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| × 100

Step-by-step

  1. 1

    Enter the original value

    The starting number before the change.

  2. 2

    Enter the new value

    The number after the change occurred.

  3. 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)

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