Tipping around the world in 2023

YouGov examined the issue in 7 Northern and Western European countries (Germany, Great Britain, France, Italy, Spain, Sweden, Denmark) and the USA.

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Some respondents also feel that they have to tip, for example due to social pressure (9% of tippers in Spain and 21% in Sweden). Poorly paid staff hardly motivates Nordic consumers to tip (8%-9%), but it does for a larger proportion of American (24%), French and Italian (23% each) tippers. In Germany, this rate is 21%. Americans tip even if they have experienced bad or very bad service at a restaurant. One in five Americans who tip at all and have experienced very poor service at a restaurant say they tip all or most of the time (21%). This is probably also due to the fact that many people in the US who work in the service sector, such as restaurants or taxi drivers, are tipped (15-20% tips are common here) due to the very low wages, and if necessary are also demanded directly.