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
| Row | A: Region | B: Rep | C: Amount | D: Order Date | E: Status | F: Customer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | North | Ana | 1,200 | 2026-03-01 | Paid | Jo Smith |
| 3 | South | Ben | 450 | 2026-03-15 | Open | Raj Patel |
| 4 | North | Cy | 300 | 2026-04-02 | Paid | Lee Wong |
| 5 | East | Ana | 980.50 | 2026-04-20 | Paid | Mia Ross |
| 6 | North | Ben | 75 | 2026-05-05 | Open | Jo Smith |
| 7 | West | Dee | 1,640 | 2026-05-18 | Paid | Sam 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:
| Row | Result |
|---|---|
| 2 | 0.7619 |
| 3 | 1 |
| 4 | 0.1905 |
| 5 | 1 |
| 6 | 0.0476 |
| 7 | 1 |
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:
| region | rep | amount | order_date | status | customer | percent_of_group |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East | Ana | 980.5 | 2026-04-20 | Paid | Mia Ross | 100 |
| North | Ana | 1200 | 2026-03-01 | Paid | Jo Smith | 76.19 |
| North | Cy | 300 | 2026-04-02 | Paid | Lee Wong | 19.05 |
| North | Ben | 75 | 2026-05-05 | Open | Jo Smith | 4.76 |
| South | Ben | 450 | 2026-03-15 | Open | Raj Patel | 100 |
| West | Dee | 1640 | 2026-05-18 | Paid | Sam Okoro | 100 |
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 ↗