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How to count / sum only positive or negative numbers in Excel?

Normally, it is easy for us to sum or count a range of data in a worksheet, but here, I want to count or sum positive or negative numbers only. Are there any effective ways for solving this problem?

Count only positive or negative numbers in a range with formulas

Sum only positive or negative numbers in a range with formulas

Count only positive or negative numbers in a range with formulas

Here, the COUNTIF function can help you quickly to count how many positive numbers or negative numbers in a range.

1. To count only the positive values, in a blank cell, please enter this formula =COUNTIF($A$1:$D$7,">0") into it, see screenshot:

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2. Then press Enter key, and all of the positive numbers have been counted and the result is shown in the cell. See screenshot:

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Notes:

1. If you want to count the number of negative values only, please apply this formula =COUNTIF($A$1:$D$7,"<0").

2. And in the above formula, A1:D7 is the data range that you want to use.

Sum only positive or negative numbers in a range with formulas

In Excel, the SUMIF function can help you to add up only the positive values or negative values. You can apply this formula as this:

1. Type this formula =SUMIF($A$1:$D$7,">0") into a blank cell, see screenshot:

doc-count-positives1

2. Then press Enter key, and just all of the positive numbers have been added up.

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Notes:

1. To sum all negative numbers only in a range, please use this formula =SUMIF($A$1:$D$7,"<0").

2. In the above formula, A1:D7 is the data range that you want to use.

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Janjua
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Hello Sir, i need a solution/Formula to count negative numbers from different cells e.g i have three column of deposit (Current Account, Saving Account and Total Deposit) in 12 months and count in how many many months one branch miss the Current, saving and total budget. but when i use =countifs(C1,E1,F1.....,",0") but it only accept range not selected cell what will be the solution. thanks

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Raja Mubbshar
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Hello, i need a solution/Formula to count negative numbers from different cells e.g i have three column of deposit (Current Account, Saving Account and Total Deposit) in 12 months and count in how many many months one branch miss the Current, saving and total budget. but when i use =countifs(C1,E1,F1.....,",0") but it only accept range not selected cell what will be the solution. thanks
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Enrique H.
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Gracias!! por fortuna escontre está página donde encontré Soluciones. 👍
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Serge17250
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Bonjour à tous,

je suis novice en excel. Existe il une fonction qui calcule automatiquement la différence entre deux nombres en incluant soit - où + devant le résultat.:
exemple, 1735-1685 = +50. (je l'ai fait avec la fonction somme automatique, mais je n'ai pas le + devant le résultat.
Pouvez vous m'envoyer un exemple de la formule avec ces nombres
Cdlt
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Hello, LYS
Normally, there isn't a function to sove your problem, but, you can apply the SUM function to get the results first, and then use the Format Cells feature to set +0;-0;0 for the numbers, please see the below screenshot:
https://www.extendoffice.com/images/stories/comments/comment-skyyang/doc-format-cells.png

Please have a try, hope it can help you!
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Andrew
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Thank you!!! This worked like a charm for my bank's annoying single "amount" column.
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Shiva
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Thanks a lot!
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Ferras
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How to use the Countif formula to count Positive AND Negative values but exclude ZEROS from the counting?

For example (data below):
1
3
0
-5
0
-1
7

The Total counting that I am expecting is equal to 5.

I thought the formula should be like =COUNTIF(N18:N320,"<>0")
But it is not working in the way that I imagined.
Can anyone help please?

Thanks,
Fernando
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Test     Ferras
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@Ferras,


=(COUNTIF(N18:N320,">0")+COUNTIF(N18:N320,"<0"))

Try it and let me know.
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=COUNTIF(N18:N320,"<>0").....Works for me
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pradeep
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how to change color of the cell automatically, according to profit and loss
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adnan
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How can I add only the numbers that will give me 0? Thank you
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Smithd413
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Write more, thats all I have to say. Literally, it seems as though you relied on the video to make your point. You obviously know what youre talking about, why throw away your intelligence on just posting videos to your site when you could be giving us something enlightening to read? caddbgggbkdkbage
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Mohammed
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thank alot have a nice life
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