Percentage Calculator

This calculator handles basic percentages and percent changes for shoppers, students, and anyone checking a suspiciously cheerful statistic.

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Choose the calculation you need, then enter the known values. You can find a percentage of a number, determine what percent one number is of another, or measure an increase or decrease.

Percentage of a number = percentage ÷ 100 × number. Percent one number is of another = part ÷ whole × 100. Percent change = (new value − original value) ÷ original value × 100.

Worked example

A monthly charge rises from $48 to $54. The percent change is ($54 − $48) ÷ $48 × 100 = 12.5%, so the charge increased by 12.5%.

Common questions

What is the difference between percent and percentage points?

A rate moving from 20% to 25% rises by 5 percentage points. Relative to the original rate, that is a 25% increase.

Can percent change be negative?

Yes. A negative result means the new value is lower than the original value, so it represents a percent decrease.

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