Legal Limits Around The World

• Kyrgyzstan: 0.05%
• Mongolia: 0.02%
• Turkmenistan: 0.033%

East Asia

• China: 0.02% (CNY $200-$500 fine, 1-3 months license suspension); 0.08% (up to 15 days prison, 3-6 months license suspension, CNY 500-2000 fine)
• Hong Kong: 0.05% If driving under alcohol influence beyond legal limit, one can be fined and jailed for up to 3 years.
• Japan: 0.03% [since June 2002]
• Republic of Korea: 0.05%
• Taiwan: 0.05% (BrAC 0.25mg/L)

Northern Asia

• Russia: 0.02 - 0.05%

South Asia

• Pakistan: No limit, alcohol is banned.
• India: 0.03%
• Nepal: No limit
• Sri Lanka: 0.06%

Southeast Asia

• Cambodia: 0.05%
• Laos: No limit
• Malaysia: 0.05%
• Philippines: No limit
• Singapore: 0.08% or BrAC: 35 microgrammes of alcohol per 100ml of breath, strictly enforced.
• Thailand: 0.05%
• Indonesia: No limit (alcohol is sometimes banned)
• Vietnam: No limit

Western Asia

• Armenia: Zero
• Azerbaijan: Zero
• Georgia: 0.03%
• Iran: No limit, alcohol is banned.
• Israel: 0.05%
• Jordan: Zero
• Kuwait: No limit, alcohol is banned.
• Saudi Arabia: No limit, alcohol is banned.
• Turkey: Zero for commercial transport and public service drivers. Turkey's 0.05% limit only applies to passenger-less compact vehicles; for all others it is 0.00%

Africa

• Algeria: 0.01%
• Benin: 0.05%
• Cape Verde: 0.08%
• Central African Republic: 0.08%
• Comoros: No limit
• Congo: No limit
• Egypt: 0.05%
• Equatorial Guinea: Zero
• Eritrea: Zero
• Ethiopia: No limit
• The Gambia: Zero
• Ghana: 0.08%
• Guinea: Zero
• Guinea-Bissau: 0.05%
• Kenya: 0.08%
• Malawi: Zero
• Mauritius: 0.05%
• Namibia: 0.05%
• Niger: 0.08%
• Seychelles: 0.08%
• South Africa: 0.05% and 0.02% for professional drivers (truck over 3.5 tonnes, and vehicles carrying passengers for reward)
• Togo: 0.042%
• Uganda: 0.08%
• Tanzania: 0.05%
• Zambia: 0.08%

North America

• Canada: 0.08% (more information throughout site)
• Mexico: 0.08%
• United States: 0.08%

Caribbean

• Cuba: Zero - 0.01% (Has increased within the last couple years)
• Dominican Republic: Zero (0.05% for professional drivers)
• Jamaica: 0.035%

Central America

• Belize: 0.08%
• Costa Rica: 0.049% Lincense plates are immediately removed from the drunk driver's vehicle.
• El Salvador: 0.05%
• Guatemala: 0.08%
• Nicaragua: 0.08%
• Panama: 0.08%

South America

• Argentina: 0.05% for cars, 0.02% for motorcyles.
• Bolivia: 0.07%
• Brazil: 0.02% legally zero but a 0.02% tolerance is in place until the new law is regulated. If driving under the influence of alcohol, one can be fined - R$ 957 ($600) and 1-year prohibition; imprisonment if involved in an accident or found with more than 0.06% BAC (since June 2008)
• Chile: 0.049%
• Colombia: 0.04%
• Ecuador: 0.07%
• Guyana: 0.01%
• Honduras: 0.07%
• Paraguay: 0.08%
• Peru: 0.045%
• Suriname: 0.08%
• Venezuela: 0.05%

