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Percentage Change Calculator

Find the percentage increase or decrease from one value to another.

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How the change is worked out

  • Relative to the start: The difference is divided by the start value: from 80 to 100 is +25 %, from 100 to 80 is −20 %.
  • Negative start values: The difference is divided by the size of the start value, so a rise from −50 to −25 counts as an increase of 50 %.
  • Not from zero: A change from 0 has no percentage; the page says so instead of showing infinity.

Frequently asked questions

Why does +50 % and then −50 % not get me back?

Each step is a percentage of a different value. 100 plus 50 % is 150, and 50 % of 150 is 75, so you end at 75.

Is the difference shown too?

Yes, next to the percentage: from 80 to 95 is +18.75 %, a difference of +15.