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Growth Rate Calculator

Calculate the growth rate or decline rate between two values instantly. Also supports CAGR (compound annual growth rate). Free, no signup.

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What is Growth Rate Calculator?

The Growth Rate Calculator tells you how much a value has grown or declined between two points — expressed as a percentage. It also calculates CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) when you provide a time period, which is useful for comparing investments or business metrics that span multiple years.

Growth rate calculations are essential for business reporting, financial analysis, tracking user growth, measuring revenue trends, and evaluating any metric that changes over time.

All calculations run in your browser. No data is sent anywhere.

How to use

1
Enter starting value
Type the initial value — revenue, users, price, or any number you're measuring.
2
Enter ending value
Type the final value after the period you're measuring.
3
Optionally set period for CAGR
Enter the number of years/periods if you want the compound annual growth rate in addition to the simple growth rate.
4
Read results
Growth rate percentage and CAGR appear instantly.

Frequently asked questions

QWhat's the difference between growth rate and CAGR?

Growth rate is the simple percentage change from start to end. CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) smooths the growth across multiple periods, giving you an equivalent constant rate per year. CAGR is more useful for multi-year comparisons.

QWhat does a negative growth rate mean?

It means the value declined. For example, -25% means the value fell by a quarter.

QHow is CAGR calculated?

CAGR = (End Value / Start Value)^(1/n) − 1, where n is the number of periods (years). Multiply by 100 for a percentage.

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