Percentage Decrease Calculator
Calculate the percentage decrease between an original value and a new value, along with the absolute change.
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Result
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Formula
The percentage decrease is the drop from the original value to the new value, expressed as a percentage of the original value's magnitude.
% decrease = (original − new) / |original| × 100Step-by-step
- 1
Enter the original value
The starting number before the change.
- 2
Enter the new value
The number after the change occurred.
- 3
Read the percentage decrease
See the percentage drop and the absolute decrease between the two values.
Examples
Price dropping from 80 to 60
- original Value
- 80
- new Value
- 60
25.00% decrease (absolute decrease of 20)
Value rising from 50 to 65
- original Value
- 50
- new Value
- 65
-30.00% (the value actually increased by 15)