Whether tipping is expected, customary, optional or not part of the culture, and the usual amounts for restaurants, taxis and hotel porters, in the 164 countries and territories we cover. The figures come from the tipping sections of our country guides. For a bill, a split and a conversion to your home currency, use the tip calculator.
| Country | Custom | Restaurants | Taxis | Hotel porter |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇦🇱 Albania | Optional | 5–10% | Round up | 80–150 per bag ALL |
| 🇩🇿 Algeria | Customary | 5–10% | Round up | 60–150 per bag DZD |
| 🇦🇩 Andorra | Optional | 5–10% | Round up | 1–2 per bag EUR |
| 🇦🇬 Antigua and Barbuda | Customary | 10–15% | 10–15% | 2.5–5 per bag XCD |
| 🇦🇷 Argentina | Customary | 10% | Round up | 1500–3000 per bag ARS |
| 🇦🇲 Armenia | Customary | 5–10% | Round up | 400–800 per bag AMD |
| 🇦🇼 Aruba | Customary | 10–15% | 10–15% | 2–4 per bag AWG |
| 🇦🇺 Australia | Optional | 10% | Round up | Not expected |
| 🇦🇹 Austria | Customary | 5–10% | Round up | 1–2 per bag EUR |
| 🇦🇿 Azerbaijan | Customary | 5–10% | Round up | 1.5–3 per bag AZN |
| 🇧🇸 Bahamas | Customary | 15% | 15% | 1 per bag BSD |
| 🇧🇭 Bahrain | Optional | 10% | Round up | 0.4–1 per bag BHD |
| 🇧🇩 Bangladesh | Customary | 5–10% | Round up | 60–100 per bag BDT |
| 🇧🇧 Barbados | Customary | 10–15% | 10–15% | 2–4 per bag BBD |
| 🇧🇾 Belarus | Customary | 5–10% | Round up | 3–6 per bag BYN |
| 🇧🇪 Belgium | Optional | 5–10% | Round up | 1–2 per bag EUR |
| 🇧🇿 Belize | Customary | 10–15% | 10–15% | 2–4 per bag BZD |
| 🇧🇲 Bermuda | Customary | 15–20% | 10–15% | 1–2 per bag BMD |
| 🇧🇹 Bhutan | Optional | Round up | Round up | 40–80 per bag BTN |
| 🇧🇴 Bolivia | Customary | 10% | Round up | 5–10 per bag BOB |
| 🇧🇶 Bonaire | Customary | 10–15% | 10–15% | 1–2 per bag USD |
| 🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina | Optional | 5–10% | Round up | 2–4 per bag BAM |
| 🇧🇼 Botswana | Customary | 10% | Round up | 15–25 per bag BWP |
| 🇧🇷 Brazil | Customary | 10% | Round up | 5–10 per bag BRL |
| 🇻🇬 British Virgin Islands | Customary | 15% | 10–15% | 1–2 per bag USD |
| 🇧🇳 Brunei | Optional | Round up | Round up | 1–1.5 per bag BND |
| 🇧🇬 Bulgaria | Customary | 10% | Round up | 1–2 per bag EUR |
| 🇨🇻 Cabo Verde | Optional | 10% | Round up | 100–200 per bag CVE |
| 🇰🇭 Cambodia | Optional | 5–10% | 2–5 per day | 1 per bag USD |
| 🇨🇦 Canada | Expected | 15–20% | 10–15% | 1.5–3 per bag CAD |
| 🇰🇾 Cayman Islands | Customary | 15% | Round up | 1.5–2 per bag KYD |
| 🇨🇱 Chile | Customary | 10% | Round up | 1000–2000 per bag CLP |
| 🇨🇳 China | Not expected | Not expected | Not expected | Not expected |
| 🇨🇴 Colombia | Customary | 10% | Round up | 4000–8000 per bag COP |
| 🇨🇰 Cook Islands | Not expected | Not expected | Not expected | Not expected |
| 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | Optional | Not expected | Round up | 500–1000 per bag CRC |
| 🇭🇷 Croatia | Optional | 5–10% | Round up | 1–2 per bag EUR |
| 🇨🇺 Cuba | Customary | 10% | Round up | 1–2 per bag USD |
| 🇨🇼 Curaçao | Customary | 10–15% | 10–15% | 2–4 per bag XCG |
| 🇨🇾 Cyprus | Optional | 10% | Round up | 1–2 per bag EUR |
| 🇨🇿 Czechia | Customary | 5–10% | Round up | 20–40 per bag CZK |
| 🇩🇰 Denmark | Optional | 5–10% | Round up | Not expected |
