Calculate Percentage Change
Change: +25.00%
Absolute delta: +25.00
Direction: Increase
Absolute delta: +25.00
Direction: Increase
Formula
Percentage change = ((new - original) / |original|) x 100
How it works
The calculator computes the absolute delta (new - original), then divides by the absolute value of the original amount. This supports negative baselines while preserving change direction.
If original value is zero, percentage change is undefined because division by zero is not allowed.
Source: Standard percent-change definition used in introductory algebra/statistics texts.