European Union

• Austria: 0.05% and 0.01% for drivers who have held a licence for less than 2 years and drivers of vehicles over 7.5 tonnes
• Belgium: 0.05%
• Bulgaria: 0.05%
• Czech Republic: Zero
• Cyprus: Zero
• Denmark: 0.05%, imprisonment if over 0.08%, zero if involved in an accident
• Estonia: Zero
• France: 0.05%, 0.08% (aggravated)
• Finland: 0.05%, 0.12% (aggravated)
• Germany: Zero for beginners (less than 2 years' experience and drivers under the age of 21) as well as drivers making commercial transportation of passengers; 0.03% in conjunction with any other traffic offence or accident; 0.05% without evidence of alcoholic impact; penalty for 0.11% is driver licence withdrawn for about one year; for 0.16% regranting of the licence requires a successful medical-psychological driver assessment
• Greece: 0.05% and 0.02% for drivers who have held a license for less than 2 years and bus drivers
• Hungary: Zero
• Ireland: 0.08%, to be reduced to 0.05% or 0.02% for learner and professional drivers.
• Italy: 0.05%
• Latvia: 0.02% for drivers with less than 2 years' experience and 0.05% for those with more than 2 years' experience
• Lithuania: 0.04%
• Luxembourg: 0.05% and 0.02% for professional drivers and drivers with less than 2 years of experience (since October 1st, 2007)
• Malta: 0.08%
• Netherlands: 0.05%, 0.02% for drivers with less than 5 years experience.
• Poland: 0.02%
• Portugal: 0.05%
• Romania: Zero
• Slovakia: Zero
• Slovenia: Zero for drivers with 2 years or less experience and professional drivers, 0.24 mg/l (0.05%) for all others.
• Spain: 0.05%[17] and 0.03% for drivers with less than 2 years experience and drivers of freight vehicles over 3.5 tonnes, and of passenger vehicles with more than 9 seats.
• Sweden: 0.02% (up to 6 months imprisonment), 0.10% (up to 2 years imprisonment)
• United Kingdom: 0.08%

Other European Countries

• Albania: 0.01%
• Belarus: 0.05%
• Bosnia and Herzegovina: 0.05%
• Croatia: Zero for professional drivers and drivers under 24 years of age, 0.05% for all others
• Gibraltar: 0.05%
• Iceland: 0.05%
• Liechtenstein: 0.08%
• Moldova: 0.03%
• Norway: 0.02%
• Switzerland: 0.05%
• Serbia: 0.05%
• Ukraine: Zero

Oceania

• Australia: 0.05% is the maximum for all states and territories; 0.05% for motorcyclists and all other drivers; 0.02% for drivers holding a learner, provisional, probationary or restricted licence; or for drivers of a heavy vehicle (>4,500 kg GVM), dangerous goods vehicle, Commonwealth (government) vehicle, public passenger vehicle (e.g. taxi or bus), private hire car or restricted hire car
• New South Wales: Zero for Learner and Provisional Licenses; 0.02% for Drivers of vehicles of "gross vehicle mass" greater than 13.9 tonnes, vehicles carrying dangerous goods or public vehicles such as a taxi or bus; 0.05% for all other drivers.
• Northern Territory: Zero for provisional (probationary) license holders; 0.05% for all other drivers.
• Queensland: A Zero limit applies to the drivers of trucks, buses, articulated vehicles, vehicles carrying dangerous goods, pilot vehicles, taxis, all learner drivers and provisional drivers under 25 years of age; 0.05% for other drivers; Zero limit for methamphetamine, Cannabis and MDMA.
• South Australia: Zero limit for learner, provisional, probationary, heavy (greater than 15 tonne) vehicle, taxis, licensed chauffeured vehicles, dangerous goods, and bus licences; 0.05% for all other drivers; Zero limit for methamphetamine, Cannabis and MDMA.
• Tasmania: Zero limit for learner, provisional, truck, bus, and taxi licences; 0.05% for all other drivers.
• Victoria: Zero limit applies for unlicensed drivers, holders of learner permits and probationary licences, "professional" drivers, and certain relicensed drink-drivers; below 0.05% for most other drivers; Zero limit for methamphetamine, Cannabis and MDMA.
• Western Australia: 0.02% for learner, provisional (probationary) licence holders (0.00% as from July 1 2008) or persons convicted of driving under the influence (for three years after the offence) and failing to comply with a request for breath, blood or urine (for three years after the offence).; 0.05% for all other drivers.
• New Zealand: 0.03% for under-20; 0.08% for over twenty.

Other

• French Polynesia: 0.05%
• Micronesia: 0.05%
• Palau: 0.01%