National team appearances in the FIBA Basketball World Cup

A total of 65 countries have made at least one appearance in the FIBA international senior men's basketball competition.

New Zealand was defeated in the 2002 bronze medal game, earning them a fourth-place finish, a position the Australian team equaled in 2019.

A total of 65 national teams have appeared in at least one FIBA Basketball World Cup in the history of the tournament through the 2023 competition.

Each successive Basketball World Cup has had at least one team appearing for the first time.

Countries competing in their first Basketball World Cup are listed below by year.

Legend: Notes: With only three wins in 16 occasions, the success rate of host nations winning the tournament is rather low at 19%, compared to the respective percentage in the FIFA World Cup which stands at 32% (6 out of 19).

This is a summary of the total number of participating teams by confederation in each tournament.