Comments on: How to use Excel SUMIFS and SUMIF with multiple criteria

This tutorial explains the difference between the SUMIF and SUMIFS functions in terms of their syntax and usage, and provides a number of formula examples to sum values with multiple AND / OR criteria in Excel. Continue reading →

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  1. What if I don't want to sum? What if I am looking at listing the commissions that a salesperson received and for what company they sold to. Let's say that the salesperson has a code - 1, 2, 3 and so on, in column A. The customer name is in column B. I want the formula to read column A to the bottom and return the name of every customer they sold to in another tab in column H. The answer would look like this;

    Salesperson Customer
    7 Apple, McDonalds, Chevron

    Can you tell me what the formula would be for that?

    Thanks!
    Valerie

  2. Hi,

    I am having an issue but not 100% if this solves it or not. It involves trying to have different sums performed based on multiple selection criteria.

    The idea is to have 2 criteria which can be selected by dropdown lists. The user simply picks the 2 criteria and then places an "X" in the rows he requires. The pricing calculator then works out a cost.

    For example if a certain service (Service A, Service B, Service C) is selected from a dropdown list, and a currency is selected from the second drop down list then perform a certain calculation based on thatcriteria.

    In this example, if Service A is selected with currency = "GBP" then it would perform a sumif from the GBP price column for that service. If Service A is selected with currency = USD, it will perform a sumif from the USD price column for that service.

    I have it working for when only one criteria is applied but cannot seem to get it for both. In the below formula, column B is where the user puts "x" in and then column K has the GBP cost. The formula needs to use a different column for the USD cost (column L).

    =IF(G6="Service A",SUMIF(B21:B117,"x",K21:K117), "")

    the above formula should read something like IF G6 =Service A AND G7 = "GBP" then do the sum using column K. IF G6 = Service A AND G7 = "USD" then do the sum but using column L.

    If anyone knows how to do this, any help would be appreciated.

    Thanks
    Stephen

  3. I am trying to calculate more than one quantity but cant find the formula to use. Example in column d I have quantity in column e I have Retail price in column e I would like for the total of all the quanitiy at a total. Please help

  4. Very Helpful Svetlana!

  5. hi Svetlana, this was a great post!

    i'm hoping you can help me out on a quick question. you used an array argument in your formula in Example 2 of 'Excel SUMIFS with multiple OR criteria'

    my question is, how can i reference an array argument from a cell, instead of typing it in a formula:

    i want to reference the array argument {"Mike", "John", "Pete"} from just one cell instead of in a formula as you have in the following:

    SUM(SUMIFS(D2:D9,C2:C9, {"Mike", "John", "Pete"}, E2:E9,">=10/1/2014", E2:E9, "<=10/31/2014"))

    thanks for any help on this!

  6. This is what I used and it worked, but I'm kind of skeptical.

    =SUMPRODUCT(C3:C19,$D3:$D19)

  7. I have column B and C of % weight that correspond with $figure in column D. Column B belongs to partner Arthur and Column B belongs to partner Roxy. Column D has total annual expenses for each category e.g. Travel, Computer Purchase...

    How would I construct a formula to look into column B identify the % weight, multiply it to $ figure in Column D and sums up the result. Keep in mind that each % weight in the cell can be different so the formula has to identify the weight and than get the corresponding dollar figure for each cell and sum those up together.

    1. Hello Vince,
      I am sorry, it is quite difficult to understand the task without seeing your data. If you can send a small sample workbook to support@ablebits.com, we’ll be able to assist you better.

  8. Any Body can help me to calcuate this

    in A column have product name
    in B have its price
    in C column have mention its quantity
    that database is to 13 rows
    i want grand total of B multipal with C of each row.
    Thank You

    2. Hello Abdul,
      =SUMPRODUCT(B2:B13,C2:C13)

  9. I am new to SUMIFS functions but seem to be following the formula but get incorrect result.
    Using 2 worksheets in the spreadsheet.

    First Worksheet - multiple entries for each contract
    Column A contract number
    Column B Date
    Column C Costs (Amount)

    second worksheet - one entry for each contract
    Column A contract number
    Column B Date

    So in the 2nd worksheet I want to sum all costs (on 1st worksheet) for each contract that occured after a certain date.

    So I have tried the following forumla

    SUMIFS(worksheet1$C$1:$C$2000),worksheet1$A$1:$A$20000,worksheet2"$A2",worksheet1$B$1:$B$20000,">=worksheet 1$B2")

    When I leave the date criteria off I get the correct figure for the complete total but when I try to add the date criteria I get a value of 0.

