The 1966 Asian Games medal table is a list of nations ranked by the medals won by their athletes during the multi-sport event, being held in Bangkok, Thailand from December 9, 1966, to December 20, 1966. The National Olympic Committees are ranked by number of gold medals first, with number of silver then bronze medals acting as the rank decider in the event of equal standing. Other alternative methods of ranking include listing by total medals.
Medal table
edit* Host nation (Thailand)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Japan (JPN) | 78 | 53 | 33 | 164 |
| 2 |  South Korea (KOR) | 12 | 18 | 21 | 51 |
| 3 |  Thailand (THA)* | 12 | 14 | 11 | 37 |
| 4 |  Malaysia (MAL) | 7 | 5 | 6 | 18 |
| 5 |  India (IND) | 7 | 3 | 11 | 21 |
| 6 |  Iran (IRN) | 6 | 8 | 17 | 31 |
| 7 |  Indonesia (INA) | 5 | 5 | 12 | 22 |
| 8 |  Republic of China (ROC) | 5 | 4 | 10 | 19 |
| 9 |  Israel (ISR) | 3 | 5 | 3 | 11 |
| 10 |  Philippines (PHI) | 2 | 15 | 25 | 42 |
| 11 |  Pakistan (PAK) | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
| 12 |  Burma (BIR) | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 13 |  Singapore (SIN) | 0 | 5 | 7 | 12 |
| 14 |  South Vietnam (VNM) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 15 |  Ceylon (CEY) | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 16 |  Hong Kong (HKG) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (16 entries) | 140 | 140 | 170 | 450 | |