The Response2covid19 dataset tracks governments’ responses to COVID-19 all around the world. The dataset is at the country-level and tracks 20 measures – 13 public health measures and 7 economic measures – taken by 228 governments. The tracking of the measures allows creating an index of the rigidity of public health measures and an index of economic response to the pandemic. To access the dataset on this site, an OPEN ICPSR account is needed. The coding of public health measures is based on cross-country information reported by the Assessment Capacities Project (ACAPS), the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (IDEA) for elections and the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) for schools closures. For economic measures, the information comes from the IMF and the International Growth Centre.