This is a list of nations, as represented by National Paralympic Committees (NPCs), that have participated in the Summer Paralympic Games between 1960 and 2020. As of the 2020 Games, all of the current 170 NPCs have participated in at least one edition of the Paralympic Games, and athletes from Argentina, Australia, Austria, France, Great Britain, Israel, Italy, Sweden, Switzerland and United States have competed in all fifteen Summer Paralympic Games.
60 | In the table headings, indicates the Games year | |
• | Participated in the specified Games | |
H | Host nation for the specified Games | |
NPC superseded or preceded by other NPC(s) during these years |
Contents: | A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V Y Z Other Total |
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A | Code | 60 | 64 | 68 | 72 | 76 | 80 | 84 | 88 | 92 | 96 | 00 | 04 | 08 | 12 | 16 | 20 | Total |
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Afghanistan | AFG | • | • | • | • | • | • | 6 | ||||||||||
Albania | ALB | • | 1 | |||||||||||||||
Algeria | ALG | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 8 | ||||||||
Andorra | AND | • | 1 | |||||||||||||||
Angola | ANG | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 7 | |||||||||
Antigua and Barbuda | ANT | • | 1 | |||||||||||||||
Argentina | ARG | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 16 |
Armenia | ARM | Soviet Union | EUN | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 7 | |||||||
Aruba | ARU | • | • | • | 2 | |||||||||||||
Australia | AUS | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | H | • | • | • | • | • | 16 |
Austria | AUT | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 16 |
Azerbaijan | AZE | Soviet Union | EUN | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 7 | |||||||
B | Code | 60 | 64 | 68 | 72 | 76 | 80 | 84 | 88 | 92 | 96 | 00 | 04 | 08 | 12 | 16 | 20 | Total |
Bahamas | BAH | • | • | • | • | • | 5 | |||||||||||
Bahrain | BRN | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 10 | ||||||
Bangladesh | BAN | • | • | 2 | ||||||||||||||
Barbados | BAR | • | • | • | • | • | 5 | |||||||||||
Belarus | BLR | Soviet Union | EUN | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 7 | |||||||
Belgium | BEL | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 16 |
Benin | BEN | • | • | • | • | • | • | 6 | ||||||||||
Bermuda | BER | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 7 | |||||||||
Bhutan | BHU | • | 1 | |||||||||||||||
Bosnia and Herzegovina | BIH | Yugoslavia | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 7 | ||||||||
Bolivia | BOL | • | 1 | |||||||||||||||
Botswana | BOT | • | • | • | • | 4 | ||||||||||||
Brazil | BRA | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | H | • | 13 | |||
Brunei | BRU | • | 1 | |||||||||||||||
Bulgaria | BUL | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 9 | |||||||
Burkina Faso | BUR | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 7 | |||||||||
Burundi | BDI | • | • | • | • | 4 | ||||||||||||
C | Code | 60 | 64 | 68 | 72 | 76 | 80 | 84 | 88 | 92 | 96 | 00 | 04 | 08 | 12 | 16 | 20 | Total |
Cambodia | CAM | • | • | • | • | • | • | 6 | ||||||||||
Cameroon | CMR | • | • | • | 3 | |||||||||||||
Canada | CAN | • | • | H | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 14 | ||
Cape Verde | CPV | • | • | • | • | • | 5 | |||||||||||
Central African Republic | CAF | • | • | • | • | • | 5 | |||||||||||
Chile | CHI | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 8 | ||||||||
China | CHN | • | • | • | • | • | • | H | • | • | • | 10 | ||||||
Chinese Taipei | TPE | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 8 | ||||||||
Colombia | COL | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 11 | |||||
Comoros | COM | • | • | 2 | ||||||||||||||
Republic of the Congo | CGO | • | • | 2 | ||||||||||||||
Democratic Republic of the Congo | COD | • | • | • | 3 | |||||||||||||
Costa Rica | CRC | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 8 | ||||||||
Ivory Coast | CIV | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 8 | ||||||||
Croatia | CRO | Yugoslavia | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 8 | |||||||
Cuba | CUB | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 8 | ||||||||
Curaçao | CUW | • | 1 | |||||||||||||||
Cyprus | CYP | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 9 | |||||||
