# List of IOC country codes

This is a list of International Olympic Committee (IOC) country codes.

## Current NOCs

There are 206 current NOCs (National Olympic Committees) within the Olympic Movement. The following tables show the currently used code for each NOC and any different codes used in past Games, per the official reports from those Games. Some of the past code usage is further explained in the following sections. Codes used specifically for a Summer Games only or a Winter Games only, within the same year, are indicated by "S" and "W" respectively.
| Code | National Olympic Committee | Other codes used |
| AFG | Afghanistan | |
| ALB | Albania | |
| ALG | Algeria | AGR (1964)AGL (1968 S) from Spanish Argelia |
| AND | Andorra | |
| ANG | Angola | ANO (As referenced in IAAF World Championships Beijing 2015 Statistics Handbook) |
| ANT | Antigua and Barbuda | |
| ARG | Argentina | |
| ARM | Armenia | |
| ARU | Aruba | |
| ASA | American Samoa | AMS |
| AUS | Australia | |
| AUT | Austria | current code from French Autriche |
| AZE | Azerbaijan | |
| BAH | Bahamas | |
| BAN | Bangladesh | |
| BAR | Barbados | BAD (1964) |
| BDI | Burundi | |
| BEL | Belgium | |
| BEN | Benin | DAY (1964)DAH (1968–1976) as Dahomey |
| BER | Bermuda | |
| BHU | Bhutan | |
| BIH | Bosnia and Herzegovina | BSH (1992 S), BOS current code from Bosnian Bosna i Hercegovina |
| BIZ | Belize | HBR (1968–1972) from French Honduras britannique as British Honduras; also BHO |
| BLR | Belarus | |
| BOL | Bolivia | |
| BOT | Botswana | |
| BRA | Brazil | |
| BRN | Bahrain | BHR |
| BRU | Brunei | |
| BUL | Bulgaria | |
| BUR | Burkina Faso | VOL (1972–1984) as Upper Volta; also BKF |
| CAF | Central African Republic | AFC (1968) |
| CAM | Cambodia | CAB (1964)KHM (1972) as Khmer Republic |
| CAN | Canada | |
| CAY | Cayman Islands | |
| CGO | Republic of the Congo | |
| CHA | Chad | CHD (1964) |
| CHI | Chile | CIL (1956 W1960 S) from Italian Cile |
| CHN | China | PRC (1952 S) as People's Republic of China |
| CIV | Ivory Coast | IVC (1964)CML (1968) from Spanish Costa de Marfilcurrent code from French Côte d'Ivoire |
| CMR | Cameroon | |
| COD | Democratic Republic of the Congo | COK (1968) as Congo-KinshasaZAI (1972–1996) as Zaire |
| COK | Cook Islands | CKI |
| COL | Colombia | |
| COM | Comoros | |
| CPV | Cape Verde | CVD |
| CRC | Costa Rica | COS (1964) |
| CRO | Croatia | |
| CUB | Cuba | |
| CYP | Cyprus | |
| CZE | Czechia | |
| DEN | Denmark | DAN (1960 S1968 W)DIN (1968 S)previous codes taken from Italian Danimarca, French Danemark and Spanish Dinamarca |
| DJI | Djibouti | |
| DMA | Dominica | DMN |
| DOM | Dominican Republic | |
| ECU | Ecuador | |
| EGY | Egypt | RAU (19601968)UAR (1964) as United Arab Republic previous codes taken from Italian Repubblica Araba Unita, French République Arabe Unie and Spanish República Árabe Unida |
| ERI | Eritrea | |
| ESA | El Salvador | SAL (1964–1976) |
| ESP | Spain | SPA (1956–19641968 W)current code taken from French Espagne or Spanish España |
