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 / Sum / Average only positive or negative numbers with Kutools for Excel

Count only positive or negative numbers in a range with formulas

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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:

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

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:

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

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.

Count / Sum / Average only positive or negative numbers with Kutools for Excel

As we all known, if we can select the positive or negative cells, the calculations such as Count, Sum and Average will be displayed in the status bar. Kutools for Excel’s Select Specific Cells function may help you quickly select the negative or positive values at once.

After installing Kutools for Excel, please do as follows:

1. Select the data range that you want to use.

2. Click Kutools > Select > Select Specific Cells, see screenshot:

3. In the Select Specific Cells dialog box, please do as following options:

(1.) If you want to count and sum only the positive values, please select Cell under the Selection type, and choose Greater than from the Specific type drop down, then enter 0 into the text box, see screenshot:

Click OK button, all the positive numbers have been selected at once, in the right hand corner of the status bar, the calculations of count, sum, average have been displayed, see screenshot:

(2.) To count or sum only the negative numbers of the selected range, please select Cell under the Selection type, and choose Less than from the Specific type drop down, then enter 0 into the text box, see screenshot:

Click OK button, all the negative numbers have been selected and the calculations of count, sum and average have been displayed in the status bar, see screenshot:

Click to know more about this Select Specific Cells feature.

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