title: List of participating nations at the Asian Games
text: # List of participating nations at the Asian Games
  
  This is a list of nations, as represented by National Olympic Committees (NOCs), that have participated in the Asian Games.
  
  ## List of nations
  
  | 51 | In the table headings, indicates the Games year |
  | - | - |
  | • | Participated in the specified Games |
  | H | Host nation for the specified Games |
  
  ### Asian Games
  
  | Nation | Code | 51 | 54 | 58 | 62 | 66 | 70 | 74 | 78 | 82 | 86 | 90 | 94 | 98 | 02 | 06 | 10 | 14 | 18 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Afghanistan | AFG | • | • | • | • | • | | • | | • | | • | • | | • | • | • | • | • |
  | Bahrain | BRN | | | | | | | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • |
  | Bangladesh | BAN | | | | | | | | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • |
  | Bhutan | BHU | | | | | | | | | | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • |
  | Brunei | BRU | | | | | | | | | | | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • |
  | Cambodia | CAM | | • | • | • | | • | • | | | | | • | • | • | • | • | • | • |
  | China | CHN | | | | | | | • | • | • | • | H | • | • | • | • | H | • | • |
  | Chinese Taipei | TPE | | • | • | | • | • | | | | | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • |
  | East Timor | TLS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | • | • | • | • | • |
  | Hong Kong | HKG | | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • |
  | India | IND | H | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | H | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • |
  | Indonesia | INA | • | • | • | H | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | H |
  | Iran | IRI | • | | • | | • | • | H | | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • |
  | Iraq | IRQ | | | | | | | • | • | • | • | | | | | • | • | • | • |
  | Israel | ISR | | • | • | | • | • | • | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Japan | JPN | • | • | H | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | H | • | • | • | • | • | • |
  | Jordan | JOR | | | | | | | | | | • | | • | • | • | • | • | • | • |
  | Kazakhstan | KAZ | | | | | | | | | | | | • | • | • | • | • | • | • |
  | Kuwait | KUW | | | | | | | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • |
  | Kyrgyzstan | KGZ | | | | | | | | | | | | • | • | • | • | • | • | • |
  | Laos | LAO | | | | | | | • | | • | | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • |
  | Lebanon | LBN | | | | | | | | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • |
  | Macau | MAC | | | | | | | | | | | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • |
  | Malaysia | MAS | | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • |
  | North Borneo | NBO | | • | • | • | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Sarawak | SWK | | | | • | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Maldives | MDV | | | | | | | | | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • |
  | Mongolia | MGL | | | | | | | • | • | • | | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • |
  | Myanmar | MYA | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • |
  | Nepal | NEP | • | | • | | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • |
  | North Korea | PRK | | | | | | | • | • | • | | • | | • | • | • | • | • | • |
  | Oman | OMA | | | | | | | | | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • |
  | Pakistan | PAK | | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • |
  | Palestine | PLE | | | | | | | | | | | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • |
  | Philippines | PHI | • | H | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • |
  | Qatar | QAT | | | | | | | | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | H | • | • | • |
  | Saudi Arabia | KSA | | | | | | | | • | • | • | • | • | | • | • | • | • | • |
  | Singapore | SGP | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • |
  | South Korea | KOR | | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | H | • | • | • | H | • | • | H | • |
  | Sri Lanka | SRI | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • |
  | Syria | SYR | | | | | | | | • | • | | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • |
  | Tajikistan | TJK | | | | | | | | | | | | • | • | • | • | • | • | • |
  | Thailand | THA | • | • | • | • | H | H | • | H | • | • | • | • | H | • | • | • | • | • |
  | Turkmenistan | TKM | | | | | | | | | | | | • | • | • | • | • | • | • |
  | United Arab Emirates | UAE | | | | | | | | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • |
  | Uzbekistan | UZB | | | | | | | | | | | | • | • | • | • | • | • | • |
  | Vietnam | VIE | | • | • | • | • | • | • | | • | | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • |
  | Yemen | YEM | | | | | | | | | | | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • |
  | North Yemen | YAR | | | | | | | | | • | • | | | | | | | | |
  | South Yemen | YMD | | | | | | | | | • | | | | | | | | | |
  | Korea | COR | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | • |
  | Total | Total | 11 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 25 | 25 | 33 | 27 | 36 | 42 | 41 | 44 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 46 |
  | References | References | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Asian Winter Games
  
