Taekwondo events have been contested at every Asian Games since 1986 Games in Seoul, South Korea.
| Games | Year | Host city | Best nation |
|---|---|---|---|
| X | 1986 | Seoul, South Korea |  South Korea |
| XII | 1994 | Hiroshima, Japan | South Korea |
| XIII | 1998 | Bangkok, Thailand |  South Korea |
| XIV | 2002 | Busan, South Korea | South Korea |
| XV | 2006 | Doha, Qatar | South Korea |
| XVI | 2010 | Guangzhou, China | South Korea |
| XVII | 2014 | Incheon, South Korea |  South Korea |
| XVIII | 2018 | Jakarta–Palembang, Indonesia | South Korea |
| XIX | 2022 | Hangzhou, China | South Korea |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Korea (KOR) | 63 | 18 | 10 | 91 |
| 2 |  China (CHN) | 15 | 13 | 22 | 50 |
| 3 |  Iran (IRI) | 14 | 17 | 23 | 54 |
| 4 |  Chinese Taipei (TPE) | 12 | 12 | 20 | 44 |
| 5 |  Thailand (THA) | 7 | 11 | 21 | 39 |
| 6 |  Jordan (JOR) | 3 | 13 | 11 | 27 |
| 7 |  Uzbekistan (UZB) | 3 | 9 | 10 | 22 |
| 8 |  Vietnam (VIE) | 2 | 9 | 16 | 27 |
| 9 |  Indonesia (INA) | 1 | 6 | 8 | 15 |
| 10 |  Kuwait (KUW) | 1 | 0 | 6 | 7 |
| 11 |  Qatar (QAT) | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 12 |  Cambodia (CAM) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 |  Philippines (PHI) | 0 | 4 | 25 | 29 |
| 14 |  Japan (JPN) | 0 | 4 | 10 | 14 |
| 15 |  Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 0 | 3 | 16 | 19 |
| 16 |  Malaysia (MAS) | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| 17 |  Nepal (NEP) | 0 | 1 | 13 | 14 |
| 18 |  Afghanistan (AFG) | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 19 |  Lebanon (LBN) | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
 Tajikistan (TJK) | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | |
| 21 |  Saudi Arabia (KSA) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 22 |  Bahrain (BRN) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 Macau (MAC) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 24 |  India (IND) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Iraq (IRQ) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Mongolia (MGL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Yemen (YEM) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (27 entries) | 123 | 123 | 246 | 492 | |
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