Google Sheets function

NPER in Google Sheets

NPER with worked examples you can test in the live grid. The argument details are in the Excel guide.

In Google Sheets

The arguments and common errors are covered in the NPER Excel guide; check the function help in Google Sheets for its own argument list.

	A	B	C
1	Rate	Payment	Loan
2	0.06	400	20000

Formula: E2: =ROUND(NPER(A2/12,-B2,C2),1)

Result: 57.7

It takes about 57.7 months, so the 58th payment is a small one.

	A
1	Rate
2	0.05

Formula: C2: =ROUND(NPER(A2,0,-1000,2000),2)

Result: 14.21

With no payments, 1,000 doubles to 2,000 after about 14.21 years at 5%.

	A	B	C
1	Rate	Deposit	Goal
2	0.05	500	30000

Formula: E2: =ROUND(NPER(A2/12,-B2,0,C2),1)

Result: 53.7

Depositing 500 a month at 5% reaches 30,000 in about 53.7 months.

A tiny spreadsheet with example data. Edit the formula or any number and see the result.

Formula in D2: =NPER(1%,-300,5000)

Result in D2: 18.3231652781

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