| 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic | Customary | 10% | Not expected | 60–150 per bag DOP |
| 🇪🇨 Ecuador | Customary | 10% | Round up | 1–2 per bag USD |
| 🇪🇬 Egypt | Expected | 5–10% | Round up | 20–50 per bag EGP |
| 🇸🇻 El Salvador | Customary | 10% | Round up | 1–2 per bag USD |
| 🇪🇪 Estonia | Optional | 5–10% | Not expected | 1–2 per bag EUR |
| 🇪🇹 Ethiopia | Customary | 10% | Round up | 80–150 per bag ETB |
| 🇫🇯 Fiji | Not expected | Not expected | Not expected | Not expected |
| 🇫🇮 Finland | Optional | Round up | Not expected | Not expected |
| 🇫🇷 France | Optional | 5% | Round up | 1–2 per bag EUR |
| 🇵🇫 French Polynesia | Not expected | Round up | Not expected | Not expected |
| 🇬🇪 Georgia | Customary | 5–10% | Round up | 2.5–5 per bag GEL |
| 🇩🇪 Germany | Customary | 5–10% | Round up | 1–2 per bag EUR |
| 🇬🇭 Ghana | Optional | 5–10% | Round up | 6–10 per bag GHS |
| 🇬🇮 Gibraltar | Customary | 10–12.5% | Round up | 1–2 per bag GBP |
| 🇬🇷 Greece | Optional | 5–10% | Round up | 1–2 per bag EUR |
| 🇬🇵 Guadeloupe | Optional | 2–5 per visit | Round up | 1–2 per bag EUR |
| 🇬🇺 Guam | Expected | 15–20% | 10–15% | 2–5 per bag USD |
| 🇬🇹 Guatemala | Customary | 10% | Round up | 8–15 per bag GTQ |
| 🇭🇳 Honduras | Customary | 10% | Round up | 25–50 per bag HNL |
| 🇭🇰 Hong Kong | Optional | 10% | Round up | 4–8 per bag HKD |
| 🇭🇺 Hungary | Customary | 10–15% | Round up | 300–600 per bag HUF |
| 🇮🇸 Iceland | Not expected | Round up | Not expected | Not expected |
| 🇮🇳 India | Customary | 10% | Round up | 50–100 per bag INR |
| 🇮🇩 Indonesia | Optional | Round up | Round up | 8000–15000 per bag IDR |
| 🇮🇪 Ireland | Customary | 10–12.5% | Round up | 1–2 per bag EUR |
| 🇮🇱 Israel | Expected | 10–15% | Round up | 1.5–3 per bag ILS |
| 🇮🇹 Italy | Optional | 5–10% | Round up | 1–2 per bag EUR |
| 🇯🇲 Jamaica | Customary | 10–15% | 10–15% | 150–300 per bag JMD |
| 🇯🇵 Japan | Not expected | Not expected | Not expected | Not expected |
| 🇯🇪 Jersey | Customary | 10–12.5% | Round up | 1–2 per bag GBP |
| 🇯🇴 Jordan | Customary | 10% | Round up | 0.5–1 per bag JOD |
| 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan | Customary | 10% | Round up | 500–1000 per bag KZT |
| 🇰🇪 Kenya | Customary | 10% | Round up | 100–200 per bag KES |
| Kosovo | Optional | 5–10% | Round up | 1–2 per bag EUR |
| 🇰🇼 Kuwait | Optional | 5–10% | Round up | 0.25–0.5 per bag KWD |
| 🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan | Optional | Round up | Round up | 80–200 per bag KGS |
| 🇱🇦 Laos | Optional | Round up | Round up | 10000–20000 per bag LAK |
| 🇱🇻 Latvia | Customary | 10% | Round up | 1–2 per bag EUR |
| 🇱🇧 Lebanon | Customary | 10–15% | Round up | 1–2 per bag USD |
| 🇱🇮 Liechtenstein | Optional | 5–10% | Round up | 1–1.5 per bag CHF |
| 🇱🇹 Lithuania | Customary | 5–10% | Round up | 1–2 per bag EUR |
| 🇱🇺 Luxembourg | Optional | 5–10% | Round up | 1–2 per bag EUR |
| 🇲🇴 Macau | Not expected | Not expected | Round up | 4–8 per bag MOP |
| 🇲🇬 Madagascar | Customary | 5–10% | Round up | 2500–5000 per bag MGA |
| 🇲🇼 Malawi | Customary | 10% | Round up | 2000–4000 per bag MWK |
| 🇲🇾 Malaysia | Optional | Not expected | Round up | 2–5 per bag MYR |
| 🇲🇻 Maldives | Customary | 5–10 per day | Not expected | 1–2 per bag USD |
