Excel CUMIPMT Function

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Description

The CUMIPMT function returns the cumulative interest paid on a load between the start period and end period. It can be used to calculate the total interest paid on a load, or to get the cumulative interest paid on a load between any two periods.

Syntax and arguments

Formula syntax

Arguments

Return Value

The CUMIPMT function returns a negative numeric value.

Errors

1. If the rate ≤ 0, nper ≤ 0, or pv ≤0, CUMIPMT function will return error value #NUM!.

2. If the start_period < 1, end_period < 1, or start_period > end_period, CUMIPMT function will return error value #NUM!.

3. If type is other numbers except 0 and 1, CUMIPMT function will return error value #NUM!.

Remarks

The argument rate and nper must be in the same units. For example, the rate is calculated by year, the nper is calculated by month, you need to get the monthly rate by using the yearly rate/12 firstly.

Version

Excel 2003 or later

Usage and Examples

Example 1 to get the total cumulative interest paid on a load

Supposing in range C3:C8 list the yearly interest rate, periods, load amount, start period, end period and type, please use the formula as below to calculate the total interest paid on a load.

=CUMIPMT(C3/12,C4,C5,C6,C7,C8)

Press Enter key to get the result.

Example 2 to get the cumulative interest paid on a load between two specific periods

Supposing in range C3:C8 list the yearly interest rate, periods, load amount, start period such as 10, end period such as 20, and type, please use the formula as below to calculate the total interest paid on a load.

=CUMIPMT(C3/12,C4,C5,C6,C7,C8)

Press Enter key to get the result.

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