This is a list of nations, as represented by National Paralympic Committees (NPCs), that have participated in the Summer Paralympic Games between 1960 and 2024. As of the 2024 Games,188 NPCS Paralympic Games.At least 188 National Paralympic Committees have sent delegations to an edition of the Paralympic Games. The fact that the Faroe Islands, Gilbraltar and Macau, China do not have National Olympic Committees recognized by IOC, has already sent athletes to the Paralympic Games officially.It is also noted that nine countries were present in all editions of the Summer Paralympic Games: Argentina, Australia, Austria, France, Great Britain, Italy, Sweden, Switzerland and United States
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| NPC superseded or preceded by other NPC(s) during these years |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
| A | Code | 60 | 64 | 68 | 72 | 76 | 80 | 84 | 88 | 92 | 96 | 00 | 04 | 08 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | AFG | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | ||||||||||
| Albania | ALB | • | ||||||||||||||||
| Algeria | ALG | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | ||||||||
| Andorra | AND | • | ||||||||||||||||
| Angola | ANG | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | |||||||||
| Antigua and Barbuda | ANT | • | ||||||||||||||||
| Argentina | ARG | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • |
| Armenia | ARM | Soviet Union | EUN | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | |||||||
| Aruba | ARU | • | • | • | • | |||||||||||||
| Australia | AUS | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | H | • | • | • | • | • | • |
| Austria | AUT | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • |
| Azerbaijan | AZE | Soviet Union | EUN | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | |||||||
| B | Code | 60 | 64 | 68 | 72 | 76 | 80 | 84 | 88 | 92 | 96 | 00 | 04 | 08 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 24 |
| Bahamas | BAH | • | • | • | • | • | ||||||||||||
| Bahrain | BRN | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | ||||||
| Bangladesh | BAN | • | • | • | ||||||||||||||
| Barbados | BAR | • | • | • | • | • | • | |||||||||||
| Belarus | BLR | Soviet Union | EUN | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | NPA | |||||||
| Belgium | BEL | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • |
| Benin | BEN | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | ||||||||||
| Bermuda | BER | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | |||||||||
| Bhutan | BHU | • | • | |||||||||||||||
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | BIH | Yugoslavia | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | ||||||||
| Bolivia | BOL | • | ||||||||||||||||
| Botswana | BOT | • | • | • | • | • | ||||||||||||
| Brazil | BRA | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | H | • | • | |||
| Brunei | BRU | • | ||||||||||||||||
| Bulgaria | BUL | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | |||||||
| Burkina Faso | BUR | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | |||||||||
| Burundi | BDI | • | • | • | • | • | ||||||||||||
| C | Code | 60 | 64 | 68 | 72 | 76 | 80 | 84 | 88 | 92 | 96 | 00 | 04 | 08 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 24 |
| Cambodia | CAM | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | ||||||||||
| Cameroon | CMR | • | • | • | • | |||||||||||||
| Canada | CAN | • | • | H | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | ||
| Cape Verde | CPV | • | • | • | • | • | • | |||||||||||
| Central African Republic | CAF | • | • | • | • | • | • | |||||||||||
| Chile | CHI | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | ||||||||
| China | CHN | • | • | • | • | • | • | H | • | • | • | • | ||||||
| Chinese Taipei | TPE | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | ||||||||
| Colombia | COL | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | |||||
| Comoros | COM | • | • | |||||||||||||||
| Republic of the Congo | CGO | • | • | • | ||||||||||||||
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | COD | • | • | • | • | |||||||||||||
| Costa Rica | CRC | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | ||||||||
| Curaçao | CUW | • | ||||||||||||||||
| Croatia | CRO | Yugoslavia | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | |||||||
| Cuba | CUB | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | ||||||||
| Cyprus | CYP | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | |||||||
| Czech Republic | CZE | Czechoslovakia | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | ||||||||
| Czechoslovakia | TCH | • | • | • | • | |||||||||||||
