Here are the top-10 ranked countries based on Paralympic medals won in 1972. As per tradition, the ranking order is based first on the number of gold medals, then silver and bronze.

In 1972, the leading country on the medal table was West Germany (the host country).

rank Country Gold Silver Bronze total
1 West Germany 28 17 22 67
2 United States 17 27 30 74
3 Great Britain 16 15 21 52
4 South Africa 16 12 13 41
5 Netherlands 14 13 11 38
6 Poland 14 12 7 33
7 France 10 8 15 33
8 Israel 9 10 9 28
9 Italy 8 4 5 17
10 Jamaica 8 3 4 15