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Percentage Change Calculator

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Percentage Change Calculator

Calculate the percentage change between two values, whether increase or decrease. Essential for financial analysis, statistics, and data comparison.

Percentage Change Formula

FormulaResult
((New - Old) /Old) × 100Positive = increase, Negative = decrease

Percentage Change Examples

FromTo% Change
100150+50%
10075-25%
50100+100%
20050-75%

Implementation

``javascript function percentageChange(original, newValue) { if (original === 0) return newValue === 0 ? 0 : (newValue > 0 ? Infinity : -Infinity); return ((newValue - original) / Math.abs(original)) * 100; } ``

Year-over-Year Change

YoY percentage change compares values from the same period in different years, eliminating seasonal variations and showing true growth trends.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is percentage change?

Percentage change measures the relative difference between two values as a percentage of the original. Positive values indicate increase, negative values indicate decrease. It is calculated as ((New - Old) / Old) × 100.

How do I interpret negative percentage change?

Negative percentage change indicates a decrease. For example, -25% means the new value is 25% lower than the original. Going from 100 to 75 is a -25% change.

What is the difference between percentage change and percentage points?

Percentage change is relative (50% to 75% is a 50% increase). Percentage points measure absolute difference in percentages (50% to 75% is 25 percentage points). These are very different measures.

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