    1. Hello Rachel,

      Please use this formula:
      =SUMIFS(worksheet1!$C$1:$C$2000,worksheet1!$A$1:$A$20000,worksheet2!$A2,worksheet1!$B$1:$B$20000,">="&worksheet1!$B2)

      Most likely the issue is due to this part: ">="&worksheet1!$B2

      1. I was having the same problem as Rachel. Alexander's solution worked for me. Stills seems like unnecessarily complicated syntax, but it works.

  10. Hi Svetlana

    Column A: Project ref
    Column B: Total hours on Project in one day
    Column C: Total hours on one project overall
    Rows = Days of the week

    Column A consists of multiple reference numbers which repeat if a project is worked on for more than one day, but not necessarily on consecutive days. I want to be able to cumulatively add the total hours worked on a project over multiple days using a sumif calculation. For example i would like the total number of hours worked on project ref 222 over several non consecutive days in one month. The project ref range is large and therefore i do not want to specify "222" in the criteria but all instances where a reference number is repeated in the ref column.

    Can you please help.

    Thanks

    Dan

  11. can i have some examples of SUMIF with IF ??
    also COUNTIFS with IF ??

  12. I sold 3 plums, 6 apples and 4 pears on the 6th Jan. How do I total the amount of fruit sold on any given day. So in my example, "How many items of fruit did I sell on the 6th Jan?" The result would be 13, i.e. I sold 13 items of fruit on the 6th Jan.

  13. I wish I could send you the actual excel document but looks tricky to paste it here

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  15. I have a problem with excels sumifs function. am trying to add information in Column B that is appearing also in Column A and those in column A have values in Column C.
    Suppose there are 1000 entries in column A and you want to add some of them based on a function containing information in column B and find the total. How can I proceed? Example; find sum of AAAA+bbbG-JHFG+THRYR where these are infor in column A but spread across that searching for them can be cumbersome and the total should be based on their individual values in col C and results appearing in column D. Can you help me with this please?

    Column A B C D
    dsgsg
    grhhht
    AAAA
    FGGGET

  16. Dear Sir,

    I am looking for to choose a particular rate if for many specific ranges. For example:

    0 - 350 Kg = rate 2.5
    350 - 500 Kg = rate 1.9
    500 - 800 Kg = rate 1.8
    800 - Above rate 1.68
    So how do i apply this

    1. IF(A10>800,1.68,IF(A10>500,1.8,IF(A10>350,1.9,2.5)))

  17. Region Amount
    Zone 1 1
    Zone 1 2
    Zone 1 3
    Zone 1 4
    Zone 1 5
    Zone 1 6
    Zone 1 7
    Zone 1 8
    Zone 1 9
    Zone 1 10
    Zone 2 1
    Zone 2 2
    Zone 2 3
    Zone 2 4
    Zone 2 5
    Zone 2 6
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    Zone 2 15
    Franchisee 1
    Franchisee 2
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    Franchisee 4
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    Franchisee 14
    Franchisee 15
    Franchisee 16
    Franchisee 17
    Franchisee 18
    Franchisee 19
    Franchisee 20

    I want Top 5 Sum with Region (Zone 1 - 40, Zone 2 - 65 and Franchisee - 90), Kindly provide the formula fo this
    Thank You!!!...

  18. I need to do something similar to the formula you provided, but instead of:

    =SUM(SUMIF(C2:C9, {1,2,3} , D2:D9))

    I want to do:

    =SUM(SUMIF(C2:C9, {A9,A10,A14} , D2:D9))

    But it gives me an error. Could you please advise if there is a way to use a cell reference instead of a string or constant?

    Thank you!!!

    1. The cell selections will have to be continuous and then you can use array formula for this:
      =SUM(SUMIF(C2:C9, A9:A14 , D2:D9))

      type the formula and hit ctrl+enter
      curly braces will appear around your formula:
      {=SUM(SUMIF(C2:C9, A9:A14 , D2:D9))}

      1. I've tried to use this in two different ways but both methods fail to provide the correct answer:

        Method 1)
        Formula:
        =SUM(SUMIFS('Personal History Data Dump'!$J$2:$J$16000,'Personal History Data Dump'!$F$2:$F$16000,'Daily Roster'!$A4,'Personal History Data Dump'!$C$2:$C$16000,Categories!B$4:B$17))

        Problem: Only Sums based on the first criteria in Categories!B$4:B$17. Adding "{}" brackets around "Categories!B$4:B$17" only results in an error asking me if I'm not trying to enter a formula into the cell.

