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Percentage increase calculator

Calculate the percentage of increase or decrease between an initial value and a final value.

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Calculate the percentage increase or decrease between an initial and a final value, useful for analyzing price, sales or metric changes.

Calculates ((final value - initial value) / initial value) x 100. The result is negative if the value decreased.

Use cases

  • Calculating how much a price went up or down.
  • Analyzing sales variation between two periods.
  • Calculating the percentage growth of a metric.

How it works

  1. 1

    Enter the initial value

    Type the starting value.

  2. 2

    Enter the final value

    Type the value after the change.

Frequently asked questions

What does a negative result mean?
It indicates a decrease relative to the initial value; the percentage is calculated the same way but the sign is preserved.
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