Building Strong Foundations for a Smarter Future

Germany is laying the groundwork for a robust open data ecosystem. While it currently ranks 25th out of 27 EU countries in open data maturity, the country shows clear strengths that signal strong potential.

Strong Governance and Platform

Germany scores 100% in governance, reflecting a well-structured strategy with defined responsibilities and institutional coordination. Its national open data portal, GovData.de, hosts over 120,000 datasets and earns a 90% score in portal quality, making it highly accessible, usable, and well-organised across key sectors like health, traffic, environment, and technology.

Real-World Impact

With an 82% impact score, Germany’s open data is actively supporting innovation, policy decisions, and everyday services. This is more than just open access, it’s data driving results.

Leading Sectors

Based on GovData’s last report, Germany’s open data strengths are particularly visible in areas like mobility, energy, healthcare, and industry.

• Mobility: Over 14,000 datasets are available, supported by the Mobility Data Space, where cities and companies collaborate. A road safety pilot exchanged 28 million messages.
• Energy: More than 5,700 datasets, with over €1.3 billion in digital investment tied to AI and Gaia-X.
• Healthcare: Around 4,000 datasets contribute to public health management and alignment with the European Health Data Space.
• Manufacturing: Over 21,000 datasets are published. The Catena-X Data Space links 300+ companies to enable digital traceability. 

Growing Collaboration

Germany’s open data ecosystem is supported by an increasing number of partnerships. More than 47 sectoral data-sharing initiatives have been identified, helping to foster collaboration between public institutions, private companies, and research organisations.

A System Ready to Grow

While there’s still room to expand data availability and strengthen cross-sector collaboration, Germany already has many of the key elements in place: a sustainable platform, an active community of data users, and a government committed to digital transformation.

Germany is well positioned to scale up its open data efforts and move closer to becoming a leader in Europe’s digital landscape.

References: 

• Data Europa. EU. (2024) Open Data Maturity
• Das Datenportal für Deutschland (2025). GOVDATA
• Federal Ministry for Digital and Transport (2025). The Mobility Data Space
• European Union (2024). Pioneering the EU’s sector-specific data spaces: The European Health Data Space

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