The Oxford COVID-19 Government Response Tracker (OxCGRT) is a comprehensive dataset that captures government policies related to COVID-19 from January 1, 2020, onwards. It includes over 180 countries and several subnational jurisdictions, recording policies on closure and containment, health, and economic measures. The data are collected and coded by a team of over 400 volunteers, ensuring consistency and accuracy. OxCGRT provides ordinal and continuous scales for 19 policy areas, allowing for the analysis of policy intensity and variation. The dataset has been used to explore the empirical effects of policy responses on disease spread, socioeconomic welfare, and other outcomes. Key features include cross-national patterns in policy adoption and easing, the relationship between policies and human behavior, and the ability to combine with other datasets for more in-depth analysis. The project emphasizes comparability, legibility, and transparency, making it a valuable resource for researchers and policymakers.The Oxford COVID-19 Government Response Tracker (OxCGRT) is a comprehensive dataset that captures government policies related to COVID-19 from January 1, 2020, onwards. It includes over 180 countries and several subnational jurisdictions, recording policies on closure and containment, health, and economic measures. The data are collected and coded by a team of over 400 volunteers, ensuring consistency and accuracy. OxCGRT provides ordinal and continuous scales for 19 policy areas, allowing for the analysis of policy intensity and variation. The dataset has been used to explore the empirical effects of policy responses on disease spread, socioeconomic welfare, and other outcomes. Key features include cross-national patterns in policy adoption and easing, the relationship between policies and human behavior, and the ability to combine with other datasets for more in-depth analysis. The project emphasizes comparability, legibility, and transparency, making it a valuable resource for researchers and policymakers.