Czech Republic | CZE | Czechoslovakia | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 7 | ||||||||
Czechoslovakia | TCH | • | • | • | • | 4 | ||||||||||||
D | Code | 60 | 64 | 68 | 72 | 76 | 80 | 84 | 88 | 92 | 96 | 00 | 04 | 08 | 12 | 16 | 20 | Total |
Denmark | DEN | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 14 | ||
Djibouti | DJI | • | 1 | |||||||||||||||
Dominican Republic | DOM | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 7 | |||||||||
E | Code | 60 | 64 | 68 | 72 | 76 | 80 | 84 | 88 | 92 | 96 | 00 | 04 | 08 | 12 | 16 | 20 | Total |
Ecuador | ECU | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 10 | ||||||
Egypt | EGY | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 13 | |||
El Salvador | ESA | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 6 | |||||||||
Estonia | EST | Soviet Union | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 8 | |||||||
Ethiopia | ETH | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 8 | ||||||||
F | Code | 60 | 64 | 68 | 72 | 76 | 80 | 84 | 88 | 92 | 96 | 00 | 04 | 08 | 12 | 16 | 20 | Total |
Faroe Islands | FRO | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 10 | ||||||
Fiji | FIJ | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 10 | ||||||
Finland | FIN | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 15 | |
France | FRA | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 16 |
G | Code | 60 | 64 | 68 | 72 | 76 | 80 | 84 | 88 | 92 | 96 | 00 | 04 | 08 | 12 | 16 | 20 | Total |
Gabon | GAB | • | • | • | • | 4 | ||||||||||||
The Gambia | GAM | • | • | • | 3 | |||||||||||||
Georgia | GEO | Soviet Union | EUN | • | • | • | • | 4 | ||||||||||
Germany | GER | East Germany, West Germany | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 8 | |||||||
East Germany | GDR | • | 1 | |||||||||||||||
West Germany | FRG | • | • | • | H | • | • | • | • | 8 | ||||||||
Ghana | GHA | • | • | • | • | • | • | 6 | ||||||||||
Great Britain | GBR | • | • | • | • | • | • | H | • | • | • | • | • | • | H | • | • | 16 |
Greece | GRE | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | H | • | • | • | • | 12 | ||||
Grenada | GRN | • | 1 | |||||||||||||||
Guatemala | GUA | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 8 | |||||||
Guinea | GUI | • | • | • | • | 4 | ||||||||||||
Guinea-Bissau | GBS | • | • | • | 3 | |||||||||||||
Guyana | GUY | • | 1 | |||||||||||||||
H | Code | 60 | 64 | 68 | 72 | 76 | 80 | 84 | 88 | 92 | 96 | 00 | 04 | 08 | 12 | 16 | 20 | Total |
Haiti | HAI | • | • | • | • | 4 | ||||||||||||
Honduras | HON | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 7 | |||||||||
Hong Kong | HKG | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 13 | |||
Hungary | HUN | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 11 | |||||
I | Code | 60 | 64 | 68 | 72 | 76 | 80 | 84 | 88 | 92 | 96 | 00 | 04 | 08 | 12 | 16 | 20 | Total |
Iceland | ISL | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 11 | |||||
India | IND | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 12 | ||||
Indonesia | INA | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 11 | |||||
Iran | IRI | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 9 | |||||||
Iraq | IRQ | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 8 | ||||||||
Ireland | IRL | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 16 |
Israel | ISR | • | • | H | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 16 |
Italy | ITA | H | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 16 |
J | Code | 60 | 64 | 68 | 72 | 76 | 80 | 84 | 88 | 92 | 96 | 00 | 04 | 08 | 12 | 16 | 20 | Total |
Jamaica | JAM | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 14 | |||
Japan | JPN | H | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | H | 15 | |
Jordan | JOR | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 9 | |||||||
K | Code | 60 | 64 | 68 | 72 | 76 | 80 | 84 | 88 | 92 | 96 | 00 | 04 | 08 | 12 | 16 | 20 | Total |
Kazakhstan | KAZ | Soviet Union | EUN | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 7 | |||||||
Kenya | KEN | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 12 | ||||
North Korea | PRK | • | • | 2 | ||||||||||||||
South Korea | KOR | • | • | • | • | • | H | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 14 | ||
Kuwait | KUW | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 11 | |||||
