QoG Dataset Update 2026

The latest Quality of Government (QoG) Datasets for 2026 are now available. These open-access datasets include variables across 19 different categories, offering valuable insights into governance worldwide. Explore the data and tools at: QoG Data.

What's New in 2026?
We’ve added exciting new sources:

Agri-environmental policies from 1960 to 2022 (Wuepper et al., 2023) - presents 6,124 agri-environmental policies implemented between 1960 and 2022 in about 200 countries.

• The Berggruen Governance Index (Anheier et al., 2024) - The BGI analyzes the relationship between democratic accountability, state capacity and the provision of public goods.

• Global Chinese Development Finance Dataset (AidData, 2023) - captures 20,985 projects across 165 low- and middle-income countries supported by loans and grants from official sector institutions in China worth $1.34 trillion.

• The Global Tax Expenditures Transparency Index (Tax Expenditures Lab, 2025) - the first comparative assessment of tax expenditures (TEs) reporting that covers countries worldwide.

Download the Latest Datasets
Get the 2026 versions here: QoG Data Download.

The QoG Data Finder has it all – Find, Explore and Download Data
Check it out at QoG Data Finder. 

• Want to visualize key variables? Try our Visualization Tools for quick insights.
• Looking for past versions? Visit our Data Archive to browse historical datasets.

Enjoy exploring the data!
 

New Interactive Tool: Public Sector Wage Premium Explorer

Explore Global Public-Private Wage Gaps with Our Latest Visualization Tool

We're excited to introduce a new interactive visualization tool developed by our talented intern Zhen Liu, now available at: wage-premium.qog.gu.se

What Can You Do with This Tool?

• Global wage premium distribution maps
• Wage premium vs. economic development scatter plots
• Cross-country trend comparisons
• Time series analysis with gender gap insights

Part of the Quality of Government Institute's commitment to open data and accessible research tools.