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This is a list of nations that have participated in the Commonwealth Games between 1930 and 2018. Participation in the Games is limited to member states of the Commonwealth of Nations and their territories. [1] Although there are 56 members of the Commonwealth of Nations, 72 teams currently participate in the Commonwealth Games as a number of dependent territories compete under their own flags. [2] The four Home Nations of the United Kingdom (England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland) also send separate teams.

Only six teams have attended every Commonwealth Games: Australia, Canada, England, New Zealand, Scotland and Wales. The only Commonwealth members to have never taken part are Gabon and Togo, both of which joined the organisation in June 2022.

List of nations

This list includes all 72 current CGAs as well as a number of obsolete CGAs, arranged alphabetically. The three-letter country code is also listed for each CGA. Several nations have changed during the Games' history; name changes are explained by footnotes after the nation's name, and other notes are explained by footnotes linked within the table.

Table legend

30   In the table headings, indicates the Games year
• Participated in the specified Games
H Host nation for the specified Games
[a] Additional explanatory comments at the linked footnote
  Nation not a member, or territory of a member, of the Commonwealth of Nations during these years
  CGA superseded or preceded by other CGA(s) during these years
- Nation did not participate due to suspension from the Commonwealth of Nations

Alphabetical list

Contents: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N P R S T U V W Z Total
A Code 30 34 38 50 54 58 62 66 70 74 78 82 86 90 94 98 02 06 10 14 18 22 26 Total
  Anguilla ANG Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla • • • • • • • 7
  Antigua and Barbuda ANT • • • • • • • • • • • 11
  Australia AUS • • H • • • H • • • • H • • • • • H • • H • H 22
B Code 30 34 38 50 54 58 62 66 70 74 78 82 86 90 94 98 02 06 10 14 18 22 26 Total
  Bahamas BAH • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 16
  Bangladesh BAN India Pakistan • • • • • • • • • • 10
  Barbados BAR • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 17
  Belize [BIZ] BIZ • • • • • • • • • • • 11
  Bermuda BER • • • • • • • • • • [b] • • • • • • • • • 19
  Botswana BOT • • • • • • • • • • • • 12
  British Virgin Islands IVB • • • • • • • • • 9
  Brunei BRU • • • • • • • • • 9
C Code 30 34 38 50 54 58 62 66 70 74 78 82 86 90 94 98 02 06 10 14 18 22 26 Total
  Cameroon CMR • • • • • • • 7
  Canada CAN H • • • H • • • • • H • • • H • • • • • • • 22
  Newfoundland NEW • • 2
  Cayman Islands CAY Jamaica • • • • • • • • • • • • 12
  Cook Islands COK • • • • • • • • • • • • 12
  Cyprus CYP • • • • • • • • • • • 11
D Code 30 34 38 50 54 58 62 66 70 74 78 82 86 90 94 98 02 06 10 14 18 22 26 Total
  Dominica DMA • • • • • • • • • • • 11
E Code 30 34 38 50 54 58 62 66 70 74 78 82 86 90 94 98 02 06 10 14 18 22 26 Total
  England ENG • H • • • • • • • • • • • • • • H • • • • H 22
Eswatini [SWZ] SWZ • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 14
F Code 30 34 38 50 54 58 62 66 70 74 78 82 86 90 94 98 02 06 10 14 18 22 26 Total
  Falkland Islands FLK • • • • • • • • • • • 11
  Fiji FIJ • • • • • • • • • • • • • • - • • • 17
G Code 30 34 38 50 54 58 62 66 70 74 78 82 86 90 94 98 02 06 10 14 18 22 26 Total
  The Gambia GAM • • • • • • • • • • • • 12
  Ghana [GHA] GHA • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 17
  Gibraltar GIB • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 17
  Grenada GRN • • • • • • • • • • • 11
  Guernsey GGY • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 14
  Guyana [GUY] GUY • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 19
H Code 30 34 38 50 54 58 62 66 70 74 78 82 86 90 94 98 02 06 10 14 18 22 26 Total
  Hong Kong HKG • • • • • • • • • • • 11
I Code 30 34 38 50 54 58 62 66 70 74 78 82 86 90 94 98 02 06 10 14 18 22 26 Total
  India IND • • • • • • • • • • • • • • H • • • 18
  Irish Free State IFS IRE • [a] 1
  Isle of Man IOM • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 17
J Code 30 34 38 50 54 58 62 66 70 74 78 82 86 90 94 98 02 06 10 14 18 22 26 Total
  Jamaica JAM • • • • H • • • • • • • • • • • • • 18
  Jersey JEY • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 17
K Code 30 34 38 50 54 58 62 66 70 74 78 82 86 90 94 98 02 06 10 14 18 22 26 Total
  Kenya KEN • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 17
  Kiribati KIR • • • • • • • 7
L Code 30 34 38 50 54 58 62 66 70 74 78 82 86 90 94 98 02 06 10 14 18 22 26 Total
  Lesotho LES • • • • • • • • • • • • 12
M Code 30 34 38 50 54 58 62 66 70 74 78 82 86 90 94 98 02 06 10 14 18 22 26 Total
  Malawi MAW FRN • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 14
  Malaysia MAS BNB, MAL, SAR • • • • • • • H • • • • • • 14
  British North Borneo BNB • • 2
Malaya MAL • • • 3
  Sarawak SAR • • 2
  Maldives MDV • • • • • • • • • 9
  Malta MLT • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 14
  Mauritius MRI • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 16
  Montserrat MSR • • • • • • • • 8
  Mozambique MOZ • • • • • • • 7
N Code 30 34 38 50 54 58 62 66 70 74 78 82 86 90 94 98 02 06 10 14 18 22 26 Total
  Namibia NAM • • • • • • • • 8
  Nauru NRU • • • • • • • • • 9
  New Zealand NZL • • • H • • • • • H • • • H • • • • • • • • 22
  Nigeria NGR • • • • • • • • • - • • • • • • 15
  Niue NIU • • • • • • 6
  Norfolk Island NFK • • • • • • • • • • 10
  Northern Ireland NIR IRE • [a] • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 20
  Ireland IRE • [a] 1
P Code 30 34 38 50 54 58 62 66 70 74 78 82 86 90 94 98 02 06 10 14 18 22 26 Total
  Pakistan PAK India • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 14
  Papua New Guinea [PNG] PNG • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 15
R Code 30 34 38 50 54 58 62 66 70 74 78 82 86 90 94 98 02 06 10 14 18 22 26 Total
  Rwanda RWA • • • • 4
S Code 30 34 38 50 54 58 62 66 70 74 78 82 86 90 94 98 02 06 10 14 18 22 26 Total
  Saint Helena SHN • • • • • • • • 8
  Saint Kitts and Nevis SKN Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla • • • • • • • • • 9
  Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla SCN • 1
  Saint Lucia LCA • • • • • • • • • • • 11
  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines SVG • • • • • • • • • • • • • 13
  Samoa [SAM] SAM • • • • • • • • • • • • • 13
  Scotland SCO • • • • • • • • H • • • H • • • • • • H • • 22
  Seychelles SEY • • • • • • • • • 9
  Sierra Leone SLE • • • • • • • • • • • • • 13
  Singapore SGP • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 17
  Solomon Islands SOL • • • • • • • • • • 10
  South Africa RSA • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 14
  Federation of South Arabia FSA Aden • 1
  Aden ADN • 1
  Sri Lanka [SRI] SRI • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 17
T Code 30 34 38 50 54 58 62 66 70 74 78 82 86 90 94 98 02 06 10 14 18 22 26 Total
  Tanzania TAN Tanganyika • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 14
  Tanganyika TAG • 1
  Tonga TGA • • • • • • • • • • • 11
  Trinidad and Tobago TTO • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 19
  Turks and Caicos Islands TCA Jamaica • • • • • • • • 8
  Tuvalu TUV • • • • • • • 7
U Code 30 34 38 50 54 58 62 66 70 74 78 82 86 90 94 98 02 06 10 14 18 22 26 Total
  Uganda UGA • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 16
V Code 30 34 38 50 54 58 62 66 70 74 78 82 86 90 94 98 02 06 10 14 18 22 26 Total
  Vanuatu VAN • • • • • • • • • • • 11
W Code 30 34 38 50 54 58 62 66 70 74 78 82 86 90 94 98 02 06 10 14 18 22 26 Total
  Wales WAL • • • • • H • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 22
Z Code 30 34 38 50 54 58 62 66 70 74 78 82 86 90 94 98 02 06 10 14 18 22 26 Total
  Zambia [ZAM] ZAM • • FRN • • • • • • • • • • • • • 15
  Zimbabwe [ZIM] ZIM • • • • • FRN • • • • • 10
  Rhodesia and Nyasaland FRN • 1
Total 11 17 15 12 24 35 35 34 42 38 46 46 27 55 63 70 72 71 71 71 71 72

