Badminton is a SEA Games event and has been one of the sports held at the Games since the inaugural edition of the South East Asian Peninsular Games (SEAP Games) in 1959.
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Indonesia (INA) | 122 | 83 | 48 | 253 |
| 2 |  Malaysia (MAS) | 51 | 64 | 113 | 228 |
| 3 |  Thailand (THA) | 42 | 62 | 113 | 217 |
| 4 |  Singapore (SGP) | 3 | 9 | 58 | 70 |
| 5 |  Cambodia (CAM) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 |  Myanmar (MYA) | 0 | 2 | 18 | 20 |
| 7 |  Vietnam (VIE) | 0 | 0 | 15 | 15 |
| 8 |  Philippines (PHI) | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 9 |  Laos (LAO) | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 10 |  Brunei (BRU) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (10 entries) | 219 | 221 | 376 | 816 | |
| Pos | Nation | MS | WS | MD | WD | XD | MT | WT | XT | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesia | 19 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 14 | 0 | 122 |
| 2 |  Malaysia | 7 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 51 |
| 3 | Thailand | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 42 |
| 4 | Singapore | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | Cambodia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 33 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 28 | 28 | 1 | 219 | |
| Year | Men's singles | Women's singles | Men's doubles | Women's doubles | Mixed doubles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | Thanoo Khadjabye | no competition | Charoen Wattanasin Kamal Sudthivanich | no competition | no competition |
| 1961 | Channarong Ratanaseangsuang | Tan Gaik Bee | Ng Boon Bee Tan Yee Khan | Sumol Chanklum Pankae Phongarn | Raphi Kanchanaraphi Pankae Phongarn |
| 1965 | Tan Aik Huang | Rosalind Singha Ang | Pratuang Pattabongse Achara Pattabongse | Ng Boon Bee Teoh Siew Yong | |
| 1967 | Sangob Rattanusorn | Thongkham Kingmanee | Rosalind Singha Ang Teoh Siew Yong | Chirasak Champakao Sumol Chanklum | |
| 1969 | Punch Gunalan | Sylvia Ng Meow Eng | Punch Gunalan Yew Cheng Hoe | Rosalind Singha Ang Teoh Siew Yong | Ng Boon Bee Rosalind Singha Ang |
| 1971 | Tan Aik Huang | Rosalind Singha Ang | Ng Boon Bee Punch Gunalan | Thongkam Kingmanee Pachara Pattabongse | Ng Tat Wai Teh Mei Ling |
| 1973 | Punch Gunalan | Sylvia Ng Meow Eng | Sangob Rattanusorn Bandid Jaiyen | Rosalind Singha Ang Sylvia Ng Meow Eng | Pornchai Sakuntaniyom Thongkam Kingmanee |
| 1975 | Bandid Jaiyen | Pornchai Sakuntaniyom Preecha Sopajaree | Soong Chok Soon Rosalind Singha Ang | ||
| 1977 | Liem Swie King | Tjun Tjun Johan Wahjudi | Regina Masli Theresia Widiastuti | Christian Hadinata Regina Masli | |
| 1979 | Hastomo Arbi | Ivana Lie | Bandid Jaiyen Preecha Sopajaree | Verawaty Fajrin Imelda Wiguna | Christian Hadinata Imelda Wiguna |
| 1981 | Liem Swie King | Verawaty Fajrin | Rudy Heryanto Kartono | Ruth Damayanti Verawaty Fajrin | Rudy Heryanto Imelda Wiguna |
| 1983 | Wong Shoon Keat | Ivana Lie | Bobby Ertanto Christian Hadinata | Ruth Damayanti Maria Fransisca | Christian Hadinata Ivana Lie |
| 1985 | Icuk Sugiarto | Elizabeth Latief | Jalani Sidek Razif Sidek | Rosiana Tendean Imelda Wiguna | Christian Hadinata Imelda Wiguna |
| 1987 | Eddy Hartono Liem Swie King | Rosiana Tendean Verawaty Wiharjo | Eddy Hartono Verawaty Wiharjo | ||
| 1989 | Susi Susanti | Rudy Gunawan Eddy Hartono | Erma Sulistianingsih Rosiana Tendean | Eddy Hartono Verawaty Fajrin | |
| 1991 | Ardy Wiranata | Ricky Subagja Rosiana Tendean | |||
