 Czechoslovakia — About 1,700 T-72/T-72M/T-72M1 were produced between 1981 and 1990.
The Czechoslovak army had 815 T-72 in 1991.
All were passed on to the successor states in 1993:
a)  Czech Republic — 543
b)  Slovakia — 272
 East Germany — 35 T-72 (from USSR), 219 T-72 (from Poland and Czechoslovakia), 31 T-72M (from USSR), 162 T-72M (from Poland and Czechoslovakia) and 136 T-72M1.
75 T-72s were fitted with additional hull armour.
Passed on to the unified German state
a)  Germany — 549 tanks taken from GDR's army, all scrapped, sold to other countries or given to the museums.

 Finland — Some 160–170 T-72M1s.
About 70 T-72M1s (one armoured brigade) were bought from the Soviet Union and were delivered in 1984, 1985–1988 and 1990.
A further 97 T-72M1s (including a small number of command versions T-72M1K and T-72M1K1) were bought from German surplus stocks in 1992–1994.
All withdrawn from service in 2006.
Scrapped in Jyväskylä or sold as spares to the Czech Republic.
At least two Finnish T-72's are still in working order and have been used in showcases
 Romania — 30 T-72M1 were bought in 1986 from Israel and delivered in 1987.
Withdrawn from service (in long term storage), 28 tanks are for sale (23 of them need repairs and 5 are operational)
 Soviet Union — Passed on to successor states:
a)  Russia — ?

b)  Belarus — 1,797
c)  Ukraine — 1,044
d)  Turkmenistan — 702
e)  Kazakhstan — 700
f)  Azerbaijan — 325
g)  Armenia — 246
h)  Georgia — 219
i)  Kyrgyzstan — 150
j)  Uzbekistan — 70
k)  Tajikistan — ?

l)  Lithuania — 398, all units transferred to Russia in 1993
m)  Estonia — 184, all units transferred to Russia in 1994
n)  Latvia — 114, all units transferred to Russia in 1994
o)  Moldova — 0, no Soviet divisions stationed in Moldova fielded T-72s
 Yugoslavia — Bought approximately 18 T-72Ms from the USSR and 72 from Czechoslovakia, later developed the improved M-84.
 Czechoslovakia — About 1,700 T-72/T-72M/T-72M1 were produced between 1981 and 1990. The Czechoslovak army had 815 T-72 in 1991. All were passed on to the successor states in 1993:
a)  Czech Republic — 543
b)  Slovakia — 272
 East Germany — 35 T-72 (from USSR), 219 T-72 (from Poland and Czechoslovakia), 31 T-72M (from USSR), 162 T-72M (from Poland and Czechoslovakia) and 136 T-72M1. 75 T-72s were fitted with additional hull armour. Passed on to the unified German state
a)  Germany — 549 tanks taken from GDR's army, all scrapped, sold to other countries or given to the museums.
 Finland — Some 160–170 T-72M1s. About 70 T-72M1s (one armoured brigade) were bought from the Soviet Union and were delivered in 1984, 1985–1988 and 1990. A further 97 T-72M1s (including a small number of command versions T-72M1K and T-72M1K1) were bought from German surplus stocks in 1992–1994. All withdrawn from service in 2006. Scrapped in Jyväskylä or sold as spares to the Czech Republic. At least two Finnish T-72's are still in working order and have been used in showcases
 Romania — 30 T-72M1 were bought in 1986 from Israel and delivered in 1987. Withdrawn from service (in long term storage), 28 tanks are for sale (23 of them need repairs and 5 are operational)
 Soviet Union — Passed on to successor states:
a)  Russia — ?
b)  Belarus — 1,797
c)  Ukraine — 1,044
d)  Turkmenistan — 702
e)  Kazakhstan — 700
f)  Azerbaijan — 325
g)  Armenia — 246
h)  Georgia — 219
i)  Kyrgyzstan — 150
j)  Uzbekistan — 70
k)  Tajikistan — ?
l)  Lithuania — 398, all units transferred to Russia in 1993
m)  Estonia — 184, all units transferred to Russia in 1994
n)  Latvia — 114, all units transferred to Russia in 1994
o)  Moldova — 0, no Soviet divisions stationed in Moldova fielded T-72s
 Yugoslavia — Bought approximately 18 T-72Ms from the USSR and 72 from Czechoslovakia, later developed the improved M-84.
T-72 operators and variants