FORMULA & SQL / TOTALS
Total for each pair of groups.
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
=SUMIFS(C:C,A:A,A2,B:B,B2)
The total of the Amount column (C:C) where the Region column (A:A) is Region (A2) and the Rep column (B:B) is Rep (B2).
Gives each row the total for its pair.
Run on the example rows:
| Row | Result |
|---|---|
| 2 | 1200 |
| 3 | 450 |
| 4 | 300 |
| 5 | 980.5 |
| 6 | 75 |
| 7 | 1640 |
The SQL
PostgreSQL
SELECT region, rep, SUM(amount) AS total FROM sales GROUP BY region, rep ORDER BY total DESC
Run on the example rows:
| region | rep | total |
|---|---|---|
| West | Dee | 1640 |
| North | Ana | 1200 |
| East | Ana | 980.5 |
| South | Ben | 450 |
| North | Cy | 300 |
| North | Ben | 75 |
Other databases
MySQL
SELECT region, rep, SUM(amount) AS total FROM sales GROUP BY region, rep ORDER BY total DESC
SQL Server
SELECT region, rep, SUM(amount) AS total FROM sales GROUP BY region, rep ORDER BY total DESC
SQLite
SELECT region, rep, SUM(amount) AS total FROM sales GROUP BY region, rep ORDER BY total DESC
BigQuery
SELECT region, rep, SUM(amount) AS total FROM sales GROUP BY region, rep ORDER BY total DESC
Snowflake
SELECT region, rep, SUM(amount) AS total FROM sales GROUP BY region, rep ORDER BY total DESC
Your own data
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