In calculating percentages in Excel, there are a lot of ways that you could do this:
- What is the percentage of a number?
- What is the percentage change of value i.e. The percentage increase or decrease
- What is the proportion against a total value?
Let us go over each method in the tutorial below:
STEP 1: What is the percentage of a number?
To calculate the percentage of the number, simply multiply the number and the percentage together:
Percentage x Number
75% * 100
STEP 2: What is the percentage change of value i.e. The percentage increase or decrease
To calculate the change in value as a percentage, get the difference of the new value and the old value, then divide it by the old value:
(New – Old) / Old
(150 – 100 ) / 100
STEP 3: What is the proportion against a total value?
To get the proportion as a percentage, divide the portion by the total amount:
Portion / Total
12/20
STEP 4: We are almost done! The last two values are not in the percentage format, so let’s fix that.
Select the last two values and go to Home > Number > %
Your percentage values are now all ready!
How to Calculate Percentage in Excel
