CALCULATOR
Percentage Point Calculator
Percentage Point. Example: Original quantity: 20, New quantity: 25 gives 5 percentage points. Subtract percentages to find signed percentage-point change. A movement from 20 to 25 percent is 5 points; it is not a 5 percent relative increase.
How the calculation works
new − old
Worked example
With original percentage 1 %, new percentage 1 %, percentage-point change is 0 percentage points.
Assumptions and limits
Subtract percentages to find signed percentage-point change. A movement from 20 to 25 percent is 5 points; it is not a 5 percent relative increase.