Percentage Point Calculator

Percentage points are frequently used for macroeconomic metrics like inflation. For instance, the USA’s inflation rate in August 2022 was 8.3%, while in September 2022, it was 8.2%. As a result, we can conclude that inflation changed by 0.1 percentage point. Alternatively, you can use our free online Percentage point Calculator to compute the percentage point.

Understanding Percentage Point

Applications for the percentage point are numerous and include probability studies, fault/risk analysis, descriptive statistics, and investment forecasts. In addition, many statisticians and analysts prefer to use percentage points rather than percentages when comparing amounts.

Below is an example to show how to calculate percentage points:

Example

Example 1: Fifty percent (50%) of students at Fremont High School in 2018 were successful on the state-conducted A-level mock exams. Seventy per cent (70%) of students in the same school in 2019 and 72% in 2020 passed the same exams. So what has changed between 2018 and 2019 regarding exam success rates?

Use the procedures below to calculate the percentage point:

• Highlight the percentages you want to compare. We have 50% (2018) and 70% in this 2019
• The second step is to deduct the lower percentage from the bigger percentage. Exam success rate change = 70 – 50 = 20
• Now add your unit (in percentage points): Exam success rates in 2018 and 2019 differed by 20 percentage points.
• The success rate increased by 20 percentage points in the scenario above.

Why use a percentage point calculator?

Using the percentage point calculator, you may compute the percentage difference and percentage points between two values and avoid formulas and time-consuming calculations. It is a handy tool that also produces correct results.

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