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Compound Interest Calculator

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Calculates the future value of an investment or loan with compound interest.

How To Use

How to use this calculator

Start with your values, or try a preset.

Step 1

Enter Principal Amount, Annual Interest Rate, Number of Years, and Compounding Frequency in the units shown.

Step 2

Read Compounding Periods per Year, Interest Rate (Decimal), Total Compounding Periods, Future Value, and Total Interest Earned in the results panel. Results update as you change the inputs.

Step 3

Choose a preset to load an example, then adjust the values for your situation.

Worked Examples

Example calculations

See the inputs and their calculated results.

Low Risk, Long Term

Principal Amount: 1,000 USD; Annual Interest Rate: 3 %; Number of Years: 20 years; Compounding Frequency: Annually

Compounding Periods per Year: 1; Interest Rate (Decimal): 0.03; Total Compounding Periods: 20; Future Value: 1,806.111235 USD; Total Interest Earned: 806.1112347 USD

Moderate Risk, Medium Term

Principal Amount: 5,000 USD; Annual Interest Rate: 6 %; Number of Years: 10 years; Compounding Frequency: Semi-annually

Compounding Periods per Year: 2; Interest Rate (Decimal): 0.06; Total Compounding Periods: 20; Future Value: 9,030.556173 USD; Total Interest Earned: 4,030.556173 USD

High Risk, Short Term

Principal Amount: 10,000 USD; Annual Interest Rate: 8 %; Number of Years: 5 years; Compounding Frequency: Quarterly

Compounding Periods per Year: 4; Interest Rate (Decimal): 0.08; Total Compounding Periods: 20; Future Value: 14,859.47396 USD; Total Interest Earned: 4,859.47396 USD

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