net-exports-percentage-calculation-and-statistical-analysis

name	Net Exports Percentage Calculation and Statistical Analysis
description	Calculate net exports as a percentage of GDP for multiple countries, then compute descriptive statistics (min, max, median, mean, percentiles) on the percentage values. Use this when analyzing trade performance across multiple entities.

When to Use

• You have net exports and GDP values in separate rows/ranges
• You need to convert to percentages and analyze the distribution
• Results must be displayed as percentages (e.g., 12.3, not 0.123)

Calculation Steps

Step 1: Calculate Net Exports as Percentage of GDP

In cells H35:L40, use:

=ROUND((net_exports / gdp) * 100, 1)

Where:

• net_exports is the row containing net export values (from Step 1 lookup)
• gdp is the row containing GDP values (from Step 1 lookup)
• Multiply by 100 to convert to percentage display format
• ROUND(..., 1) rounds to one decimal place

Example for cell H35:

=ROUND((H12 / H26) * 100, 1)

Step 2: Calculate Statistics

Use these formulas for the six countries' net export percentages (range H35:L40):

• Minimum: =ROUND(MIN(H35:L40), 1)
• Maximum: =ROUND(MAX(H35:L40), 1)
• Median: =ROUND(MEDIAN(H35:L40), 1)
• Simple Mean: =ROUND(AVERAGE(H35:L40), 1)
• 25th Percentile: =ROUND(PERCENTILE(H35:L40, 0.25), 1)
• 75th Percentile: =ROUND(PERCENTILE(H35:L40, 0.75), 1)

Key Points

• Values in H35:L40 are already percentages (multiplied by 100)
• Do NOT multiply by 100 again in these statistics formulas
• Always round the final result, not intermediate steps
• Each statistic should display as a decimal (e.g., 12.3, not 0.123)