Golang : Calculate percentage change of two values
Here is a simple example on how to calculate the percentage change from two numbers. If the result is positive number, then it is percentage increase, if negative then it is percentage decrease.
Very useful in displaying data to illustrate a mathematical point of view, such as a decrease in population or increase in the number of certain species.
Here you go!
package main
import (
"fmt"
)
func PercentageChange(old, new int) (delta float64) {
diff := float64(new - old)
delta = (diff / float64(old)) * 100
return
}
func main() {
fmt.Printf("Old : 500, New : 500 Change : %0.2f %% \n", PercentageChange(500, 500))
// anything divided by 0 will become infinity
fmt.Printf("Old : 0, New : 50 Change : %0.2f %% \n", PercentageChange(0, 50))
fmt.Printf("Old : 100, New : 30 Change : %0.2f %% \n", PercentageChange(100, 30))
fmt.Printf("Old : 1000, New : 830 Change : %0.2f %% \n", PercentageChange(1000, 830))
fmt.Printf("Old : 5, New : 3 Change : %0.2f %% \n", PercentageChange(5, 3))
fmt.Printf("Old : -15, New : 3 Change : %0.2f %% \n", PercentageChange(-15, 3))
fmt.Printf("Old : 100, New : 130 Change : %0.2f %% \n", PercentageChange(100, 130))
}
Output:
Old : 500, New : 500 Change : 0.00 %
Old : 0, New : 50 Change : +Inf %
Old : 100, New : 30 Change : -70.00 %
Old : 1000, New : 830 Change : -17.00 %
Old : 5, New : 3 Change : -40.00 %
Old : -15, New : 3 Change : -120.00 %
Old : 100, New : 130 Change : 30.00 %
Reference:
See also : Golang : Create and shuffle deck of cards example
By Adam Ng
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