In 2020, 79 percent of UN Member States had a national open government data (OGD) portal, up from 47 percent in 2018. In addition, 59 percent of countries had a national OGD policy as of the last recorded period.
Share of countries with associated features of open government data (OGD) portals in 2020
Characteristic
2018
2020
Engage in promotional efforts (e.g. data hackathons)
53%
49%
Offer guidance on using OGD
53%
52%
Accept public requests for new datasets
54%
57%
Have metadata or a data dictionary
61%
62%
With national OGD policy
64%
59%
With national OGD portals
47%
79%
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