I have written tons of advanced Google Sheets tutorials covering almost all of the important functions. This time, I’m sharing a basic tutorial for beginners. In this tutorial, I’ll explain how to use a percentage value in a logical IF statement in Google Sheets. For example, if a cell contains a value of 80%, I want an IF formula to return TRUE; otherwise, FALSE.
I hope you’re already familiar with the use of the Logical IF function in Google Sheets. If not, you can find some tutorials in the Resources section at the end of this guide. They will take you from basic to advanced use of the IF function.
Example of Using Percentage Values in a Logical IF Statement in Google Sheets
There are two methods you can follow to include a percentage in a logical test in Google Sheets. One is by directly using the percentage value, and the other is by using the decimal equivalent. Let’s start with the percentage value itself.
Example:
I have a long price list of books in the range A1:D, where columns A to D contain the labels Book Title, Author, Price, and Discount. The available discount is listed in column D. Whenever a discount of 50% or more is offered, I want to mark those books for order in column E.
You can use the IF function to label such books with the text “Place the Order” in Column E. Here’s how you can use a percentage value in a logical IF statement in Google Sheets:
=IF(D2>=50%,"Place the Order","")Apply this formula in cell E2, then copy and paste it down the column. Alternatively, you can use an ArrayFormula in cell E2, which will automatically expand down the column:
=ArrayFormula(IF(D2:D>=50%,"Place the Order",""))As mentioned, there’s another method to include percentages in an IF statement. You can use the formula below to test percentage values:
=ArrayFormula(IF(D2:D>=0.5,"Place the Order",""))Here, instead of 50%, I’ve used 0.5, which is the decimal equivalent of the percentage. If you want to test for 25%, the value in the formula would be 0.25.
Resources
Here are some tutorials to help you master the IF or IFS logical statements in Google Sheets.
- Master the IF Function in Google Sheets: Beyond the Basics
- Partial Match in IF Function in Google Sheets
- Combined Use of IF, AND, and OR Logical Functions in Google Sheets
- How to Use IFS Logical Function in Google Sheets
- How to Return Value When The Logical Expression is FALSE in IFS
- How to Use Timestamp within IF Logical Function in Google Sheets
