Calculate the Relative Percent Change Between Two Numbers & the Actual Change (Absolute Difference). Is the Change From the Original (Initial, Reference) to the New Value an Increase or a Decrease?

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Latest calculated relative percentage increase changes

Relative percent change from the original number 2.08 to the new value of 2.8 = 34.615384615385% Jul 25 05:49 UTC (GMT)
Relative percent change from the original number 1,038,908 to the new value of 1,124,460 = 8.23480038656% Jul 25 05:49 UTC (GMT)
Relative percent change from the original number - 0.24 to the new value of - 3 = - 1,150% Jul 25 05:49 UTC (GMT)
Relative percent change from the original number 55,000 to the new value of 90,000 = 63.636363636364% Jul 25 05:48 UTC (GMT)
Relative percent change from the original number 9,115 to the new value of 9,295 = 1.9747668678% Jul 25 05:48 UTC (GMT)
Relative percent change from the original number 2,800 to the new value of 3,121 = 11.464285714286% Jul 25 05:48 UTC (GMT)
Relative percent change from the original number 328 to the new value of 363 = 10.670731707317% Jul 25 05:47 UTC (GMT)
Relative percent change from the original number 5,200 to the new value of 5,659 = 8.826923076923% Jul 25 05:47 UTC (GMT)
Relative percent change from the original number 229 to the new value of 211 = - 7.860262008734% Jul 25 05:47 UTC (GMT)
Relative percent change from the original number 1,010.3 to the new value of 112,896.2 = 11,074.522419083441% Jul 25 05:46 UTC (GMT)
Relative percent change from the original number 190 to the new value of 342 = 80% Jul 25 05:45 UTC (GMT)
Relative percent change from the original number 57,634 to the new value of 58,226 = 1.02717146129% Jul 25 05:45 UTC (GMT)
Relative percent change from the original number 41.25 to the new value of 123.79 = 200.09696969697% Jul 25 05:44 UTC (GMT)
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Relative percentage change (relative percentage increase or decrease)

The absolute change (actual difference):

  • The difference between two numerical quantities, y - x, is called absolute difference, actual change or actual difference.
  • When x value is a reference value (the starting value that the value of y is compared to) then the difference between y and x is called the absolute change.
  • The actual difference (actual change) between two values is not always a good way to compare two numbers.
  • The actual change of one unit from number 8 to number 9 is of much more significance than the same difference of one unit between the much larger numbers of 9,999,998 and 9,999,999.
  • In this case we need to take into account the "size" of the quantities involved.

Relative change (from a number x to another number, y):

  • Relative change (from x to y) = (Absolute change from x to y) / |x| = (y - x) / |x|, where x is the reference value that y is being compared to and |x| is the positive value of x.
  • For values y larger than the reference value x, the relative change is a positive number, and in this case we have a so called relative increase.
  • For values y that are smaller than the reference x value, the relative change is negative and in this case we have what it's called a relative decrease.
  • The relative change is not defined if the reference value is zero, x = 0.

Relative percentage change

  • Relative percentage change is the Relative change calculated as a percentage;
  • Relative percentage change = Relative change × 100/100 = (Relative change × 100)%.

Examples of calculating the relative percentage change (increase or decrease)

  • Relative change (from 2 to 3) = (3 - 2) / |2| = 1/2 = 0.5 = 50%; this change is a relative percentage increase;
  • Relative change (from 9.999.999.998 to 9.999.999.999) = (9.999.999.999 - 9.999.999.998) / |9.999.999.998| = 1/9.999.999.998 ≈ 0 = 0%;
  • Relative change (from 2 to -3) = (-3 - 2) / |2| = -5/2 = -2.5 = -250%; this change is a relative percentage decrease;
  • Relative change (from 9.999.999.998 to -9.999.999.999) = (-9.999.999.999 - 9.999.999.998) / |9.999.999.998| = -19.999.999.997/9.999.999.998 ≈ -2 = -200%; this change is a relative percentage decrease;
  • Relative change (from -2 to 3) = (3 - (-2)) / |-2| = (3 + 2) / 2 = 5/2 = 2.5 = 250%; this change is a relative percentage increase;
  • Relative change (from -9.999.999.998 to 9.999.999.999) = (9.999.999.999 - (-9.999.999.998)) / |-9.999.999.998| = (9.999.999.999 + 9.999.999.998) / 9.999.999.998 = 19.999.999.997/9.999.999.998 ≈ 2 = 200%; this change is a relative percentage increase.

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