| EST | Estonia | |
| ETH | Ethiopia | ETI (19601968) |
| FIJ | Fiji | FIG (1960) from Italian Figi |
| FIN | Finland | |
| FRA | France | |
| FSM | Federated States of Micronesia | |
| GAB | Gabon | |
| GAM | The Gambia | |
| GBR | Great Britain | GRB (1956 W–1960)GBI (1956 athletics; 1964) |
| GBS | Guinea-Bissau | |
| GEO | Georgia | |
| GEQ | Equatorial Guinea | current code taken from French Guinée équatoriale |
| GER | Germany | |
| GHA | Ghana | |
| GRE | Greece | |
| GRN | Grenada | |
| GUA | Guatemala | GUT (1964) |
| GUI | Guinea | |
| GUM | Guam | |
| GUY | Guyana | GUA (1960)GUI (1964) BGU |
| HAI | Haiti | |
| HKG | Hong Kong | HOK (1960–1968) |
| HON | Honduras | |
| HUN | Hungary | UNG (1956 W1960 S) from Italian Ungheria |
| INA | Indonesia | INS (1960) |
| IND | India | |
| IRI | Iran | IRN (1956–1988)IRA (1968 W)current code from Islamic Republic of Iran |
| IRL | Ireland | current code taken from French Irlande. EIR (1956 athletics; see Ireland at the Olympics § Name of the country) |
| IRQ | Iraq | IRK (19601968) from French/Spanish Irak |
| ISL | Iceland | ICE (1960 W1964 S)current code taken from French Islande, Icelandic Ísland or Spanish Islandia |
| ISR | Israel | |
| ISV | Virgin Islands | current code taken from French Îles Vierges (des États-Unis) |
| ITA | Italy | |
| IVB | British Virgin Islands | BVI current code taken from French Îles Vierges britanniques |
| JAM | Jamaica | |
| JOR | Jordan | |
| JPN | Japan | GIA (1956 W1960 S) from Italian GiapponeJAP (1960 W) |
| KAZ | Kazakhstan | |
| KEN | Kenya | |
| KGZ | Kyrgyzstan | |
| KIR | Kiribati | |
| KOR | South Korea | COR (1956 W1960 S1968 S1972 S)previous code taken from Italian Corea, French Corée and Spanish Corea |
| KOS | Kosovo | |
| KSA | Saudi Arabia | ARS (1968–1976) from French Arabie saouditeSAU (1980–1984)current code from Kingdom of Saudi Arabia |
| KUW | Kuwait | |
| LAO | Laos | |
| LAT | Latvia | |
| LBA | Libya | LYA (1964)LBY (1968 W) |
| LBN | Lebanon | LEB (1960 W1964 S)LIB (1964–2016) from French Liban |
| LBR | Liberia | |
| LCA | Saint Lucia | STL |
| LES | Lesotho | |
| LIE | Liechtenstein | LIC (1956 W1964 S1968 W) |
| LTU | Lithuania | LIT (1992 W) |
| LUX | Luxembourg | |
| MAD | Madagascar | MAG (1964) |
| MAR | Morocco | MRC (1964); current code from French Maroc |
| MAS | Malaysia | MAL (1964–1988) |
| MAW | Malawi | |
| MDA | Moldova | MLD (1994) |
| MDV | Maldives | |
| MEX | Mexico | |
| MGL | Mongolia | MON (1968 W) |
| MHL | Marshall Islands | |
| MKD | North Macedonia | current code taken from Macedonian Македонија/Makedonija |
| MLI | Mali | |
| MLT | Malta | MAT (1960–1964) |
| MNE | Montenegro | |
| MON | Monaco | |
| MOZ | Mozambique | |
| MRI | Mauritius | |
| MTN | Mauritania | |
| MYA | Myanmar | BIR (1948–19601968–1988) from French BirmanieBUR (1964) as Burma |
| NAM | Namibia | |
| NCA | Nicaragua | NCG (1964)NIC (1968) |
