Percentage Calculator — Find %, Increase, Decrease & Difference

A flexible percentage calculator that handles the four most common percent problems instantly.

Your result
25% of 200
50

About this calculator

Percentage calculations come up everywhere — discounts, taxes, grades, growth rates, tips, and statistics. The four most common forms are: (1) X% of Y → simply (X/100) × Y; (2) X is what % of Y → (X/Y) × 100; (3) percentage change from A to B → ((B − A) / A) × 100; (4) percentage difference between two values → |A − B| / ((A + B) / 2) × 100. The difference between 'change' and 'difference' matters: change has a direction (positive or negative) and uses the original value as the base; difference is symmetric and uses the average. This calculator picks the right formula based on the operation you select.

Formula

Varies by mode — see the explanation above.

Example calculation

Example: 25% of 200 = 50

Set mode to 'X% of Y', X=25, Y=200. The calculator returns 50, which is one quarter of 200.

Frequently asked questions

Change has direction (e.g. price went up 20%) and uses the original value as the base. Difference is direction-less and uses the average of both values, giving a symmetric measure.

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