Biasibetti.

Full national-level country data:

• See the latest press release about the Oxford COVID-19 Government Response Tracker
• The most recent full dataset is available using our API or as a CSV of the data on GitHub.
• Our codebook on Github explains the definitions for each variable.
• The data is also available in timeseries form and you can read how we calculate the different indices. These CSVs are also posted to GitHub, where we have additional notes and guidance on data quality for people exploring the underlying dataset.
• For a full description of the data and how it is collected, read the working paper ‘Variation in government response to COVID-19’.
• For the most up-to-date description of indicators, see our codebook on GitHub
• Download the latest regional reports.

Recommended citation: Hale, Thomas, Noam Angrist, Emily Cameron-Blake, Laura Hallas, Beatriz Kira, Saptarshi Majumdar, Anna Petherick, Toby Phillips, Helen Tatlow, Samuel Webster (2020). Oxford COVID-19 Government Response Tracker, Blavatnik School of Government.

New Secondary US state-level data:
This is a secondary dataset that cannot be interpreted alongside our primary country data. The differences are outlined on the GitHub page.

• See the press release about the new US state-level data.
• Download a CSV of the new US state-level secondary dataset.
• For a full description of the data and how it is collected, read the working paper 'Variation in US states’ responses to COVID-19'.

Recommended citation: Thomas Hale, Tilbe Atav, Laura Hallas, Beatriz Kira, Toby Phillips, Anna Petherick, Annalena Pott. Variation in US states’ responses to COVID-19. Blavatnik School of Government.

Data use policy: Creative Commons Attribution CC BY standard. This data is provided free of charge. However, please consider contributing to the COVID-19 Fund for the World Health Organisation. You can also find out more about supporting the work of the Blavatnik School of Government.

Feedback

Please note: this is an ongoing collation project of live data. If you see any inaccuracies in the underlying data, or for specific feedback on the analysis or another aspect of the project please contact us. The database was upgraded on 25 April and you can read the full details of what's changed as well as view the archived version of this dataset on GitHub.

Visualisations

• You can view interactive data visualisations of country data or heat map over time. 
• The most recent versions of charts and maps are all available on Github.
• Interactive visualisations of each policy indicator are available at Our World in Data.

Contributors

Data is collected from public sources by a team of over one hundred Oxford University students and staff from every part of the world.

Research Assistants: Emily Cameron-Blake, Helen Tatlow, Laura Hallas, Saptarshi Majumdar.

