--- title: "SUMIFS function in Excel: syntax and examples | PracticeExcel" description: "How to use SUMIFS in Excel and Google Sheets: add up rows that match several conditions. Syntax, examples and a live drill." canonical_url: "https://practiceexcelonline.com/functions/sumifs" locale: en meta: "og:description": "How to use SUMIFS in Excel and Google Sheets: add up rows that match several conditions. Syntax, examples and a live drill." "og:image": "https://practiceexcelonline.com/_og/d/c_Page%2Ctitle_~U1VNSUZTIGZ1bmN0aW9uIGluIEV4Y2VsOiBzeW50YXggYW5kIGV4YW1wbGVz%2Cdescription_~SG93IHRvIHVzZSBTVU1JRlMgaW4gRXhjZWwgYW5kIEdvb2dsZSBTaGVldHM6IGFkZCB1cCByb3dzIHRoYXQgbWF0Y2ggc2V2ZXJhbCBjb25kaXRpb25zLiBTeW50YXgsIGV4YW1wbGVzIGFuZCBhIGxpdmUgZHJpbGwu%2Ceyebrow_Excel%2Bfunctions%2Csite_practiceexcel%2Ccode_~U1VNSUZTKHN1bV9yYW5nZSwgY3JpdGVyaWFfcmFuZ2UxLCBjcml0ZXJpYTEsIFtjcml0ZXJpYV9yYW5nZTIsIGNyaXRlcmlhMl0sIC4uLik%2Cp_Ii9mdW5jdGlvbnMvc3VtaWZzIg%2Cs_OWFOs75w9f3gFsMh.png" "og:image:height": "600" "og:image:type": image/png "og:image:width": "1200" "og:title": "SUMIFS function in Excel: syntax and examples | PracticeExcel" "twitter:image": "https://practiceexcelonline.com/_og/d/c_Page%2Ctitle_~U1VNSUZTIGZ1bmN0aW9uIGluIEV4Y2VsOiBzeW50YXggYW5kIGV4YW1wbGVz%2Cdescription_~SG93IHRvIHVzZSBTVU1JRlMgaW4gRXhjZWwgYW5kIEdvb2dsZSBTaGVldHM6IGFkZCB1cCByb3dzIHRoYXQgbWF0Y2ggc2V2ZXJhbCBjb25kaXRpb25zLiBTeW50YXgsIGV4YW1wbGVzIGFuZCBhIGxpdmUgZHJpbGwu%2Ceyebrow_Excel%2Bfunctions%2Csite_practiceexcel%2Ccode_~U1VNSUZTKHN1bV9yYW5nZSwgY3JpdGVyaWFfcmFuZ2UxLCBjcml0ZXJpYTEsIFtjcml0ZXJpYV9yYW5nZTIsIGNyaXRlcmlhMl0sIC4uLik%2Cp_Ii9mdW5jdGlvbnMvc3VtaWZzIg%2Cs_OWFOs75w9f3gFsMh.png" --- > Index of every page on this site: [llms.txt](https://practiceexcelonline.com/llms.txt) # **The SUMIFS function** Adds the cells that meet every one of several conditions. The sum range comes first. = SUMIFS( ## **Syntax** ``` SUMIFS(sum_range, criteria_range1, criteria1, [criteria_range2, criteria2], ...) ```
**sum_range **
The cells to add.
**criteria_range1 **
The cells the first condition is checked against.
**criteria1 **
The first condition.
**criteria_range2, criteria2 **(optional)
More range and condition pairs, up to 127.
## **Examples** E1`=SUMIFS(1C2:C6,2A2:A6,3"North",4B2:B6,5"Shoes")` | | A | B | C | D | E | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | Region | Product | Sales | | **920** | | 2 | North | Shoes | 500 | | | | 3 | South | Shoes | 300 | | | | 4 | North | Bags | 250 | | | | 5 | North | Shoes | 420 | | | | 6 | South | Bags | 180 | | | **In plain words:** Add up 1the sales in C2:C6 on the rows where 2the region in A2:A6 is 3North and 4the product in B2:B6 is 5Shoes. E1=SUMIFS(C2:C6,A2:A6,"South",C2:C6,">200") | | A | B | C | D | E | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | Region | Product | Sales | | **300** | | 2 | North | Shoes | 500 | | | | 3 | South | Shoes | 300 | | | | 4 | North | Bags | 250 | | | | 5 | North | Shoes | 420 | | | | 6 | South | Bags | 180 | | | ## **Practice SUMIFS** - [**1****SUMIFS with two conditions**→](https://practiceexcelonline.com/practice/sumifs/sumifs-two-conditions) - [**2****SUMIFS with the conditions in cells**→](https://practiceexcelonline.com/practice/sumifs/sumifs-criteria-from-cells) - [**3****SUMIFS between two dates**→](https://practiceexcelonline.com/practice/sumifs/sumifs-between-two-dates) - [**4****SUMIFS that leaves one value out**→](https://practiceexcelonline.com/practice/sumifs/sumifs-not-equal) ## **Read the guide** - [**Excel for job interviews: what gets tested and how to prepare**](https://practiceexcelonline.com/learn/excel-for-job-interviews) - [**Pivot tables explained, and the formulas that do the same job**](https://practiceexcelonline.com/learn/pivot-tables) - [**Excel for finance and accounting: the skills you actually use**](https://practiceexcelonline.com/learn/excel-for-finance) - [**Dates in Excel: how they work and the formulas you need**](https://practiceexcelonline.com/learn/excel-dates) ## **Questions**
### What is the difference between SUMIF and SUMIFS? SUMIF takes one condition and puts the sum range last. SUMIFS takes one or more conditions and puts the sum range first.
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