Percent Decrease Calculator
Our easy-to-use percent decrease calculator allows you to find the percentage decrease from an original number to a new number.
Simply enter the original value and new value, then the calculator will automatically calculate the decrease as a percentage.
Enter Values
Original Value
New Value
Calculated Percent Decrease
Percent Decrease
Difference
If you're instead looking to calculate percentage increase, use our percent increase calculator.
How to Find Percentage Decrease
To calculate percentage decrease:
- Subtract the new value from the original value.
- Divide the difference found in step one by the absolute value of the original value.
- Multiply the result of step two by 100 to find the percentage decrease.
Percent Decrease Formula
The formula for calculating percent decrease is:
Percent Decrease = ( Original Value - New Value ) / | Original Value| * 100