Users
- Afghanistan
- Albania
- Azerbaijan
- Bangladesh: Uses Chinese Type 85 copy.
- Belarus
- Bolivia
- Bulgaria
- Cambodia
- China: Norinco-made copy of the SVD, known as the Type 79. Equipped with a 4x magnification optical sight which is a copy of the PSO-1. The rifle has a slightly shorter butt. Also produced a modified Type 85 and several other commercial copies of the SVD.
- Cuba
- Czech Republic
- Finland: Known as the 7.62 TKIV Dragunov, which stands for tarkkuuskivääri henkilömaaleja vastaan (sniper rifle against infantry targets).
- Georgia: Being replaced by IMI Galil and other sniper rifles.
- Hungary
- India: Used by "Designated Marksmen" in the Indian Army, and built locally by the Ordnance Factories Board under license.
- Iran: Locally produced as the Nakhjir Sniper Rifle.
- Iraq: Al Kadesiah, made based on SVD and PSL. Official Iraqi designation is either Al-Qadissiya or Al-Gadissiya.
- Iraqi Kurdistan
- Kazakhstan
- Kyrgyzstan
- Libya: Seen during the 2011 Libyan civil war.
- Republic of Macedonia: Army and police.
- Mongolia
- Nicaragua
- North Korea
- Pakistan
- Poland: Polish SVD modernization; known as SWD-M- and updated with a heavier barrel, variable magnification scope and detachable bipod.
- Russian Federation
- Slovakia
- Somalia: Used by various Somali fighters and factions over the years.
- South Sudan
- Soviet Union: Entered service with the Soviet Army in 1967.
- Syria
- Tajikistan
- Turkey: Used by Gendarmerie units of the Turkish Army.
- Turkmenistan
- Ukraine
- Uzbekistan
- Venezuela: Currently being bought by the Army of Venezuela.
- Vietnam: In use since the Vietnam War.
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