| 1993 | Joko Suprianto | Sarwendah Kusumawardhani | Cheah Soon Kit Soo Beng Kiang | Finarsih Lili Tampi | Rudy Gunawan Eliza Nathanael |
| 1995 | Susi Susanti | Cheah Soon Kit Yap Kim Hock | Tri Kusharjanto Minarti Timur | ||
| 1997 | Hariyanto Arbi | Mia Audina | Sigit Budiarto Candra Wijaya | Eliza Nathanael Zelin Resiana | Candra Wijaya Eliza Nathanael |
| 1999 | Taufik Hidayat | Cindana Hartono Kusuma | Tesana Panvisvas Pramote Teerawiwatana | Etty Tantri Cynthia Tuwankotta | Chew Choon Eng Chor Hooi Yee |
| 2001 | Roslin Hashim | Sujitra Ekmongkolpaisarn | Sigit Budiarto Candra Wijaya | Deyana Lomban Vita Marissa | Nova Widianto Vita Marissa |
| 2003 | Sony Dwi Kuncoro | Wong Mew Choo | Choong Tan Fook Lee Wan Wah | Jo Novita Lita Nurlita | Sudket Prapakamol Saralee Thungthongkam |
| 2005 | Adriyanti Firdasari | Markis Kido Hendra Setiawan | Chin Eei Hui Wong Pei Tty | Nova Widianto Liliyana Natsir | |
| 2007 | Taufik Hidayat | Maria Kristin Yulianti | Vita Marissa Liliyana Natsir | Flandy Limpele Vita Marissa | |
| 2009 | Simon Santoso | Salakjit Ponsana | Chin Eei Hui Wong Pei Tty | Nova Widianto Liliyana Natsir | |
| 2011 | Fu Mingtian | Mohammad Ahsan Bona Septano | Anneke Feinya Agustin Nitya Krishinda Maheswari | Tontowi Ahmad Liliyana Natsir | |
| 2013 | Tanongsak Saensomboonsuk | Bellaetrix Manuputty | Angga Pratama Rian Agung Saputro | Vivian Hoo Woon Khe Wei | Muhammad Rijal Debby Susanto |
| 2015 | Chong Wei Feng | Busanan Ongbumrungpan | Angga Pratama Ricky Karanda Suwardi | Amelia Alicia Anscelly Soong Fie Cho | Praveen Jordan Debby Susanto |
| 2017 | Jonatan Christie | Goh Jin Wei | Kittinupong Kedren Dechapol Puavaranukroh | Jongkolphan Kititharakul Rawinda Prajongjai | Dechapol Puavaranukroh Sapsiree Taerattanachai |
| 2019 | Lee Zii Jia | Kisona Selvaduray | Aaron Chia Soh Wooi Yik | Greysia Polii Apriyani Rahayu | Praveen Jordan Melati Daeva Oktavianti |
| 2021 | Kunlavut Vitidsarn | Pornpawee Chochuwong | Leo Rolly Carnando Daniel Marthin | Apriyani Rahayu Siti Fadia Silva Ramadhanti | Chen Tang Jie Peck Yen Wei |
| 2023 | Christian Adinata | Supanida Katethong | Pramudya Kusumawardana Yeremia Rambitan | Febriana Dwipuji Kusuma Amalia Cahaya Pratiwi | Rehan Naufal Kusharjanto Lisa Ayu Kusumawati |
| 2025 | Alwi Farhan | Ratchanok Intanon | Sabar Karyaman Gutama Muhammad Reza Pahlevi Isfahani | Pearly Tan Thinaah Muralitharan | Ruttanapak Oupthong Jhenicha Sudjaipraparat |
| Year | Men | Women | Mixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | no competition | no competition | |
| 1961 | |||
| 1965 | Malaysia | Thailand | |
| 1967 | no competition | ||
| 1969 | |||
| 1971 | Malaysia | Thailand | |
| 1973 | Thailand | Malaysia | |
| 1975 | Thailand | Malaysia | |
| 1977 | Indonesia | Indonesia | |
| 1979 | Indonesia | Indonesia | |
| 1981 | Indonesia | Indonesia | |
| 1983 | Indonesia | Indonesia | |
| 1985 | Indonesia | Indonesia | |
| 1987 | Indonesia | Indonesia | |
| 1989 | Malaysia | Indonesia | |
| 1991 | Malaysia | Indonesia | |
| 1993 | Indonesia | Indonesia | |
| 1995 | Indonesia | Indonesia | |
| 1997 | Indonesia | Indonesia | |
| 1999 | Indonesia | Indonesia | |
| 2001 | Malaysia | Indonesia | |
| 2003 | Indonesia | Singapore | |
| 2005 | Malaysia | Thailand | |
| 2007 | Indonesia | Indonesia | |
| 2009 | Indonesia | Malaysia | |
| 2011 | Indonesia | Thailand | |
| 2013 | no competition | ||
| 2015 | Indonesia | Thailand | |
| 2017 | Indonesia | Thailand | |
| 2019 | Indonesia | Thailand | |
| 2021 | Thailand | Thailand | |
| 2023 | Indonesia | Thailand | Cambodia |
| 2025 | Indonesia | Thailand | no competition |
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