Improving the quality of governance in non-democratic countries is one of the problems and at the same time the paradoxes in political theories, but this has emerged in the reality of political systems and in recent years,by using the open government index,countries have been able to maintain their non-democratic nature and maintain a favorable quality of governance.provide for their citizens.Qatar is among these countries that,despite the very low rank of 173 in democratic systems, has obtained a remarkable rank of 62 in the quality of governance in 2022.The purpose of the research is to investigate the effect of the open government index on the variables of government performance,and the question has been raised that what effect has the state of open government in Qatar had on the governance aspects? The research method is process research and time series technique is used.The results of the survey indicate that although the index of democracy and accountability of the government decreased in Qatar between 2004 and 2022,but through the improvement of the index of open government, which is a variable influencing the performance variables of the government(e-participation, effectiveness of government, transparency and satisfaction with Life)has been identified, has been able to improve its governance. Therefore, the implementation process of open government in Qatar indicates that open government can be an effective mechanism for decision-making based on evidence and services; A way to protect against corruption and improve the lifestyle of citizens and a way to create public value and trust in the government.