| 🇲🇹 Malta | Optional | 5–10% | Round up | 1–2 per bag EUR |
| 🇲🇶 Martinique | Optional | 2–5 per visit | Round up | 1–2 per bag EUR |
| 🇲🇺 Mauritius | Optional | 5–10% | Round up | 50–100 per bag MUR |
| 🇲🇽 Mexico | Customary | 10–15% | Not expected | 20–50 per bag MXN |
| 🇲🇩 Moldova | Customary | 10% | Round up | 15–30 per bag MDL |
| 🇲🇨 Monaco | Optional | 5–10% | Round up | 2–4 per bag EUR |
| 🇲🇳 Mongolia | Optional | 10% | Round up | 4000–8000 per bag MNT |
| 🇲🇪 Montenegro | Optional | 5–10% | Round up | 1–2 per bag EUR |
| 🇲🇦 Morocco | Expected | 10% | Round up | 10–20 per bag MAD |
| 🇲🇿 Mozambique | Customary | 10% | Round up | 60–150 per bag MZN |
| 🇲🇲 Myanmar | Optional | 5–10% | Round up | 1000–2000 per bag MMK |
| 🇳🇦 Namibia | Customary | 10% | Round up | 20–40 per bag NAD |
| 🇳🇵 Nepal | Customary | Round up | Round up | 80–150 per bag NPR |
| 🇳🇱 Netherlands | Optional | 5–10% | Round up | 1–2 per bag EUR |
| 🇳🇨 New Caledonia | Not expected | Not expected | Not expected | Not expected |
| 🇳🇿 New Zealand | Optional | 10% | Round up | Not expected |
| 🇳🇮 Nicaragua | Customary | 10% | Round up | 40–80 per bag NIO |
| 🇳🇬 Nigeria | Optional | 10% | Round up | 800–1500 per bag NGN |
| 🇲🇰 North Macedonia | Optional | 5–10% | Round up | 60–100 per bag MKD |
| 🇲🇵 Northern Mariana Islands | Expected | 15–20% | 10–15% | 1–2 per bag USD |
| 🇳🇴 Norway | Optional | 5–10% | Not expected | Not expected |
| 🇴🇲 Oman | Optional | 5–10% | Round up | 0.4–1 per bag OMR |
| 🇵🇰 Pakistan | Customary | 10% | Round up | 100–300 per bag PKR |
| 🇵🇼 Palau | Optional | 10–15% | 10–15% | 1–2 per bag USD |
| 🇵🇦 Panama | Customary | 10% | Round up | 1–2 per bag USD |
| 🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea | Not expected | Not expected | Not expected | Not expected |
| 🇵🇾 Paraguay | Customary | 10% | Round up | 5000–10000 per bag PYG |
| 🇵🇪 Peru | Customary | 10% | Round up | 5–10 per day PEN |
| 🇵🇭 Philippines | Customary | 50–100 per visit | Round up | 20–50 per bag PHP |
| 🇵🇱 Poland | Customary | 10–15% | Round up | 4–8 per bag PLN |
| 🇵🇹 Portugal | Optional | 5–10% | Round up | 1–2 per bag EUR |
| 🇵🇷 Puerto Rico | Expected | 15–20% | 15–20% | 1–2 per bag USD |
| 🇶🇦 Qatar | Optional | 10% | Round up | 5–10 per bag QAR |
| 🇷🇪 Réunion | Optional | Round up | Round up | 1–2 per bag EUR |
| 🇷🇴 Romania | Customary | 10–15% | Round up | 5–10 per bag RON |
| 🇷🇺 Russia | Customary | 5–10% | Round up | 80–150 per bag RUB |
| 🇷🇼 Rwanda | Customary | 5–10% | Round up | 3000–10000 per day RWF |
| 🇧🇱 Saint Barthélemy | Optional | 5–10% | Round up | 1–2 per bag EUR |
| 🇱🇨 Saint Lucia | Customary | 10–15% | 10–15% | 2.5–5 per bag XCD |
| 🇲🇫 Saint Martin | Customary | 10–15% | 10–15% | 1–2 per bag USD |
| 🇼🇸 Samoa | Not expected | Not expected | Not expected | Not expected |
| 🇸🇲 San Marino | Optional | Round up | Round up | 1–2 per bag EUR |
| 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia | Optional | 10% | Round up | 5–10 per bag SAR |
| 🇸🇳 Senegal | Optional | 5–10% | Round up | 600–1000 per bag XOF |
| 🇷🇸 Serbia | Customary | 5–10% | Round up | 100–200 per bag RSD |
| 🇸🇨 Seychelles | Optional | 5–10% | Round up | 15–30 per bag SCR |
| 🇸🇬 Singapore | Not expected | Not expected | Not expected | Not expected |