Kyrgyzstan | KGZ | Soviet Union | EUN | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 7 | |||||||
L | Code | 60 | 64 | 68 | 72 | 76 | 80 | 84 | 88 | 92 | 96 | 00 | 04 | 08 | 12 | 16 | 20 | Total |
Laos | LAO | • | • | • | • | • | 5 | |||||||||||
Latvia | LAT | Soviet Union | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 8 | |||||||
Lebanon | LIB | • | • | • | • | • | 4 | |||||||||||
Lesotho | LES | • | • | • | • | • | • | 6 | ||||||||||
Liberia | LBR | • | • | • | 3 | |||||||||||||
Libya | LBA | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 7 | |||||||||
Liechtenstein | LIE | • | • | • | • | 4 | ||||||||||||
Lithuania | LTU | Soviet Union | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 8 | |||||||
Luxembourg | LUX | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 7 | |||||||||
M | Code | 60 | 64 | 68 | 72 | 76 | 80 | 84 | 88 | 92 | 96 | 00 | 04 | 08 | 12 | 16 | 20 | Total |
Macau | MAC | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 8 | ||||||||
North Macedonia | MKD | Yugoslavia | IOP | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 7 | |||||||
Madagascar | MAD | • | • | • | • | • | 5 | |||||||||||
Malawi | MAW | • | • | • | 3 | |||||||||||||
Malaysia | MAS | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 10 | ||||||
Maldives | MDV | • | 1 | |||||||||||||||
Mali | MLI | • | • | • | • | • | 5 | |||||||||||
Malta | MLT | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 10 | |||||
Mauritania | MTN | • | • | • | 3 | |||||||||||||
Mauritius | MRI | • | • | • | • | • | • | 6 | ||||||||||
Mexico | MEX | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 13 | |||
Moldova | MDA | Soviet Union | EUN | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 7 | |||||||
Mongolia | MGL | • | • | • | • | • | • | 6 | ||||||||||
Montenegro | MNE | Yugoslavia | SCG | • | • | • | • | 4 | ||||||||||
Morocco | MAR | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 9 | |||||||
Mozambique | MOZ | • | • | • | 3 | |||||||||||||
Myanmar | MYA | • | • | • | • | • | • | 6 | ||||||||||
N | Code | 60 | 64 | 68 | 72 | 76 | 80 | 84 | 88 | 92 | 96 | 00 | 04 | 08 | 12 | 16 | 20 | Total |
Namibia | NAM | • | • | • | • | • | • | 6 | ||||||||||
Nepal | NEP | • | • | • | • | • | 5 | |||||||||||
Netherlands | NED | • | • | • | • | • | H | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 16 |
New Zealand | NZL | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 14 | ||
Nicaragua | NCA | • | • | • | • | • | 5 | |||||||||||
Niger | NIG | • | • | • | • | • | 5 | |||||||||||
Nigeria | NGR | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 8 | ||||||||
Norway | NOR | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 15 | |
O | Code | 60 | 64 | 68 | 72 | 76 | 80 | 84 | 88 | 92 | 96 | 00 | 04 | 08 | 12 | 16 | 20 | Total |
Oman | OMA | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 9 | |||||||
P | Code | 60 | 64 | 68 | 72 | 76 | 80 | 84 | 88 | 92 | 96 | 00 | 04 | 08 | 12 | 16 | 20 | Total |
Pakistan | PAK | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 8 | ||||||||
Palestine | PLE | • | • | • | • | • | • | 6 | ||||||||||
Panama | PAN | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 8 | ||||||||
Papua New Guinea | PNG | • | • | • | • | • | • | 6 | ||||||||||
Paraguay | PAR | • | • | 2 | ||||||||||||||
Peru | PER | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 9 | |||||||
Philippines | PHI | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 9 | |||||||
Poland | POL | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 13 | |||
Portugal | POR | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 11 | |||||
Puerto Rico | PUR | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 9 | |||||||
Q | Code | 60 | 64 | 68 | 72 | 76 | 80 | 84 | 88 | 92 | 96 | 00 | 04 | 08 | 12 | 16 | 20 | Total |
Qatar | QAT | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 7 | |||||||||
R | Code | 60 | 64 | 68 | 72 | 76 | 80 | 84 | 88 | 92 | 96 | 00 | 04 | 08 | 12 | 16 | 20 | Total |
Romania | ROU | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 9 | |||||||
Russia | RUS | Soviet Union | EUN | • | • | • | • | • | RPC | 5 | ||||||||
RPC | RPC | • | 1 | |||||||||||||||
Unified Team | EUN | • | 1 | |||||||||||||||
Soviet Union | URS | • | EUN | 1 | ||||||||||||||
Rwanda | RWA | • | • | • | • | • | • | 6 | ||||||||||
