Here are the top-10 ranked countries based on Paralympic medals won in 1996. As per tradition, the ranking order is based first on the number of gold medals, then silver and bronze.

In 1996, the leading country on the medal table was the host country USA.

rank Country Gold Silver Bronze total
1 United States 47 46 66 159
2 Australia 42 37 27 106
3 Germany 40 58 51 149
4 Great Britain 40 42 41 123
5 Spain 39 31 36 106
6 France 35 29 31 95
7 Canada 24 23 24 71
8 Netherlands 17 11 17 45
9 China 16 13 10 39
10 Japan 14 10 13 37