| NED | Netherlands | OLA (1956 W) from Italian OlandaNET (1960 W)PBA (1960 S) from Italian Paesi BassiNLD (1964 S)HOL (1968–1988) as Hollandcurrent code taken from Dutch Nederland |
| NEP | Nepal | |
| NGR | Nigeria | NIG (1960 S)NGA (1964) |
| NIG | Niger | NGR (1964) |
| NOR | Norway | |
| NRU | Nauru | |
| NZL | New Zealand | NZE (19601968 W) |
| OMA | Oman | OMN |
| PAK | Pakistan | |
| PAN | Panama | |
| PAR | Paraguay | |
| PER | Peru | |
| PHI | Philippines | FIL (19601968) from Spanish Filipinas and Italian Filippine |
| PLE | Palestine | |
| PLW | Palau | from archaic English Pelew |
| PNG | Papua New Guinea | NGY (1976–1980)NGU (1984–1988) |
| POL | Poland | |
| POR | Portugal | |
| PRK | North Korea | NKO (1964 S1968 W)CDN (1968) from French Corée du Nord or Spanish Corea del Nortecurrent code from People's Republic of Korea |
| PUR | Puerto Rico | PRI (1960)PRO (1968) |
| QAT | Qatar | |
| ROU | Romania | ROM (1956–19601972–2006)RUM (1964–1968) from obsolete spelling Rumaniacurrent code from French Roumanie |
| RSA | South Africa | SAF (1960–1972) current code from Republic of South Africa |
| RUS | Russia | From 1994 to 2016 |
| RWA | Rwanda | |
| SAM | Samoa | WSM (1984–1996) as Western Samoa |
| SEN | Senegal | SGL (1964) |
| SEY | Seychelles | |
| SGP | Singapore | SIN (1959–2016) |
| SKN | Saint Kitts and Nevis | STK |
| SLE | Sierra Leone | SLA (1968) |
| SLO | Slovenia | |
| SMR | San Marino | SMA (1960–1964) |
| SOL | Solomon Islands | |
| SOM | Somalia | |
| SRB | Serbia | from Serbian Srbija |
| SRI | Sri Lanka | CEY (1948–19641972) as CeylonCEI (1968 S) from Spanish Ceilán |
| SSD | South Sudan | |
| STP | São Tomé and Príncipe | |
| SUD | Sudan | |
| SUI | Switzerland | SVI (1956 W1960 S) from Italian SvizzeraSWI (1960 W1964 S)current code from French Suisse |
| SUR | Suriname | |
| SVK | Slovakia | |
| SWE | Sweden | SVE (1956 W1960 S) from Italian SveziaSUE (1968 S) from Spanish Suecia |
| SWZ | Eswatini | current code from former name Swaziland |
| SYR | Syria | SIR (1968) from Spanish Siria |
| TAN | Tanzania | |
| TGA | Tonga | TON (1984) |
| THA | Thailand | |
| TJK | Tajikistan | |
| TKM | Turkmenistan | |
| TLS | Timor-Leste | current code taken from Portuguese Timor-Leste |
| TOG | Togo | |
| TPE | Chinese Taipei | RCF (1956–1960) as Republic of China, FormosaTWN (1964–1968) as TaiwanROC (1972–1976) as Republic of China |
| TTO | Trinidad and Tobago | TRT (1964–1968)TRI (1972–2012) |
| TUN | Tunisia | |
| TUR | Turkey | |
| TUV | Tuvalu | |
| UAE | United Arab Emirates | |
| UGA | Uganda | |
| UKR | Ukraine | |
| URU | Uruguay | URG (1968) |
| USA | United States | SUA (1960 S) from Italian Stati Uniti d'AmericaEUA (1968 S) from French États-Unis d'Amérique or Spanish Estados Unidos de América |
| UZB | Uzbekistan | |
| VAN | Vanuatu | |
| VEN | Venezuela | |
| VIE | Vietnam | VET (1964)VNM (1952–1975) as Republic of Vietnam |
| VIN | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | STV |
| YEM | Yemen | |
| ZAM | Zambia | NRH (1964) as Northern Rhodesia |
| ZIM | Zimbabwe | RHO (1960–1972) as Rhodesia |

## Current NPCs

Most National Paralympic Committees (NPC) cover a territory with an active NOC. In these cases the NPC codes matches the IOC codes shown above. The two current NPCs without a corresponding NOC use the following NPC codes.
| Code | National Paralympic Committee | Link |
| FRO | Faroe Islands | The Faroese Sport Organisation for Disabled |
| MAC | Macau, China | Associação Recreativa dos Deficientes de Macau |

## Historic NOCs and teams
### Codes still in use

Fourteen historical NOCs or teams have codes that are still used in the IOC results database to refer to past medal winners from these teams.
| Code | Nation/Team | Other codes used |
| AHO | Netherlands Antilles | ATO (1960)NAN (1964)code from French Antilles hollandaises |
| ANZ | Australasia | Also AUA |
| BOH | Bohemia | |
| BWI | British West Indies | ANT (1960) from Antilles |
| EUA | United Team of Germany | code taken from French Équipe unifiée d'Allemagne |
| EUN | Unified Team | code from the French Équipe unifiée or Spanish Equipo Unificado |
| FRG | West Germany | ALL (1968 W) from French AllemagneALE (1968 S) from Spanish AlemaniaGER (1972–1976)code FRG taken from Federal Republic of Germany |
| GDR | East Germany | ODE (1968 S) from German Ostdeutschland code GDR taken from German Democratic Republic |
| SCG | Serbia and Montenegro | code from Serbian Србија и Црна Гора / Srbija i Crna Gora |
| TCH | Czechoslovakia | CSL (1956 W)CZE (1960 W)CSV (1960 S)CZS (1964 S)CHE (1968 S) from Spanish Checoslovaquia code taken from French Tchécoslovaquie |
| URS | Soviet Union | SOV (1968 W) code from French Union des républiques socialistes soviétiques (URSS) |
| VNM | South Vietnam | Code of the State of Vietnam and then Republic of Vietnam from 1952 to 1975. |
| YUG | Yugoslavia | JUG (1956–19601968 W) from Југославија/Jugoslavija in native languagesYUS (1964 S) |

### Obsolete codes

Unlike the previous list, these codes no longer appear in the IOC results database. When a past athlete from one of these teams has won a medal, the new code is shown next to them instead.
| Code | Nation (NOC) | Years | Notes |
| BIR | Burma From French Birmanie | 1948–1988 | Now Myanmar (MYA) |
| CEY | Ceylon | 1948–1972 | Now Sri Lanka (SRI) |
| DAH | Dahomey | 1964–1976 | Now Benin (BEN) |
| GUI | British Guiana | 1948–1964 | Now Guyana (GUY). The code former GUI has been reassigned to Guinea (GUI) in 1965 when its new NOC was recognized by the IOC and used publicly in their first competed games in 1968. All formerly known by BGU |
| HBR | British Honduras From French Honduras britannique | 1968–1972 | Now Belize (BIZ) |
| IHO | Dutch East Indies code from French Indes orientales hollandaises | 1934–1938 | Now Indonesia (INA) |
| KHM | Khmer Republic From French République khmère | 1972 | Now Cambodia (CAM) |
| MAL | Malaya From French Malaisie | 1956–1960 | Competed independently before the formation of Malaysia in 1963. Now Malaysia (MAS) |
| NBO | North Borneo | 1956 | Competed independently before the formation of Malaysia in 1963. Now Malaysia (MAS) |
| NRH | Northern Rhodesia | 1964 | Now Zambia (ZAM) |
| RAU | United Arab Republic code from French République arabe unie | 1960 | Now Egypt (EGY) and Syria (SYR) |
| RHO | Rhodesia also Southern Rhodesia and Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland until it became Zimbabwe in 1980 | 1960–1972 | Now Zimbabwe (ZIM) |
| ROC | Republic of China | 1932–1976 | Medal winners from 1948 and earlier display as China (CHN), while medal winners from after 1948 display as Chinese Taipei (TPE) under which the team now competes. |
| RU1 | Russian Empire | 19001908–1912 | Now Russia (RUS) |
| SAA | Saar | 1952 | Competed independently before rejoining West Germany (FRG) in 1957 |
| UAR | United Arab Republic | 1964–1968 | Now Egypt (EGY) |
| VOL | Upper Volta | 1972–1984 | Now Burkina Faso (BUR) |
| WSM | Western Samoa | 1984–1996 | Now Samoa (SAM) |
| YAR | North Yemen code from Yemen Arab Republic | 1984–1988 | Competed independently before Yemeni unification in 1990. Now Yemen (YEM) |
| YMD | South Yemen code from Yemen Democratic Republic | 1988 | Competed independently before Yemeni unification in 1990. Now Yemen (YEM) |
| ZAI | Zaire From French Zaïre | 1972–1996 | Now Democratic Republic of the Congo (COD) |
Two other significant code changes have occurred, both because of a change in the nation's designation as used by the IOC:
* HOL was changed to NED for the Netherlands for the 1992 Games, reflecting the change in designation from Holland.
* IRN was changed to IRI for Iran for the 1992 Games, reflecting the change in designation to Islamic Republic of Iran.

## Special codes for Olympics

| Code | Nation/team | Years | Notes |
| AIN | Individual Neutral Athletes from French Athlètes Individuels Neutres | 2024 | Used for Russian and Belarusian athletes competing as neutrals due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The delegation will use a flag and a one-off instrumental anthem assigned by the IOC. |
| ANZ | Australasia | 1908–1912 | Used in the IOC's medal database to identify the team from Australasia, composed of athletes from both Australia and New Zealand for the 1908 and 1912 Games. Both nations competed separately by 1920. |
| COR | Korea from French Corée | 2018 | Used for the unified Korean women's ice hockey team at the 2018 Winter Olympics. |
| EOR | Refugee Olympic Team from French Équipe olympique des réfugiés | 2016–2024 | Used for the Refugee Olympic Team, for athletes who have been displaced from their home countries. The IOC code was changed from ROT which was used in 2016. |
| EUA | United Team of Germany from French Équipe unifiée d'Allemagne | 1956–1964 | Used in the IOC's medal database to identify the United Team of Germany, composed of athletes representing the NOCs of both East Germany and West Germany for the 1956–1964 Games. The team was simply known as Germany in the official reports for those six games at the time. |
| EUN | Unified Team from French Équipe unifiée | 1992 | Used in 1992 (both Summer and Winter Games) for the Unified Team, composed of athletes from most of the former Soviet republics that chose to compete as a unified team. Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania entered separately in 1992, whereas Russia and eleven other post-Soviet nations competed independently for the first time in 1994 or 1996. |
| IOP | Independent Olympic Participants | 19922014 | Used for independent Olympic participants at the 1992 Summer Olympics as a designation used for athletes from FR Yugoslavia who could not compete as a team due to United Nations sanctions. At the 1992 Summer Olympics IOP was used as a designation for athletes from the Republic of Macedonia too. IOP was also used during the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi by Indian athletes due to the Indian Olympic Association suspension. |
| IOA | Independent Olympic Athletes | 200020122016 | Used for Individual Olympic Athletes in 2000, a designation used for athletes from Timor-Leste before the formation of its NOC. IOA was used again in the 2012 Games, when it stood for Independent Olympic Athletes, comprising athletes from the former Netherlands Antilles and a runner from South Sudan. The Netherlands Antilles Olympic Committee's membership from the IOC was withdrawn the previous year, and South Sudan had not yet formed an NOC at the time. IOA was used again in 2016 for athletes from Kuwait as a result of the suspension of its National Olympic Committee. |
| IOC | Athletes from Kuwait | 2010–2012 | Used as the country code for Athletes from Kuwait, when the Kuwait Olympic Committee was suspended the first time, at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics, the 2010 Asian Games and the 2011 Asian Winter Games; for the second suspension in 2015–2017, athletes from Kuwait were also competing in several international competitions under the IOC flag, but this time in the team of Individual Olympic Athletes (IOA), including (but not only) in the 2016 Summer Olympics. |
| MIX | Mixed-NOCs | 2010– | Used as the country code for Mixed NOCs at the Youth Olympics. |
| OAR | Olympic Athletes from Russia | 2018 | Used for Olympic Athletes from Russia competing as neutral athletes due to the state-sponsored doping scandal. |
| ROC | ROC from the abbreviation for Russian Olympic Committee | 2020–2022 | Used for Russian Olympic Committee athletes at the 2020 Summer Olympics and 2022 Winter Olympics following the sanctions due to the state-sponsored doping scandal. The delegation used a flag depicting the logo of the Russian Olympic Committee. |
| XXB | Mixed team | 1896–1904 | Used in the IOC's medal database to identify medals won by mixed teams of athletes from multiple nations (such as the combination of France and Great Britain), a situation that happened several times in the Games of 1896, 1900, and 1904. Until 2021, the IOC used the code ZZX for mixed teams. In 2021, the code was changed to MIX, matching the code for mixed teams at the Youth Olympics. In 2024, the code was changed to XXB. |

## Special codes for Paralympics

| Code | Nation/Team | Years | Notes |
| IPP | Independent Paralympic Participants | 1992 | Used for Independent Paralympic Participants at the 1992 Summer Paralympics as a designation used for athletes from FR Yugoslavia and Former Yugoslavian Republic of Macedonia who could not compete as a team due to United Nations sanctions. |
| IPA | Individual Paralympic Athletes | 2000 | De facto independent East Timor was not yet recognised as a sovereign state, and did not have a recognised National Paralympic Committee. Two athletes from the country gained the opportunity to in the 2000 Summer Paralympics in Sydney, but they competed officially as Individual Paralympic Athletes, rather than as representatives of an NPC. |
| IPA | Independent Paralympic Athletes | 2016 | A team consisting of refugee and asylee Paralympic athletes competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro as Independent Paralympic Athletes. |
| NPA | Neutral Paralympic Athletes | 20182024 | Used in 2018 for Russian athletes competing as neutral athletes due to the state-sponsored doping scandal. Was to be used in 2022 for Russian athletes competing as neutral athletes due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, however the Russian athletes were ultimately banned before the start of the 2022 Games. Used again in the 2024 Summer Paralympics for both Russian and Belarusian athletes. In 2024, the designation was banned from using the Paralympic flag and instead used a white flag with black letters displaying "NPA" (but still used the Paralympic Anthem). |
| PNA | Paralympic Neutral Athletes | – | Was to be used for Belarusian athletes competing as neutral athletes due to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, however the Belarusian athletes were ultimately banned before the start of the 2022 Winter Paralympics and the code was not used. |
| RPC | RPC from the abbreviation for Russian Paralympic Committee | 2020 | Used for Russian Paralympic Committee athletes at the 2020 Summer Paralympics following the sanctions due to the state-sponsored doping scandal. The delegation used a flag with an altered emblem of the Russian Paralympic Committee (the original emblem being banned due to containing the flag of Russia). Was to be used in 2022 as well, however the Russian athletes were ultimately banned due to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. |
| RPT | Refugee Paralympic Team | 20202024 | The team represents the estimated 82 million people around the world who are refugees, and the 12 million of which have disabilities per UNHCR estimate. |

## Special codes for World Games

The World Games are a multi-sport event comprising sports and sporting disciplines that are not contested in the Olympic Games. The World Games are governed by the International World Games Association, under the patronage of the International Olympic Committee.
| Code | Nation/Team | Years | Notes |
| HNL | Haudenosaunee | 2022 | The Haudenosaunee (also known as the Iroquois), who invented the sport of lacrosse and which has spiritual significance to them, were initially denied a spot to compete at the 2022 World Games, despite the Haudenosaunee national team's placement at the 2018 World Lacrosse Championship, due to not having a recognized NOC and issues concerning other countries recognizing sovereignty; they were given a spot to compete after Ireland agreed to drop out of competition in a show of solidarity. |