S | Code | 60 | 64 | 68 | 72 | 76 | 80 | 84 | 88 | 92 | 96 | 00 | 04 | 08 | 12 | 16 | 20 | Total |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | VIN | • | 1 | |||||||||||||||
Samoa | SAM | • | • | • | • | • | 5 | |||||||||||
San Marino | SMR | • | 1 | |||||||||||||||
São Tomé and Príncipe | STP | • | • | 2 | ||||||||||||||
Saudi Arabia | KSA | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 7 | ||||||||
Senegal | SEN | • | • | • | • | • | 5 | |||||||||||
Serbia | SRB | Yugoslavia | SCG | • | • | • | • | 4 | ||||||||||
Serbia and Montenegro | SCG | Yugoslavia | • | 1 | ||||||||||||||
Independent Paralympic Participants | IPP | • | 1 | |||||||||||||||
Yugoslavia | YUG | • | • | • | • | IPP | • | • | 6 | |||||||||
Seychelles | SEY | • | • | 2 | ||||||||||||||
Sierra Leone | SLE | • | • | • | • | • | 4 | |||||||||||
Singapore | SIN | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 9 | |||||||
Slovakia | SVK | Czechoslovakia | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 7 | ||||||||
Slovenia | SLO | Yugoslavia | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 8 | |||||||
Solomon Islands | SOL | • | • | 2 | ||||||||||||||
Somalia | SOM | • | • | 2 | ||||||||||||||
South Africa | RSA | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 12 | ||||
Spain | ESP | • | • | • | • | • | • | H | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 14 | ||
Sri Lanka | SRI | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 8 | ||||||||
Sudan | SUD | • | • | 2 | ||||||||||||||
Suriname | SUR | • | • | • | • | • | 6 | |||||||||||
Sweden | SWE | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 16 |
Switzerland | SUI | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 16 |
Syria | SYR | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 8 | ||||||||
T | Code | 60 | 64 | 68 | 72 | 76 | 80 | 84 | 88 | 92 | 96 | 00 | 04 | 08 | 12 | 16 | 20 | Total |
Tajikistan | TJK | Soviet Union | EUN | • | • | • | • | • | 7 | |||||||||
Tanzania | TAN | • | • | • | • | • | • | 6 | ||||||||||
Thailand | THA | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 10 | ||||||
East Timor | TLS | [^] | • | • | • | 3 | ||||||||||||
Togo | TOG | • | • | 2 | ||||||||||||||
Tonga | TGA | • | • | • | • | • | 5 | |||||||||||
Trinidad and Tobago | TRI | • | • | • | • | 4 | ||||||||||||
Tunisia | TUN | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 9 | |||||||
Turkey | TUR | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 7 | |||||||||
Turkmenistan | TKM | Soviet Union | EUN | • | • | • | • | • | • | 6 | ||||||||
U | Code | 60 | 64 | 68 | 72 | 76 | 80 | 84 | 88 | 92 | 96 | 00 | 04 | 08 | 12 | 16 | 20 | Total |
Uganda | UGA | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 9 | |||||||
Ukraine | UKR | Soviet Union | EUN | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 7 | |||||||
United Arab Emirates | UAE | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 8 | ||||||||
United States | USA | • | • | • | • | • | • | H | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 16 |
Uruguay | URU | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 8 | ||||||||
Uzbekistan | UZB | Soviet Union | EUN | • | • | • | • | • | 5 | |||||||||
V | Code | 60 | 64 | 68 | 72 | 76 | 80 | 84 | 88 | 92 | 96 | 00 | 04 | 08 | 12 | 16 | 20 | Total |
Vanuatu | VAN | • | • | • | 3 | |||||||||||||
Venezuela | VEN | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 9 | |||||||
Vietnam | VIE | • | • | • | • | • | • | 6 | ||||||||||
Virgin Islands | ISV | • | • | • | 3 | |||||||||||||
Y | Code | 60 | 64 | 68 | 72 | 76 | 80 | 84 | 88 | 92 | 96 | 00 | 04 | 08 | 12 | 16 | 20 | Total |
Yemen | YEM | • | • | 2 | ||||||||||||||
Z | Code | 60 | 64 | 68 | 72 | 76 | 80 | 84 | 88 | 92 | 96 | 00 | 04 | 08 | 12 | 16 | 20 | Total |
Zambia | ZAM | • | • | • | • | • | 5 | |||||||||||
Zimbabwe | ZIM | Rhodesia | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 9 | |||||
Rhodesia | RHO | • | • | • | • | 4 | ||||||||||||
Other entries | Code | 60 | 64 | 68 | 72 | 76 | 80 | 84 | 88 | 92 | 96 | 00 | 04 | 08 | 12 | 16 | 20 | Total |
Individual Paralympic Athletes | IPA | [^] | 1 | |||||||||||||||
Independent Paralympic Athletes | API | [^] | 1 | |||||||||||||||
Refugee Paralympic Team | RPT | [^] | 1 | |||||||||||||||
Total | 18 | 19 | 28 | 42 | 40 | 43 | 54 | 60 | 103 | 104 | 121 | 135 | 146 | 164 | 159 | 163 |