| 🇸🇽 Sint Maarten | Customary | 10–20% | 10–15% | 1–2 per bag USD |
| 🇸🇰 Slovakia | Customary | 5–10% | Round up | 1–2 per bag EUR |
| 🇸🇮 Slovenia | Optional | 5–10% | Round up | 1–2 per bag EUR |
| 🇿🇦 South Africa | Customary | 10–15% | Round up | 10–20 per bag ZAR |
| 🇰🇷 South Korea | Not expected | Not expected | Not expected | Not expected |
| 🇪🇸 Spain | Optional | 5–10% | Round up | 1–2 per bag EUR |
| 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | Customary | Round up | Round up | 100–200 per bag LKR |
| 🇸🇪 Sweden | Optional | 5–10% | Not expected | Not expected |
| 🇨🇭 Switzerland | Optional | 5–10% | Round up | Not expected |
| 🇹🇼 Taiwan | Not expected | Not expected | Round up | Not expected |
| 🇹🇯 Tajikistan | Optional | 10% | Round up | 10–20 per bag TJS |
| 🇹🇿 Tanzania | Customary | 10% | Round up | 2500–5000 per bag TZS |
| 🇹🇭 Thailand | Optional | Round up | Round up | 15–30 per bag THB |
| 🇬🇲 The Gambia | Customary | 10% | Round up | 40–80 per bag GMD |
| 🇹🇱 Timor-Leste | Optional | 5–10% | Round up | 1 per bag USD |
| 🇹🇴 Tonga | Not expected | Not expected | Not expected | Not expected |
| 🇹🇳 Tunisia | Optional | 10% | Round up | 1–2 per bag TND |
| 🇹🇷 Turkey | Customary | 5–10% | Round up | 50–100 per bag TRY |
| 🇹🇲 Turkmenistan | Customary | 5–10% | Round up | 4–8 per bag TMT |
| 🇹🇨 Turks and Caicos Islands | Customary | 15–20% | 10–15% | 2–5 per bag USD |
| 🇻🇮 U.S. Virgin Islands | Expected | 15–20% | 15% | 1–2 per bag USD |
| 🇺🇬 Uganda | Customary | 5–10% | Round up | 20000–40000 per day UGX |
| 🇺🇦 Ukraine | Customary | 10% | Round up | 40–80 per bag UAH |
| 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates | Optional | 10% | Round up | 5–10 per bag AED |
| 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | Customary | 10–12.5% | 5–10% | 1–3 per bag GBP |
| 🇺🇸 United States | Expected | 18–22% | 15–20% | 1–2 per bag USD |
| 🇺🇾 Uruguay | Customary | 10% | Round up | 50–100 per bag UYU |
| 🇺🇿 Uzbekistan | Optional | 5–10% | Round up | 15000–25000 per bag UZS |
| 🇻🇺 Vanuatu | Not expected | Not expected | Not expected | Not expected |
| 🇻🇦 Vatican City | Optional | 5–10% | Round up | 1–2 per bag EUR |
| 🇻🇳 Vietnam | Optional | Round up | Round up | 15000–25000 per bag VND |
| 🇿🇲 Zambia | Customary | 10% | Round up | 25–50 per bag ZMW |
| 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | Customary | 10% | Round up | 1–2 per bag USD |
Frequently asked questions
Where is tipping not expected?
In Japan and South Korea tipping is not part of the culture, and a tip may be politely refused. In much of Europe service is included in the price, so leaving small change or rounding up is a kind extra rather than an obligation.
What if a service charge is already on the bill?
Check the bill first. Many restaurants in places such as Brazil, Costa Rica, Egypt and parts of Asia add a service charge, sometimes by law. When it is included, no extra tip is needed, although leaving small change for very good service is common.
Should I tip in cash or on the card?
Cash in the local currency is the simplest way for the tip to reach the person who served you, and it is the norm for porters, housekeeping and guides. In restaurants, adding the tip on the card machine is common in many countries.