Percentage Increase Calculator
Calculate percentage increase instantly in your browser.
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What this tool does
Calculate percentage increase instantly in your browser. Negative original values use absolute original magnitude as the denominator; negative results represent change in the opposite direction.
How to use the Percentage Increase Calculator
- Enter or select original value.
- Enter or select new value.
- Read the calculated result; change any measurement to compare alternatives.
Formula
increase%=100×(new−old)/abs(old); decrease%=100×(old−new)/abs(old)
- old
- Original value
- new
- New value
Negative original values use absolute original magnitude as the denominator; negative results represent change in the opposite direction.
Worked example
For percentage increase calculator, the following measurements illustrate the exact method: Original value: 100; New value: 120.
Inputs
- Original value100
- New value120
Result
- Percentage increase (%)20
Results explained
- Percentage increase (%)
- Percentage increase (%) from the formula above. Negative original values use absolute original magnitude as the denominator; negative results represent change in the opposite direction.
Frequently asked questions
increase%=100×(new−old)/abs(old); decrease%=100×(old−new)/abs(old)
Negative original values use absolute original magnitude as the denominator; negative results represent change in the opposite direction.
Where mathematically meaningful, yes. Fields specify permitted ranges and undefined operations display an error.
Exact integer calculations use safe integers; decimal calculations use browser floating point, so small rounding differences can occur.
All values remain in your browser and are never uploaded.