Percent to Goal Calculator
Use our percent to goal calculator to calculate percent to goal instantly. Includes the percentage to goal formula, examples, and Excel tips for how to calculate percentage to goal in Excel.
What is Percent to Goal?
Percent to goal (also called percentage to goal) shows how much progress you’ve made toward a target. It’s commonly used for sales targets, fundraising, weight goals, project milestones, and any metric where you track progress against a goal.
If you want to calculate percent to goal, you compare your current progress to your goal value. A percent to goal calculator turns that into a percentage so you can see how close you are at a glance.
This page includes the percentage to goal formula, how to find percentage to goal, and how to calculate percentage to goal in Excel.
Percentage to Goal Formula
To calculate percentage to goal, divide progress by goal and multiply by 100.
This is the standard percentage to goal formula.
If you’ve done 45 out of a 60 goal, you’re 75% to goal.
If you’ve raised $2,500 toward a $10,000 goal, you’re 25% to goal.
How to Calculate Percent to Goal
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Enter your progress (current amount).
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Enter your goal (target amount).
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Divide progress by goal.
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Multiply by 100 to get percent to goal.
Frequently Asked Questions
Divide progress by goal and multiply by 100: % to goal = (progress ÷ goal) × 100.
Compute progress ÷ goal, then convert to a percent by multiplying by 100.
% to goal = (progress ÷ goal) × 100.
If A1 is progress and B1 is goal, use: =A1/B1 and format the cell as Percentage. This is a common percent to goal calculator excel setup.
In Excel: =progress/goal (then format as Percentage). Example: =A1/B1.
Yes—enter progress and goal and the tool calculates percent to goal instantly.
Percent to goal is undefined when goal is 0 (division by zero). In that case, set a valid goal value first.
Yes. If progress is greater than the goal, the result will be above 100%, meaning you exceeded your goal.