Culture
Mapped: How Much Should You Tip In Each Country?
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How Much Should You Tip In Each Country?
How much should you tip when traveling abroad? The answer can vary wildly depending on the country and what type of service you are using.
In some countries like the U.S., tipping has become an integral part of work and service culture. Whether you are grabbing a coffee, ordering food delivery, or visiting a hotel on vacation, tipping becomes a part of your expenses.
But in others, tipping is not encouraged and can even be frowned upon. So how do you know which tipping culture you’re interacting with?
These maps from Hawaiian Islands studied the tipping trends across 162 countries, looking first at TripAdvisor’s tipping etiquette guides for each country then cross-referencing with other articles on tipping in those locales.
How Much Should You Tip at Restaurants?
Exploring local cuisine and trying out different restaurants can be an important part of an international holiday, but so is understanding each nation’s tipping etiquette.
For example, while servers and bartenders in the United States—the only country with a 20% recommended tip—often depend on tips to supplement wages, tipping at a restaurant could be considered an insult in Japan, China, or South Korea, where employers include higher service standards as part of wages.
Also consider that the maximum expected tip can vary. If you are at a restaurant in Canada, Serbia, or the Dominican Republic, tips of around 20% would be at the top of the typical expected range. Meanwhile, 66 countries welcome a 10% tip.
Some countries also have “mandatory tips” in the form of service charges or gratuity for larger parties. Others like India have banned restaurants from mandatory tipping.
Tipping For Lodging
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Whether you’re staying abroad, tipping may be expected for you to get the best service from the concierge desk, bellhop, or cleaning staff .
If you are in the U.S. or Canada, lodging staff tips range from $2‒$5 USD. On the other extreme, in countries like Argentina, Thailand, and Sri Lanka, you can get away with a tip of 50 cents.
For many other countries in the world, including Brazil, Mexico, and India, tipping etiquette and expectations usually amount to $1 to $2 in hotel staff tips.
Tipping For Transport
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When you’re not traveling with your own rented car or public infrastructure, travelers look to local taxis and ridesharing services like Uber and Lyft for convenient ways to explore new places.
Interestingly, these drivers do not expect any tips in 88 countries around the world. Many countries including India, Sweden, and Morocco simply round up the cab fare as a small tip.
In 21 other countries including Canada, cabbies are usually tipped 10% over the price of the ride. But the U.S. tops the list with a tipping etiquette of 15% for taxi rides.
How Much Should You Tip For Different Services?
How does each country’s tipping culture vary by service, and how do they compare? And which countries don’t have tipping data available?
This interactive table helps you explore the map data directly by searching for your country of choice:
This article was published as a part of Visual Capitalist's Creator Program, which features data-driven visuals from some of our favorite Creators around the world.
Culture
Ranked: Which Countries Drink the Most Beer?
Global consumption exceeded 185 million kiloliters in 2021, enough to fill more than 74,000 Olympic-sized swimming pools.
Visualizing Global Beer Consumption
Global beer consumption exceeded 185 million kiloliters in 2021, enough to fill more than 74,000 Olympic-sized swimming pools.
So, which countries drink the most beer?
This graphic uses data from Kirin Holdings to compare global beer consumption by country. The Japanese company has been tracking beer consumption around the world since 1975.
Which Countries Drink the Most Beer?
Every region in the world increased its overall beer consumption in 2021 compared to 2020, with global consumption rising by 4%.
Asia holds a 31% share of the global beer market, remaining the world’s largest beer-consuming region over the last 14 years.
| Rank | Country | Total Consumption (thousand kl) | Market Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇨🇳 China | 38,093 | 20.5% |
| 2 | 🇺🇸 U.S. | 24,170 | 13.0% |
| 3 | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 14,540 | 7.8% |
| 4 | 🇷🇺 Russia | 8,937 | 4.8% |
| 5 | 🇲🇽 Mexico | 8,660 | 4.7% |
| 6 | 🇩🇪 Germany | 7,584 | 4.1% |
| 7 | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 4,608 | 2.5% |
| 8 | 🇯🇵 Japan | 4,188 | 2.3% |
| 9 | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | 4,159 | 2.2% |
| 10 | 🇪🇸 Spain | 4,131 | 2.2% |
China was the largest beer-consuming country for the 19th consecutive year.
The tradition of brewing and enjoying beer in China spans approximately nine millennia. Recent archaeological discoveries have revealed that as far back as 7000 BC, ancient Chinese communities were engaged in producing beer-like alcoholic beverages, primarily on a small and localized basis.
China was also the leading producer of beer in 2022, followed by the United States.
Beer Consumption Per Capita
When examining per capita beer consumption, Asia falls behind Europe. In fact, nine of the top 10 consumers of beer per capita are European nations.
The Czech Republic remains the leader in per capita beer drinking for the 29th year. In 2021, the average Czech drank more than 184 liters of beer.
| Rank | Country | Per Capita Beer Consumption (volume in liters) | Total Consumption (thousand kl) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇨🇿 Czech Republic | 184.1 | 1,969 |
| 2 | 🇦🇹 Austria | 98.7 | 888 |
| 3 | 🇱🇹 Lithuania | 96.3 | 260 |
| 4 | 🇷🇴 Romania | 95.6 | 1,826 |
| 5 | 🇵🇱 Poland | 94.1 | 3,557 |
| 6 | 🇪🇪 Estonia | 91.4 | 119 |
| 7 | 🇩🇪 Germany | 90.4 | 7,584 |
| 8 | 🇪🇸 Spain | 88.5 | 4,131 |
| 9 | 🇳🇦 Namibia | 85.7 | 223 |
| 10 | 🇭🇷 Croatia | 82.4 | 338 |
The Czech Republic is known for its affordable beer. In some parts of the country, beer can even cost less than bottled water.
Small Brewers and Technology
Beer production is expected to rise over the next decade, boosted by new smaller brewers, particularly in Western countries.
Investments have also been made in new technology to expedite the brewing process, including the utilization of ‘BeerBots’ capable of accelerating the fermentation process.
According to Future Market Insights, the global beer market is projected to be valued at $690 billion in 2023, rising to $996 billion by 2033.
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