Major achievements in basketball by nation

This article contains lists of achievements in major senior-level international basketball, 3x3 basketball and wheelchair basketball tournaments according to first-place, second-place and third-place results obtained by teams representing different nations. The objective is not to create combined medal tables; the focus is on listing the best positions achieved by teams in major international tournaments, ranking the nations according to the most podiums accomplished by teams of these nations.

Results
For the making of these lists, results from following major international tournaments were consulted:


 * FIBA: International Basketball Federation
 * IOC: International Olympic Committee
 * IPC: International Paralympic Committee
 * IWBF: International Wheelchair Basketball Federation

Medals for the demonstration events are NOT counted. Medals earned by athletes from defunct National Olympic Committees (NOCs) and National Paralympic Committees (NPCs) or historical teams are NOT merged with the results achieved by their immediate successor states. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) and International Paralympic Committee (IPC) do NOT combine medals of these nations or teams.

The tables are pre-sorted by total number of first-place results, second-place results and third-place results, then most first-place results, second-place results, respectively. When equal ranks are given, nations are listed in alphabetical order.

Men and women

 * Defunct National Olympic Committees (NOCs) and National Paralympic Committees (NPCs) or historical teams are shown in italic.

Men

 * Defunct National Olympic Committees (NOCs) and National Paralympic Committees (NPCs) or historical teams are shown in italic.

Women

 * Defunct National Olympic Committees (NOCs) and National Paralympic Committees (NPCs) or historical teams are shown in italic.

Men and women

 * Defunct National Olympic Committees (NOCs) or historical teams are shown in italic.

Men

 * Defunct National Olympic Committees (NOCs) or historical teams are shown in italic.

Women

 * Defunct National Olympic Committees (NOCs) or historical teams are shown in italic.

Men and women

 * Defunct National Olympic Committees (NOCs) or historical teams are shown in italic.

Men

 * Defunct National Olympic Committees (NOCs) or historical teams are shown in italic.

Women

 * Defunct National Olympic Committees (NOCs) or historical teams are shown in italic.

Men and women

 * Defunct National Paralympic Committees (NPCs) or historical teams are shown in italic.

Women

 * Defunct National Paralympic Committees (NPCs) or historical teams are shown in italic.

General
Official results
 * Basketball
 * Men's Olympic Basketball Tournament: Archive
 * Women's Olympic Basketball Tournament: Archive
 * FIBA Basketball World Cup: Archive
 * FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup: Archive
 * Wheelchair basketball
 * Wheelchair basketball at the Summer Paralympics: Results
 * IWBF Wheelchair Basketball World Championship: Past Results