        Method 2)
        Formula:
        =SUM(SUMIFS('Personal History Data Dump'!$J$2:$J$16000,'Personal History Data Dump'!$F$2:$F$16000,'Daily Roster'!$A4,'Personal History Data Dump'!$C$2:$C$16000,{Categories!B$4,Categories!B$5,Categories!B$6,Categories!B$7,Categories!B$8,Categories!B$9,Categories!B$10,Categories!B$11,Categories!B$12,Categories!B$13,Categories!B$14,Categories!B$15,Categories!B$16,Categories!B$17}))

        Problem: Returns the same error mentioned above, asking me if I'm not trying to enter a formula into the cell. It specifically highlights the first "Categories" reference as an issue.

        I've used this exact formula before with success, but instead of referencing cells I inserted specific values between the "{}" brackets. For example, the portion in the brackets looked like this: {">5000","<20000"}.

        Is Excel just not recognizing the cell references as cell references? If so, is there any way to get around that?

  19. I want indirect to reference a cell E3 containing {"Cherry","Tomatoes"}
    that can be used in a sumproduct+sumif formula like the one below.
    =sumproduct(sumif(c2:c10,D2:d10,indirect("E3")))

    1. hi K, did you ever figure this out? i want to do the same.

      1. Did you figure this out? That's exactly what I'm trying to do... I want to reference the array "text" in a separate cell from my formula to make it easier to update, or so I could choose to use a single value instead of an array. Is it possible?

        1. hi, i also have the same issue, is there a solution where i can refer to the text in few cells or in a single cell seperated with ","
          thanks

  20. i want to make a surgical regt.& next sheet or same page report format to auto generate. Regt cell -Sex, next cell -Ulcer,next cell -debridement than nex cell -Rt.Hand/Rt.foot ctc .
    in reporting format- to result if male(sex wise) /rt.hand (operated)/Lt.foot (operated)etc.
    please help for it. to make in excel
    .
    thanks.

  21. Any buddy has used "SUMIFS" command with "CONTAIN"

    1. you can use the following to simulate contain:

      "*"&"whatever you think it needs to contain"&"*"

      Adding the "*"& or &"*" allow excel to look for any for any wildcards in front or after the string you want.

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  23. Hello Svetlana,

    Please help me. How to use Sumif() function, when RANGE (f.e. 4042-5201) and CRITERIA (f.e. 4042) does not equal to each other? In the CRITERIA I have 4042 and need to SUM figures in the RANGE with value 4042-5201.

    Thanks in Advance.
    Beso

    1. For your Numbers:

      =SUMIFS(sum_range;criteria_range1;">=4042";criteria_range1;"="&G4;$B$4:B32;"<"&G5)

      1. For your Numbers:

        =SUMIFS(sum_range;criteria_range1;">=4042";criteria_range1;"="&G4;criteria_range1;"<"&G5)

        Hope this is helpefull to someone ☺

        1. Last try If my entire post is not showing now, i will give up
          For your Numbers:
          =SUMIFS(sum_range;criteria_range1;">=4042";criteria_range1;"="&G4;criteria_range1;"<"&G5)
          I Hope this is helpefull to someone ☺

  24. Hi Svetlana,

    I made a mistake in asking my question! The SUMIFS formula you gave is for cherries AND john. If I want cherries OR john (OR function between column A and B). I am working on a spreadsheet that has a SUM(SUMIFS...) I have multiple columns that have overlapping data, so instead of using AND logic I need to use OR logic between the columns themselves.

    Thanks

    1. Got it! Then you can add up several SUMIF fucntions, like this:
      =SUMIF(A:A, "cherries", C:C) + SUMIF(B:B, "john", C:C)

      1. that is not correct

        1. =SUMIF(A:A,"cherries",C:C)+SUMIFS(C:C,B:B,"john",A:A,"cherries")

          1. or you could do:
            =SUMIF(A:A, "cherries", C:C) + SUMIF(B:B, "john", C:C) - SUMIFS(C:C,B:B,"john",A:A,"cherries")
            Algebra has several solutions here that are all equivalent. The solution above mine is actually slightly shorter in terms of formula.

  25. IF you want to total how many cherries were supplied by John (OR function between columns A & B instead of OR function between values in a given column) how could you organize the forumula?

    1. Hello Becca,

      In Excel 2007-2013, you can use the following SUMIFS formula (column C is Qty., column A - product and column B - supplier):
      =SUMIFS(C:C, A:A, "cherries", B:B, "john")

      In earlier Excel versions, you will have to use an array SUM instead (remember to press Ctrl +Shift + Alt):
      =SUM((A2:A9="cherries") * ( B2:B9="john") * ( C2:C9))

      1. I'm trying this formula but its not working on my sheet
        =SUMIFS(I10:I88,G10:G88,"AGO - PETROL",H10:H88,"874")
        My table has all the columns but when pressing enter key to get the
        result comes a #value . Can anyone help me knowing the problem?

        1. Instead of SUMIFS you should use SUMIF in this case

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