| D | Code | 60 | 64 | 68 | 72 | 76 | 80 | 84 | 88 | 92 | 96 | 00 | 04 | 08 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 24 |
| Denmark | DEN | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | ||
| Djibouti | DJI | • | ||||||||||||||||
| Dominican Republic | DOM | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | |||||||||
| E | Code | 60 | 64 | 68 | 72 | 76 | 80 | 84 | 88 | 92 | 96 | 00 | 04 | 08 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 24 |
| Ecuador | ECU | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | ||||||
| Egypt | EGY | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | |||
| El Salvador | ESA | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | |||||||||
| Eritrea | ERI | • | ||||||||||||||||
| Estonia | EST | Soviet Union | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | |||||||
| Ethiopia | ETH | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | ||||||||
| F | Code | 60 | 64 | 68 | 72 | 76 | 80 | 84 | 88 | 92 | 96 | 00 | 04 | 08 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 24 |
| Faroe Islands | FRO | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | |||||||
| Fiji | FIJ | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | ||||||
| Finland | FIN | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | |
| France | FRA | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | H |
| G | Code | 60 | 64 | 68 | 72 | 76 | 80 | 84 | 88 | 92 | 96 | 00 | 04 | 08 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 24 |
| Gabon | GAB | • | • | • | • | • | ||||||||||||
| The Gambia | GAM | • | • | • | • | |||||||||||||
| Georgia | GEO | Soviet Union | EUN | • | • | • | • | • | ||||||||||
| Germany | GER | East Germany, West Germany | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | |||||||
| East Germany | GDR | • | ||||||||||||||||
| West Germany | FRG | • | • | • | H | • | • | • | • | |||||||||
| Gibraltar | GIB | • | ||||||||||||||||
| Ghana | GHA | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | ||||||||||
| Great Britain | GBR | • | • | • | • | • | • | H | • | • | • | • | • | • | H | • | • | • |
| Greece | GRE | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | H | • | • | • | • | • | ||||
| Grenada | GRN | • | • | |||||||||||||||
| Guatemala | GUA | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | |||||||
| Guinea | GUI | • | • | • | • | • | ||||||||||||
| Guinea-Bissau | GBS | • | • | • | • | |||||||||||||
| Guyana | GUY | • | ||||||||||||||||
| H | Code | 60 | 64 | 68 | 72 | 76 | 80 | 84 | 88 | 92 | 96 | 00 | 04 | 08 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 24 |
| Haiti | HAI | • | • | • | • | • | ||||||||||||
| Honduras | HON | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | ||||||||
| Hong Kong | HKG | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | |||
| Hungary | HUN | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | |||||
| I | Code | 60 | 64 | 68 | 72 | 76 | 80 | 84 | 88 | 92 | 96 | 00 | 04 | 08 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 24 |
| Iceland | ISL | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | |||||
| India | IND | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | ||||
| Indonesia | INA | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | |||||
| Iran | IRI | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | |||||||
| Iraq | IRQ | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | |||||||||
| Ireland | IRL | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • |
| Israel | ISR | • | • | H | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • |
| Italy | ITA | H | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • |
| Ivory Coast | CIV | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | ||||||||
| J | Code | 60 | 64 | 68 | 72 | 76 | 80 | 84 | 88 | 92 | 96 | 00 | 04 | 08 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 24 |
| Jamaica | JAM | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | |||
| Japan | JPN | H | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | H | • | |
| Jordan | JOR | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | ||||||
| K | Code | 60 | 64 | 68 | 72 | 76 | 80 | 84 | 88 | 92 | 96 | 00 | 04 | 08 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 24 |
| Kazakhstan | KAZ | Soviet Union | EUN | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | |||||||
| Kenya | KEN | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | ||||
| Kiribati | KIR | • | ||||||||||||||||
| North Korea | PRK | • | • | |||||||||||||||
| South Korea | KOR | • | • | • | • | • | H | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | ||
| Kosovo | KOS | Yugoslavia | SCG | • | ||||||||||||||
| Kuwait | KUW | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | |||||
| Kyrgyzstan | KGZ | Soviet Union | EUN | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | |||||||
| L | Code | 60 | 64 | 68 | 72 | 76 | 80 | 84 | 88 | 92 | 96 | 00 | 04 | 08 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 24 |
| Laos | LAO | • | • | • | • | • | • | |||||||||||
| Latvia | LAT | Soviet Union | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | |||||||
| Lebanon | LIB | • | • | • | • | • | • | |||||||||||
| Lesotho | LES | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | ||||||||||
| Liberia | LBR | • | • | • | • | |||||||||||||
| Libya | LBA | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | |||||||||
| Liechtenstein | LIE | • | • | • | • | |||||||||||||
| Lithuania | LTU | Soviet Union | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | |||||||
| Luxembourg | LUX | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | |||||||||
| M | Code | 60 | 64 | 68 | 72 | 76 | 80 | 84 | 88 | 92 | 96 | 00 | 04 | 08 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 24 |
| Macau | MAC | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | ||||||||
| Madagascar | MAD | • | • | • | • | • | ||||||||||||
| Malawi | MAW | • | • | • | • | |||||||||||||
| Malaysia | MAS | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | ||||||
| Maldives | MDV | • | • | |||||||||||||||
| Mali | MLI | • | • | • | • | • | • | |||||||||||
| Malta | MLT | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | |||||
| Mauritania | MTN | • | • | • | ||||||||||||||
| Mauritius | MRI | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | ||||||||||
| Mexico | MEX | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | |||
| Moldova | MDA | Soviet Union | EUN | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | |||||||
| Mongolia | MGL | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | ||||||||||
| Montenegro | MNE | Yugoslavia | SCG | • | • | • | • | • | ||||||||||
| Morocco | MAR | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | |||||||
| Mozambique | MOZ | • | • | • | • | |||||||||||||
| Myanmar | MYA | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | ||||||||||
| N | Code | 60 | 64 | 68 | 72 | 76 | 80 | 84 | 88 | 92 | 96 | 00 | 04 | 08 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 24 |
| Namibia | NAM | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | ||||||||||
| Nepal | NEP | • | • | • | • | • | • | |||||||||||
| Netherlands | NED | • | • | • | • | • | H | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • |
| New Zealand | NZL | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | ||
| Nicaragua | NCA | • | • | • | • | • | • | |||||||||||
| Niger | NIG | • | • | • | • | • | • | |||||||||||
| Nigeria | NGR | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | ||||||||
| North Macedonia | MKD | Yugoslavia | IOP | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | |||||||
| Norway | NOR | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | |
| O | Code | 60 | 64 | 68 | 72 | 76 | 80 | 84 | 88 | 92 | 96 | 00 | 04 | 08 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 24 |
| Oman | OMA | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | |||||||
| P | Code | 60 | 64 | 68 | 72 | 76 | 80 | 84 | 88 | 92 | 96 | 00 | 04 | 08 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 24 |
| Pakistan | PAK | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | ||||||||
| Palestine | PLE | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | ||||||||||
| Panama | PAN | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | ||||||||
| Papua New Guinea | PNG | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | ||||||||||
| Paraguay | PAR | • | • | • | ||||||||||||||
| Peru | PER | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | |||||||
| Philippines | PHI | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | |||||||
| Poland | POL | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | |||
| Portugal | POR | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | |||||
| Puerto Rico | PUR | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | |||||||
| Q | Code | 60 | 64 | 68 | 72 | 76 | 80 | 84 | 88 | 92 | 96 | 00 | 04 | 08 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 24 |
| Qatar | QAT | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | |||||||||
| R | Code | 60 | 64 | 68 | 72 | 76 | 80 | 84 | 88 | 92 | 96 | 00 | 04 | 08 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 24 |
| Romania | ROU | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | |||||||
| Russia | RUS | URS | EUN | • | • | • | • | • | RPC | NPA | ||||||||
| Soviet Union | URS | • | ||||||||||||||||
| Unified Team | EUN | • | ||||||||||||||||
| RPC | RPC | • | ||||||||||||||||
| Neutral Paralympic Athletes | NPA | • | ||||||||||||||||
| Rwanda | RWA | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | ||||||||||
| S | Code | 60 | 64 | 68 | 72 | 76 | 80 | 84 | 88 | 92 | 96 | 00 | 04 | 08 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 24 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | VIN | • | • | |||||||||||||||
| Samoa | SAM | • | • | • | • | • | ||||||||||||
| San Marino | SMR | • | ||||||||||||||||
| São Tomé and Príncipe | STP | • | • | • | ||||||||||||||
| Saudi Arabia | KSA | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | ||||||||
| Senegal | SEN | • | • | • | • | • | • | |||||||||||
| Serbia | SRB | Yugoslavia | SCG | • | • | • | • | • | ||||||||||
| Serbia and Montenegro | SCG | Yugoslavia | • | |||||||||||||||
| Independent Paralympic Participants | IPP | • | ||||||||||||||||
| Yugoslavia | YUG | • | • | • | • | IPP | • | • | ||||||||||
| Seychelles | SEY | • | • | |||||||||||||||
| Sierra Leone | SLE | • | • | • | • | • | • | |||||||||||
| Singapore | SIN | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | |||||||
| Slovakia | SVK | Czechoslovakia | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | ||||||||
| Slovenia | SLO | Yugoslavia | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | |||||||
| Solomon Islands | SOL | • | • | • | ||||||||||||||
| Somalia | SOM | • | • | • | ||||||||||||||
| South Africa | RSA | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | ||||
| Spain | ESP | • | • | • | • | • | • | H | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | ||
| Sri Lanka | SRI | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | ||||||||
| Sudan | SUD | • | • | |||||||||||||||
| Suriname | SUR | • | • | • | • | • | • | |||||||||||
| Sweden | SWE | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • |
| Switzerland | SUI | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • |
| Syria | SYR | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | ||||||||
| T | Code | 60 | 64 | 68 | 72 | 76 | 80 | 84 | 88 | 92 | 96 | 00 | 04 | 08 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 24 |
| Tajikistan | TJK | Soviet Union | EUN | • | • | • | • | • | ||||||||||
| Tanzania | TAN | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | ||||||||||
| Thailand | THA | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | ||||||
| Timor-Leste | TLS | [^] | • | • | • | • | ||||||||||||
| Togo | TOG | • | • | • | ||||||||||||||
| Tonga | TGA | • | • | • | • | • | • | |||||||||||
| Trinidad and Tobago | TRI | • | • | • | • | • | ||||||||||||
| Tunisia | TUN | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | |||||||
| Turkey | TUR | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | |||||||||
| Turkmenistan | TKM | Soviet Union | EUN | • | • | • | • | • | • | |||||||||
| U | Code | 60 | 64 | 68 | 72 | 76 | 80 | 84 | 88 | 92 | 96 | 00 | 04 | 08 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 24 |
| Uganda | UGA | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | |||||||
| Ukraine | UKR | Soviet Union | EUN | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | |||||||
| United Arab Emirates | UAE | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | ||||||||
| United States | USA | • | • | • | • | • | • | H | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • |
| Uruguay | URU | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | ||||||||
| Uzbekistan | UZB | Soviet Union | EUN | • | • | • | • | • | • | |||||||||
| V | Code | 60 | 64 | 68 | 72 | 76 | 80 | 84 | 88 | 92 | 96 | 00 | 04 | 08 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 24 |
| Vanuatu | VAN | • | • | • | • | |||||||||||||
| Venezuela | VEN | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | |||||||
| Vietnam | VIE | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | ||||||||||
| Virgin Islands | ISV | • | • | • | • | |||||||||||||
| Y | Code | 60 | 64 | 68 | 72 | 76 | 80 | 84 | 88 | 92 | 96 | 00 | 04 | 08 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 24 |
| Yemen | YEM | • | • | • | ||||||||||||||
| Z | Code | 60 | 64 | 68 | 72 | 76 | 80 | 84 | 88 | 92 | 96 | 00 | 04 | 08 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 24 |
| Zambia | ZAM | • | • | • | • | • | • | |||||||||||
| Zimbabwe | ZIM | Rhodesia | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | |||||
| Rhodesia | RHO | • | • | • | • | |||||||||||||
| Other entries | Code | 60 | 64 | 68 | 72 | 76 | 80 | 84 | 88 | 92 | 96 | 00 | 04 | 08 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 24 |
| Individual Paralympic Athletes | IPA | [^] | ||||||||||||||||
| Independent Paralympic Athletes | API | [^] | ||||||||||||||||
| Refugee Paralympic Team | RPT | [^] | [^] | |||||||||||||||
| Total | 18 | 19 | 28 | 43 | 40 | 43 | 54 | 60 | 103 | 104 | 121 | 135 | 146 | 164 | 159 | 162 | 169 | |
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