  | Nation | Code | 86 | 90 | 96 | 99 | 03 | 07 | 11 | 17 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Afghanistan | AFG | | | | | | • | • | |
  | Australia | AUS | | | | | | | | • |
  | Bahrain | BRN | | | | | | | • | |
  | China | CHN | • | • | H | • | • | H | • | • |
  | Chinese Taipei | TPE | | • | • | • | • | • | • | • |
  | East Timor | TLS | | | | | | | | • |
  | Hong Kong | HKG | • | | • | • | | • | • | • |
  | India | IND | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • |
  | Indonesia | INA | | | | | | | | • |
  | Iran | IRI | | • | • | • | • | • | • | • |
  | Japan | JPN | H | H | • | • | H | • | • | H |
  | Jordan | JOR | | | | | | • | • | • |
  | Kazakhstan | KAZ | | | • | • | • | • | H | • |
  | Kuwait | KUW | | | • | • | | • | • | • |
  | Kyrgyzstan | KGZ | | | • | • | • | • | • | • |
  | Lebanon | LBN | | | • | • | • | • | • | • |
  | Macau | MAC | | | | | | • | | • |
  | Malaysia | MAS | | | | | | • | • | • |
  | Mongolia | MGL | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • |
  | Nepal | NEP | | | | | • | • | • | • |
  | New Zealand | NZL | | | | | | | | • |
  | North Korea | PRK | • | • | | | • | • | • | • |
  | Pakistan | PAK | | | • | • | • | • | | • |
  | Palestine | PLE | | | | | • | • | • | |
  | Philippines | PHI | | • | | | | • | • | • |
  | Qatar | QAT | | | | | | | • | • |
  | Singapore | SGP | | | | | | | • | • |
  | South Korea | KOR | • | • | • | H | • | • | • | • |
  | Sri Lanka | SRI | | | | | | | | • |
  | Tajikistan | TJK | | | • | | • | • | • | • |
  | Thailand | THA | | | | | • | • | • | • |
  | Turkmenistan | TKM | | | | | | | | • |
  | United Arab Emirates | UAE | | | | | | • | • | • |
  | Uzbekistan | UZB | | | • | • | • | • | • | • |
  | Vietnam | VIE | | | | | | | | • |
  | Total | Total | 7 | 9 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 25 | 26 | 32 |
  | References | References | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games
  
  | Nation | Code | 05 | 07 | 09 | 09 | 13 | 17 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Afghanistan | AFG | | • | • | • | • | • |
  | American Samoa | ASA | | | | | | • |
  | Australia | AUS | | | | | | • |
  | Bahrain | BRN | • | • | • | • | • | • |
  | Bangladesh | BAN | | • | • | • | • | • |
  | Bhutan | BHU | | • | • | • | • | • |
  | Brunei | BRU | | | • | • | • | • |
  | Cambodia | CAM | • | • | • | • | • | • |
  | China | CHN | • | • | • | • | • | • |
  | Chinese Taipei | TPE | • | • | • | • | • | • |
  | Cook Islands | COK | | | | | | • |
  | East Timor | TLS | | • | | | | • |
  | Federated States of Micronesia | FSM | | | | | | • |
  | Fiji | FIJ | | | | | | • |
  | Guam | GUM | | | | | | • |
  | Hong Kong | HKG | • | • | • | • | • | • |
  | India | IND | • | • | • | • | • | • |
  | Indonesia | INA | • | • | • | • | • | • |
  | Iran | IRI | • | • | | • | • | • |
  | Iraq | IRQ | • | • | • | • | • | • |
  | Japan | JPN | • | • | • | • | • | • |
  | Jordan | JOR | • | • | • | • | • | • |
  | Kazakhstan | KAZ | • | • | • | • | • | • |
  | Kiribati | KIR | | | | | | • |
  | Kuwait | KUW | • | • | • | • | • | • |
  | Kyrgyzstan | KGZ | • | • | | • | • | • |
  | Laos | LAO | • | • | • | • | • | • |
  | Lebanon | LBN | • | • | • | • | • | • |
  | Macau | MAC | • | H | • | • | • | • |
  | Malaysia | MAS | • | • | • | • | • | • |
  | Maldives | MDV | • | • | • | • | • | • |
  | Marshall Islands | MHL | | | | | | • |
  | Mongolia | MGL | • | • | • | • | • | • |
  | Myanmar | MYA | • | • | • | • | • | • |
  | Nauru | NRU | | | | | | • |
  | Nepal | NEP | • | • | • | • | • | • |
  | New Caledonia | NCL | | | | | | • |
  | North Korea | PRK | • | • | | • | | • |
  | Oman | OMA | • | • | • | • | • | • |
  | Pakistan | PAK | • | • | • | | • | • |
  | Palau | PLW | | | | | | • |
  | Palestine | PLE | | • | | | • | • |
  | Papua New Guinea | PNG | | | | | | • |
  | Philippines | PHI | • | • | • | • | • | • |
  | Qatar | QAT | • | • | • | • | • | • |
  | Samoa | SAM | | | | | | • |
  | Saudi Arabia | KSA | | • | | • | • | • |
  | Singapore | SGP | • | • | • | • | • | • |
  | Solomon Islands | SOL | | | | | | • |
  | South Korea | KOR | • | • | • | • | H | • |
  | Sri Lanka | SRI | • | • | • | • | • | • |
  | Syria | SYR | • | • | • | • | • | • |
  | Tahiti | TAH | | | | | | • |
  | Tajikistan | TJK | | • | | • | • | • |
  | Thailand | THA | H | • | H | • | • | • |
  | Tonga | TGA | | | | | | • |
  | Turkmenistan | TKM | • | • | • | • | • | H |
  | Tuvalu | TUV | | | | | | • |
  | United Arab Emirates | UAE | • | • | | • | • | • |
  | Uzbekistan | UZB | • | • | • | • | • | • |
  | Vanuatu | VAN | | | | | | • |
  | Vietnam | VIE | • | • | • | H | • | • |
  | Yemen | YEM | • | • | • | • | • | • |
  | Refugee Team | ART | | | | | | • |
  | Total | Total | 37 | 44 | 37 | 42 | 43 | 64 |
  | References | References | | | | | | |
  
