Percentage Increase Calculator

Use the Percentage Increase Calculator to easily find the amount of growth from one value to another as a percentage. The percentage decrease can also be calculated here for scenarios with negative growth.

Growth rates over time go hand in hand with data analytics. Use this free growth rate calculator as an extension of the DeeboData table workspace.

Enter the start value and final value to find percentage increase.

How to Calculate Percentage Increase

• • Subtract the start value from the final value
• • Divide that amount by the absolute value of the starting value
• • Multiply by 100 for the percent increase
• • A positive percentage indicates growth from the start value to the final value.

Example Percentage Increase scenario

Last year in the 2nd quarter, your company generated $79,000 in revenue. This year in Q2, the company did $112,500 in sales. You want to know the percentage increase for a pitch to investors you have coming up. How do you find it?

Step 1: 112,500 - 79,000 = 33,500

Step 2: 33,500 / 79,000 = 0.424

Step 3 : 0.424 * 100 = 42.4%

So your business increased it's year over year sales in Q2 by 42.4%.