List of participating nations at the Summer Paralympic Games

Last updated January 11, 2024

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.

List of nations

Table legend

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		NPC superseded or preceded by other NPC(s) during these years

Alphabetical list

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

A	Code	60	64	68	72	76	80	84	88	92	96	00	04	08	12	16	20	Total
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

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Charter Host cities IPC NPCs Medal tables Medalists Participating nations Summer Winter Sports Symbols
Summer Games	1960 Rome 1964 Tokyo 1968 Tel Aviv 1972 Heidelberg 1976 Toronto 1980 Arnhem 1984 New York / Stoke Mandeville 1988 Seoul 1992 Barcelona / Madrid 1996 Atlanta 2000 Sydney 2004 Athens 2008 Beijing 2012 London 2016 Rio de Janeiro 2020 Tokyo ^† 2024 Paris 2028 Los Angeles 2032 Brisbane
Winter Games	1976 Örnsköldsvik 1980 Geilo 1984 Innsbruck 1988 Innsbruck 1992 Tignes / Albertville 1994 Lillehammer 1998 Nagano 2002 Salt Lake City 2006 Turin 2010 Vancouver 2014 Sochi 2018 Pyeongchang 2022 Beijing 2026 Milan / Cortina d'Ampezzo 2030 TBD
^†Postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic