List of IOC country codes

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) allocates three-letter country codes to all National Olympic Committees and other groups competing in the Olympic Games. For historical reasons, many of these are different from the standard ISO 3166-1 codes.

Current codes

Code	Nation / IOC designation	First use	Notes
AFG	Afghanistan	1936
AHO	Netherlands Antilles	1960	ISO and FIFA-code ANT
ALB	Albania	1972
ALG	Algeria	1964	ISO-code DZA
AND	Andorra	1976
ANG	Angola	1980	ISO-code AGO
ANT	Antigua and Barbuda	1960	ISO and FIFA-code ATG
ASA	American Samoa	1988	ISO-code ASM
ARG	Argentina	1920
ARM	Armenia	1996	part of RUS 1900-1912 part of URS 1924-1988 part of EUN 1992
ARU	Aruba	1988	ISO-code ABW
AUS	Australia	1896	current usage 1896-1904 part of ANZ 1908-1912 current usage resumed 1916
AUT	Austria	1896
AZE	Azerbaijan	1992	part of RUS 1900-1912 part of URS 1924-1988 part of EUN 1992
BAH	Bahamas	1952	ISO-code BHS
BAN	Bangladesh	1984	ISO-code BGD
BAR	Barbados	1968	part of BWI 1960 ISO and FIFA-code BRB
BDI	Burundi	1996
BEL	Belgium	1900
BEN	Benin	1980	DAH 1972
BER	Bermuda	1936	ISO-code BMU
BHU	Bhutan	1984	ISO-code BTN
BIH	Bosnia and Herzegovina	1992	part of YUG 1912-1988
BIZ	Belize	1968	ISO and FIFA-code BLZ
BLR	Belarus	1992	part of RUS 1900-1912 part of URS 1924-1988 part of EUN 1992
BOL	Bolivia	1936
BOT	Botswana	1980	ISO-code BWA
BRA	Brazil	1920
BRN	Bahrain	1984	ISO-code BHR
BRU	Brunei IOC designation: Brunei Darussalam	1988	ISO-code BRN
BUL	Bulgaria	1896	ISO-code BGR
BUR	Burkina Faso	1972	competed as VOL 1972-1984 ISO and FIFA-code BFA
CAF	Central African Republic	1968	FIFA-code CTA
CAM	Cambodia	1956	ISO-code KHM
CAN	Canada	1900
CAY	Cayman Islands	1976	ISO-code CYM
CGO	Republic of the Congo IOC designation: Congo	1964	ISO-code COG
CHA	Chad	1964	ISO-code TCD
CHI	Chile	1896	ISO-code CHL
CHN	China IOC designation: People's Republic of China	1932	Republic of China as "China" 1932-1956 current usage began 1984
CIV	Ivory Coast	1964
CMR	Cameroon	1964
COD	Democratic Republic of the Congo	2000	ZAI 1968-1996
COK	Cook Islands	1988
COL	Colombia	1932
COM	Comoros	1996
CPV	Cape Verde	1996
CRC	Costa Rica	1936	ISO-code CRI
CRO	Croatia	1992	part of YUG 1912-1988 ISO-code HRV
CUB	Cuba	1900
CYP	Cyprus	1980
CZE	Czech Republic	1996	BOH 1900-1912 part of TCH 1920-1992
DEN	Denmark	1896	ISO-code DNK
DJI	Djibouti	1984
DMA	Dominica	1996
DOM	Dominican Republic	1964
ECU	Ecuador	1924
EGY	Egypt	1912	current usage 1912-1956 RAU 1960-1968 current usage resumed 1972
ERI	Eritrea	2000
ESA	El Salvador	1968	ISO and FIFA-code SLV
ESP	Spain	1900
EST	Estonia	1924	part of RUS 1900-1912 current usage 1924-1936 part of URS 1948-1988 current usage resumed 1992
ETH	Ethiopia	1956
FIJ	Fiji	1956	ISO-code FJI
FIN	Finland	1908
FRA	France	1896
FSM	Federated States of Micronesia	2000
GAB	Gabon	1972
GAM	Gambia	1984	ISO-code GMB
GBR	United Kingdom IOC designation: Great Britain and Northern Ireland	1896	"Great Britain and Ireland" 1896-1924 current usage began 1928
GBS	Guinea-Bissau	1996	ISO and FIFA-code GNB
GEO	Georgia	1996	part of RUS 1900-1912 part of URS 1924-1988 part of EUN 1992
GEQ	Equatorial Guinea	1984	ISO-code GNQ - FIFA-code EQG
GER	Germany	1896	current usage 1896-1936 used for West Germany 1952, 1968-1976 used for unified German team 1956-1964 current usage resumed 1992 ISO-code DEU
GHA	Ghana	1952
GRE	Greece	1896	ISO-code GRC
GRN	Grenada	1984	ISO-code GRD
GUA	Guatemala	1952	ISO-code GTM
GUI	Guinea	1968	ISO-code GIN
GUM	Guam	1988
GUY	Guyana	1948
HAI	Haiti	1924	ISO-code HTI
HKG	Template:HKG-PRC	1952	designated "Hong Kong" 1952-1996 current usage began 2000
HON	Honduras	1968	ISO-code HND
HUN	Hungary	1896
INA	Indonesia	1956	IHO 1952 ISO and FIFA-code IDN
IND	India	1900
IRI	Iran IOC designation: Islamic Republic of Iran	1948	ISO and FIFA-code IRN
IRL	Ireland	1924
IRQ	Iraq	1948
ISL	Iceland	1908
ISR	Israel	1952
ISV	United States Virgin Islands IOC designation: Virgin Islands	1968	ISO and FIFA-code VIR
ITA	Italy	1900
IVB	British Virgin Islands	1984	part of BWI 1960 ISO and FIFA-code VGB
JAM	Jamaica	1948	current usage 1948-1956 part of BWI 1960 current usage resumed 1964
JOR	Jordan	1968
JPN	Japan	1912
KAZ	Kazakhstan	1996	part of RUS 1900-1912 part of URS 1924-1988 part of EUN 1992
KEN	Kenya	1956
KIR	Kiribati	2004
KGZ	Kyrgyzstan	1996	part of RUS 1900-1912 part of URS 1924-1988 part of EUN 1992
KOR	South Korea IOC designation: Korea	1948
KSA	Saudi Arabia	1972	ISO-code SAU
KUW	Kuwait	1968	ISO-code KWT
LAO	Laos IOC designation: Lao People's Democratic Republic	1980
LAT	Latvia	1924	part of RUS 1900-1912 current usage 1924-1936 part of URS 1948-1988 current usage resumed 1992 ISO and FIFA-code LVA
LBA	Libya IOC designation: Libyan Arab Jamahiriya	1964	ISO and FIFA-code LBY
LBR	Liberia	1956
LCA	Saint Lucia	1996
LES	Lesotho	1972	ISO-code LSO
LIB	|| 1948 || ISO-code LBN
LIE	Liechtenstein	1936
LTU	Lithuania	1924	part of RUS 1900-1912 current usage 1924-1936 part of URS 1948-1988 current usage resumed 1992
LUX	Luxembourg	1908
MAD	Madagascar	1964	ISO-code MDG
MAR	Morocco	1960
MAS	Malaysia	1956	ISO-code MYS
MAW	Malawi	1972	ISO and FIFA-code MWI
MDA	Moldova IOC designation: Republic of Moldova	1996	part of RUS 1900-1912 part of URS 1924-1988 part of EUN 1992
MDV	Maldives	1988
MEX	Mexico	1924
MGL	Mongolia	1964	ISO-code MNG
MKD	North Macedonia IOC designation: Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia	1992	part of YUG 1912-1988
MLI	Mali	1964
MLT	Malta	1928
MON	Monaco	1920	ISO-code MCO
MOZ	Mozambique	1980
MRI	Mauritius	1984	ISO-code MUS
MTN	Mauritania	1984	ISO-code MRT
MYA	Myanmar	1996	BIR 1948-1992 ISO-code MMR
NAM	Namibia	1992
NCA	Nicaragua	1968	ISO-code NIC
NED	Netherlands	1900	HOL 1900-1988 ISO-code NLD
NEP	Nepal	1964	ISO-code NPL
NGR	Nigeria	1952	ISO-code NGA
NIG	Niger	1968	ISO-code NER
NOR	Norway	1900
NRU	Nauru	1996
NZL	New Zealand	1920	part of ANZ 1908-1912
OMA	Oman	1984	ISO-code OMN
PAK	Pakistan	1948
PAN	Panama	1928
PAR	Paraguay	1964	ISO-code PRY
PER	Peru	1936
PHI	Philippines	1924	ISO-code PHL
PLE	Palestine IOC designation: Palestine	1996	ISO-code PSE - FIFA-code PAL
PLW	Palau	2000
PNG	Papua New Guinea	1976
POL	Poland	1924
POR	Portugal	1912	ISO-code PRT
PRK	North Korea	1972
PUR	Puerto Rico	1948	ISO-code PRI
QAT	Qatar	1984
ROM	Romania	1924	ISO-code ROU
RSA	South Africa	1904	SAF 1904-1960 ISO-code ZAF
RUS	Russia IOC designation: Russian Federation	1900	Designated "Russian Empire" 1900-1912 replaced by URS 1952-1988 part of EUN 1992 current usage began 1996
RWA	Rwanda	1984
SAM	Samoa	1984	"Western Samoa" 1984-1996 ISO-code WSM
SCG	Serbia and Montenegro	2004	part of YUG 1912-1988 individuals as IOP 1992 competed as YUG 1996-2000
SEN	Senegal	1964
SEY	Seychelles	1980	ISO-code SYC
SIN	Singapore	1948	ISO-code SGP
SKN	Saint Kitts and Nevis	1996	ISO-code KNA
SLE	Sierra Leone	1968
SLO	Slovenia	1992	part of YUG 1912-1988 ISO-code SVN
SMR	San Marino	1960
SOL	Solomon Islands	1984	ISO-code SLB
SOM	Somalia	1972
SRI	Sri Lanka	1948	ISO-code LKA
STP	São Tomé and Príncipe IOC designation: Sao Tome and Principe	1996
SUD	Sudan	1960	ISO-code SDN
SUI	Switzerland	1900	ISO-code CHE
SUR	Suriname	1968
SVK	Slovakia	1996	part of TCH 1920-1992
SWE	Sweden	1896
SWZ	Eswatini	1900
SYR	Syria IOC designation: Syrian Arab Republic	1948
TAN	Tanzania IOC designation: United Republic of Tanzania	1964	ISO-code TZA
TGA	Tonga	1984	ISO-code TON
THA	Thailand	1952
TJK	Tajikistan	1996	part of RUS 1900-1912 part of URS 1924-1988 part of EUN 1992
TKM	Turkmenistan	1996	part of RUS 1900-1912 part of URS 1924-1988 part of EUN 1992
TLS	Timor-Leste	2004	IOA 2000
TOG	Togo	1972	ISO-code TGO
TPE	Chinese Taipei (Taiwan ROC) IOC designation: Chinese Taipei	1984	as "China" CHN 1932-1956 as "Taiwan" TAI 1960-1964 as "Republic of China" ROC 1968-1972 current usage began 1984 ISO-code TWN
TRI	Trinidad and Tobago	1948	ISO-code TTO
TUN	Tunisia	1960
TUR	Turkey	1908
UAE	United Arab Emirates	1984	ISO-code ARE
UGA	Uganda	1956
UKR	Ukraine	1996	part of RUS 1900-1912 part of URS 1924-1988 part of EUN 1992
URU	Uruguay	1924	ISO-code URY
USA	United States IOC designation: United States of America	1896
UZB	Uzbekistan	1996	part of RUS 1900-1912 part of URS 1924-1988 part of EUN 1992
VAN	Vanuatu	1988	ISO-code VUT
VEN	Venezuela	1948
VIE	Vietnam IOC designation: Viet Nam	1952	ISO-code VNM
VIN	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	1988	ISO-code VCT
YEM	Yemen	1992
ZAM	Zambia	1968	part of RHO 1928-1960 RHN 1964 ISO-code ZMB
ZIM	Zimbabwe	1980	part of RHO 1928-1960 RHS 1964 ISO-code ZWE