Contributors to the project include: Aditya Lolla, Ahmed Safar, Alan Yang, Alejandrina Cripovich, Alejandro Franco, Aleksander Zagajewski, Alexander Mok, Alfredo Ortega, Ali Arsalan Pasha Siddiqui, Alice Eddershaw, Alonso Moran de Romana, Amanda Costa, André Houang, Andrea Garaiova, Andrea Klaric, Andreea Anastasiu, Andrew Brown, Andrew Wood, Andrey Krachkov, Anita Pant, Anjali Viswamohanan, Anna Bruvere, Anna Paula Ferrari Matos, Anna Petherick , Anna Welsh, Annalena Pott, Anthony Sudarmawan, Anupah Makoond Makoond, Arindam Sharma, Ariq Hatibie, Arkar Hein, Arthur Lau, Ayanna Griffith , Babu Ahamed, Barbara Roggeveen, Beatriz Franco, Beatriz Kira, Ben Ignac, Ben Luria, Benjamin Parker, Benjamin Peart, Bilal Majeed, Blessing Oluwatosin Ajimoti, Bolorerdene Battsengel, Bronwyn Gavine, Bugei Nyaosi, Camilla Sacchetto, Carla Almeida da Vila, Carolina Martinelli, Carolina Scherer Beidacki, Caroline Weglinski, Cassy Inman, Celso Antônio Coelho Júnior, Charlotte Rougier, Chelsea Jackson, Chenxi Zhu, Chloe Mayoux, Christian Lumley, Clara Pavillet, Connor Lyons, Cristhian Pulido, Dan Mocanu, Dane Alivarius, Dang Dao Nguyen, Daniel Pereira Cabral, Dario Moreira, Davi Mamblona Marques Romão, Dayane Ferreira, Delgermaa Munkhgerel, Denilson Soares Gomes Junior, Diane Brandt, Dita Listya, Edgar Picon-Prado, Edward O'Brien, Elaine Fung, Eleanor Altamura, Elisabeth Mira Rothweiler, Elisangela Oliveira de Freitas, Ellen Sugrue, Emily Cameron-Blake, Emma Leonard, Emmanuel Mawuli Abalo, Ethan Teo, Fabiana da Silva Pereira, Fatima Zehra Naqvi, Femi Adebola, Finn Klebe, Francesca Lovell-Read, Francesca Valmorbida McSteen, Gabriel de Azevedo Soyer, Gabriel Podesta, Garima Rana, Gauri Chandra, George Sheppard, Grace Mzumara, Guilherme Ramos, Guillermo Miranda, Gulnoza Mansur, Hakeem Onasanya, Hala Sheikh Al Souk, Hang Yuan, Heather Walker, Helen Tatlow, Henrique Oliveira da Motta, Horácio Figueira de Moura Neto, Huma Zile, Hunter McGuire, Ifigenia Xifre Villar, Ilya Zlotnikov, Inaara Sundargy, India Clancy, Ingrid Maria Johansen, Innocent Mbaguta, Isabel Jorgensen, Isabel Seelaender Costa Rosa, Isabela Blumm, Isabela Blumm, Jake Lerner, James Fox, James Green, Javier Pardo-Diaz, Jeanna Kim, Jenna Hand, Jeroen Frijters, Jessica Anania, Joanna Klimczak, João Ferreira Silva, João Gabriel de Paula Resende, John Miller, Joris Jourdain, José Renato Venâncio Resende, Joseph Ssentongo, Joy Carveth, Juan David Gutierrez, Judy Cossins, Juhi Kore, Juliana Moura Bueno, Ka Yu Wong, Kaisa Saarinen, Kaitlyn Green, Kangning Zhang, Karoline Becker, Katherine McCreery, Katherine Tyson, Katrina Marina, Kaushalya Gupta, Kelly Daniels, Kristie Jameson, Lama Khaiyat, Lana Ahmad, Laura Chamberlain, Laura Chavez-Varela, Laura de Lisle, Laura dos Santos Boeira, Laura Hallas, Leanne Giordono, Leimer Tejeda Frem, Letícia Plaza, Liliana Estrada Galindo, Lin Shi, Lione Alushula, Liu (Victoria) Yang, Lore Purroy Sanchez, Louisa-Madeline Singer, Lucas Tse, Lucia Soriano, Lucy Goodfellow, Luiz Guilherme Roth Cantarelli, Manikarnika Dutta Dutta, Manjit Nath, Marcela Mello Zamudio, Marcela Reynoso Jurado, Mareeha Kamran , María de los Ángeles Lasa, Maria Leticia Claro de Faria Oliveira, Maria Luciano, Maria Paz Astigarraga Baez, Maria Puolakkainen, Mariam Raheem, Marianne Lafuma, Marie Mavrikios, Mark Boris Andrijanic, Marta Koch, Martha Stolze, Martina Lejtreger, Matheus Porto Lucena, Maurice Kirschbaum, Maurício Nardi Valle, Megan McDowell, Melody Leong, Michael Chen, Michelle Sharma, Minah Rashad, Monika Pyarali, Moza Ackroyd, Muktai Panchal, Nadia Nasreddin, Nadine Dogbe, Natalia Brigagão, Natália Colvero Maraschin, Natália de Paula Moreira, Natalia Espinola, Nate Dolton-Thornton, Natsuno Shinagawa, Negin Shahiar, Nicole Guedes Barros, Nomondalai Batjargal, Oksana Matiiash, Olga Romanova, Olivia Route, Pamela Gongora, Paola Del Carpio Ponce, Paola Schietekat Sedas, Paraskevas Christodoulopoulos, Patricia Silva Castillo, Pedro Arcain Riccetto, Pedro Ferreira Baccelli Reis, Pedro Santana Schmalz, Phyu Phyu Thin Zaw, Pollyana Lima, Pollyana Pacheco Lima, Precious Olajide, Prianka Rao, Primrose Adjepong, Priya Lakshmy Tbalasubramaniam, Priyanka Bijlani, Qingling Kong, Quynh Lam , Rahima Hanifa, Raveena Joseph, Rene' Landers, Rene' Landers, Ricardo Miranda Rocha Leitao, Robert Gorwa, Robin Thompson, Rodrigo Furst de Freitas Accetta, Rose Wachuka Macharia, Rotimi Elisha Alao, Rushay Naik, Saba Mahmood, Safa Khan, Salim Salamah, Saptarshi Majumdar, Sara Sethia, Sena Pradipta, Serene Singh, Seun Adebayo, SeungCheol Ohk, Shabana Basij-Rasikh, Shoaib Khan, Shwetanshu Singh, Silvia Shen, Simphiwe Stewart, Siu Cheng, Sophie Pearlman, Stefaan Sonck Thiebaut, Stephanie Guyett, Susan Degnan, Syed Shoaib Hasan Rizvi, Tamoi Fujii, Tanyah Hameed, Tatianna Mello Pereira da Silva, Tatsuya Yasui, Tebello Qhotsokoane, Teresa Soter Henriques, Terrence Epie, Teruki Takiguchi, Tetsekela Anyiam-Osigwe, Theo Bernard, Thomas Hale, Thomas Rowland, Tilbe Atav, Tim Nusser, Tiphaine Le Corre, Toby Phillips, Trevor Edobor, Twan van der Togt, Uttara Narayan, Veronique Gauthier, Will Marshall , William Dowling, William Hart, Yotam Vaknin, Yulia Taranova, Zara Raheem, Zilin Tu, Zoe Lin, Zoha Imran, Zunaira Mallick.