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FORMULA & SQL / TOTALS

Each row as a percent of its group.
Tested, not guessed.

The Excel and Google Sheets formula and the SQL query, each run on the rows below. Open this with your own data ↗

The example rows

RowA: RegionB: RepC: AmountD: Order DateE: StatusF: Customer
2NorthAna1,2002026-03-01PaidJo Smith
3SouthBen4502026-03-15OpenRaj Patel
4NorthCy3002026-04-02PaidLee Wong
5EastAna980.502026-04-20PaidMia Ross
6NorthBen752026-05-05OpenJo Smith
7WestDee1,6402026-05-18PaidSam Okoro

The formula

Excel
=C2/SUMIFS(C:C,A:A,A2)

Amount (C2) divided by the total of the Amount column (C:C) where the Region column (A:A) is Region (A2).

Format the column as a percentage.

Run on the example rows:

RowResult
20.7619
31
40.1905
51
60.0476
71

The SQL

PostgreSQL
SELECT *, ROUND(100.0 * amount / SUM(amount) OVER (PARTITION BY region), 2) AS percent_of_group
FROM sales

Run on the example rows:

regionrepamountorder_datestatuscustomerpercent_of_group
EastAna980.52026-04-20PaidMia Ross100
NorthAna12002026-03-01PaidJo Smith76.19
NorthCy3002026-04-02PaidLee Wong19.05
NorthBen752026-05-05OpenJo Smith4.76
SouthBen4502026-03-15OpenRaj Patel100
WestDee16402026-05-18PaidSam Okoro100
Other databases
MySQL
SELECT *, ROUND(100.0 * amount / SUM(amount) OVER (PARTITION BY region), 2) AS percent_of_group
FROM sales
SQL Server
SELECT *, ROUND(100.0 * amount / SUM(amount) OVER (PARTITION BY region), 2) AS percent_of_group
FROM sales
SQLite
SELECT *, ROUND(100.0 * amount / SUM(amount) OVER (PARTITION BY region), 2) AS percent_of_group
FROM sales
BigQuery
SELECT *, ROUND(100.0 * amount / SUM(amount) OVER (PARTITION BY region), 2) AS percent_of_group
FROM sales
Snowflake
SELECT *, ROUND(100.0 * amount / SUM(amount) OVER (PARTITION BY region), 2) AS percent_of_group
FROM sales

Your own data

Paste your rows into the free tool and it writes this for your columns, then runs it on your data before you copy it. Open the tool ↗

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