See also

Notes

Name change notes

^ BIZ:  Belize participated under its former name of British Honduras (HBR) in 1962 and 1966.
^ GHA:  Ghana participated under its former name of Gold Coast (GCO) in 1954.
^ GUY:  Guyana participated under its former name of British Guiana (BGU) between 1930 and 1962.
^ PNG:  Papua New Guinea participated under its former name of Papua and New Guinea (PNG) between 1962 and 1970.
^ SAM:  Samoa participated under its former name of Western Samoa (SAM) between 1974 and 1994.
^ SRI:  Sri Lanka participated under its former name of Ceylon (CEY) between 1938 and 1970.
^ SWZ:  Eswatini participated under its former name of Swaziland (SWZ) between 1970 and 2018.
^ ZAM:  Zambia participated under its former name of Northern Rhodesia (NRH) in 1954 and 1958.
^ ZIM:  Zimbabwe participated under its former name of Southern Rhodesia (SRH) between 1934 and 1958.

Participation notes

  1. ^ The affiliation of Irish athletes at the 1934 Games is disputed and contemporary sources on the matter are contradictory, [3] see Ireland at the British Empire Games.
  2. ^ Bermuda took part in the 1986 Games' opening ceremony and in the opening day of competition before the Bermuda Olympic Association decided to formally withdraw, joining wider boycotts. [4]

References

  1. ^ "The Commonwealth Games". commonwealthofnations.org. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
  2. ^ "Teams & Countries". thecgf.com. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
  3. ^ Liston and Maguire 2016, p.329
  4. ^ Fraser, Graham (25 April 2014). "Glasgow 2014: The Bermuda boycott of 1986 that still hurts". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 July 2020.

Sources

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