DDB Function in Excel: Double-Declining Depreciation

⏱ 1 min readUpdated 28 September 2026

FinancialLevel: ExpertAvailable in: Excel 2007+

In this article
  1. Syntax
  2. Examples
  3. Example 1
  4. Related functions

DDB front-loads depreciation: more in early years, less later. It suits laptops and vehicles that lose value fast.

Syntax

=DDB(cost, salvage, life, period, [factor])
Argument What it means
factor Default 2 (double).

Examples

Example 1

=DDB(90000, 10000, 5, 1)

Year 1 on a ₹90,000 laptop: ₹36,000.

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