# Percentage Difference calculator

## Calculate percentage change

#### How much percentage difference is there betweeen two numbers?

Use this calculator to find the percentage increase/decrease between two numbers

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# What is Percentage Difference Calculator?

Percentage Difference calculator is a free online tool to find the percent difference between two numbers. Percent Difference calculator uses this formula: ((y2 - y1) / y1)*100 = your percentage change.

## How to use?

1. Enter the two numbers into the inputs.
2. Click the calculate button
3. This tool will show the result next to the button..

# Percentage Difference Formula:

#### Percentage difference equals the absolute value of the change in value, divided by the average of the 2 numbers, all multiplied by 100. We then append the percent sign, %, to designate the % difference.

$Percentage~Difference = \dfrac{|\Delta V|}{\frac{\Sigma V}{2}} \times 100$
$= \dfrac{|V_1-V_2|}{\frac{(V_1+V_2)}{2}}\times100$

# What is Percentage Difference?

Percentage difference is the difference between two values divided by the average of the two values shown as a percentage. This can be useful in numerous calculations, such as when you need to analyse the growth in the yearly profit/revenue of a company. In this case, it helps in seeing how much increase/decrease has happened in the past year. This is extensively used in statistics. You can read more about Percentage change in Wikipedia

# Calculating percentage increase

Firstly, find the difference between the two numbers
increase = New number - Original numbers
After that, divide the answer by the original number and then multiply it with 100.
Percentage Increase = Increase/Original number x 100
This is the percentage increase. If the number you got is negative value, then it is a percentage decrease.

## Examples

### Example1

Yesterday 80 liters of milk were sold
Today 100liters of milk were sold.
What is the perecentage increase in the milk sold today?
One company made a profit of $10000 Another company made a profit of$25000