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How to calculate percent increase

Figuring out a percentage increase or decrease is useful in many situations, such as finding by what percentage your salary grew when you received a raise.

The calculator works by subtracting the starting value from the final value.

(Final value - Starting value)

That result is then divided by the absolute value of the starting value. (The absolute value of a number is its distance from zero. For example, the absolute value of -4 is 4.)

(Final value - Starting value) / |Starting value|

The new result is then multiplied by 100.

Percentage increase = [ (Final value - Starting value) / |Starting value| ] * 100

If the final value is negative, there is a decrease between the starting and ending value.