Percentage Calculator

This calculator covers the three percentage questions people search for most: finding a percentage of a number, finding what percentage one number is of another, and finding percentage change.

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What is the Percentage Calculator?

A percentage is simply a way of expressing a number as a fraction of 100 — "per cent" literally means "per hundred." It's one of the most-used bits of everyday maths, showing up in discounts and price markups, exam and attendance marks, interest rates, GST and tax slabs, and describing how much something has grown or shrunk.

How to Calculate

This tool covers the three percentage questions people actually need day to day: finding a percentage of a number (like a 20% discount on ₹500), finding what percentage one number is of another (like 45 out of 60 marks), and finding the percentage change between two numbers (like a salary that went from ₹40,000 to ₹46,000). Pick the mode that matches your question and enter the two numbers involved.

Formula

X% of Y: (X/100) × Y

X is what % of Y: (X/Y) × 100

% change from X to Y: ((Y − X) / X) × 100

Worked Example

20% of 200 = 40. 40 is 20% of 200. The percentage change from 100 to 150 is +50%.

How to Use

  1. Choose which of the three calculations you need.
  2. Enter the two numbers involved.
  3. Read the result instantly.

Frequently Asked Questions

What's the difference between percentage and percentage points?
A change from 20% to 25% is a 5 percentage-point increase, but a 25% relative increase in the underlying percentage u2014 these two ways of describing the same change can look very different and are often confused.
Can percentage change be negative?
Yes u2014 if Y is smaller than X, the percentage change calculation returns a negative number, correctly indicating a decrease.
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