  ### Asian Beach Games
  
  | Nation | Code | 08 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Afghanistan | AFG | • | • | • | • | • |
  | Bahrain | BRN | • | • | • | • | • |
  | Bangladesh | BAN | • | • | • | • | • |
  | Bhutan | BHU | | • | • | • | • |
  | Brunei | BRU | • | • | • | • | • |
  | Cambodia | CAM | • | • | • | • | • |
  | China | CHN | • | • | H | • | • |
  | Chinese Taipei | TPE | • | • | • | • | • |
  | East Timor | TLS | • | • | • | • | • |
  | Hong Kong | HKG | • | • | • | • | • |
  | India | IND | • | • | • | • | • |
  | Indonesia | INA | H | • | • | • | • |
  | Iran | IRI | • | • | • | • | • |
  | Iraq | IRQ | | • | • | • | • |
  | Japan | JPN | • | • | • | • | • |
  | Jordan | JOR | • | • | • | • | • |
  | Kazakhstan | KAZ | • | • | • | • | • |
  | Kuwait | KUW | • | • | • | • | • |
  | Kyrgyzstan | KGZ | • | • | • | • | • |
  | Laos | LAO | • | • | • | • | • |
  | Lebanon | LBN | • | • | • | • | • |
  | Macau | MAC | • | | • | • | • |
  | Malaysia | MAS | • | • | • | • | • |
  | Maldives | MDV | • | • | • | • | • |
  | Mongolia | MGL | • | • | • | • | • |
  | Myanmar | MYA | • | • | | • | • |
  | Nepal | NEP | • | • | • | • | • |
  | North Korea | PRK | • | | | | |
  | Oman | OMA | • | H | • | • | • |
  | Pakistan | PAK | • | • | • | • | • |
  | Palestine | PLE | • | • | • | | |
  | Philippines | PHI | • | • | • | • | • |
  | Qatar | QAT | • | • | • | • | • |
  | Saudi Arabia | KSA | | • | • | | |
  | Singapore | SGP | • | • | • | • | • |
  | South Korea | KOR | • | • | • | • | • |
  | Sri Lanka | SRI | • | • | • | • | • |
  | Syria | SYR | • | • | • | • | • |
  | Tajikistan | TJK | • | • | • | • | • |
  | Thailand | THA | • | • | • | H | • |
  | Turkmenistan | TKM | | • | • | • | • |
  | United Arab Emirates | UAE | • | • | • | • | • |
  | Uzbekistan | UZB | • | • | • | • | • |
  | Vietnam | VIE | • | • | • | • | H |
  | Yemen | YEM | • | • | • | • | |
  | Total | Total | 41 | 43 | 43 | 42 | 41 |
  | References | References | | | | | |
  
  ### Asian Youth Games
  
  | Nation | Code | 09 | 13 |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Afghanistan | AFG | | • |
  | Bahrain | BRN | • | • |
  | Bangladesh | BAN | • | • |
  | Bhutan | BHU | • | • |
  | Brunei | BRU | • | • |
  | Cambodia | CAM | • | • |
  | China | CHN | • | H |
  | Chinese Taipei | TPE | • | • |
  | East Timor | TLS | | • |
  | Hong Kong | HKG | • | • |
  | India | IND | • | • |
  | Indonesia | INA | • | • |
  | Iran | IRI | • | • |
  | Iraq | IRQ | • | • |
  | Japan | JPN | • | • |
  | Jordan | JOR | • | • |
  | Kazakhstan | KAZ | • | • |
  | Kuwait | KUW | • | • |
  | Kyrgyzstan | KGZ | • | • |
  | Laos | LAO | • | • |
  | Lebanon | LBN | • | • |
  | Macau | MAC | • | • |
  | Malaysia | MAS | • | • |
  | Maldives | MDV | • | • |
  | Mongolia | MGL | • | • |
  | Myanmar | MYA | • | • |
  | Nepal | NEP | • | • |
  | North Korea | PRK | • | • |
  | Oman | OMA | • | • |
  | Pakistan | PAK | • | • |
  | Palestine | PLE | • | • |
  | Philippines | PHI | • | • |
  | Qatar | QAT | • | • |
  | Saudi Arabia | KSA | • | • |
  | Singapore | SGP | H | • |
  | South Korea | KOR | • | • |
  | Sri Lanka | SRI | • | • |
  | Syria | SYR | • | • |
  | Tajikistan | TJK | • | • |
  | Thailand | THA | • | • |
  | Turkmenistan | TKM | • | • |
  | United Arab Emirates | UAE | • | • |
  | Uzbekistan | UZB | • | • |
  | Vietnam | VIE | • | • |
  | Yemen | YEM | • | • |
  | Total | Total | 43 | 45 |
  | References | References | | |
  