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How to Calculate Net Worth: Formula, Steps & Examples

Learn how to calculate Net Worth — the formula explained step by step, with worked examples and a free calculator to check your answer.

By Aarav Mehta, CFA, MBA Finance · Updated Jun 2026 · 2 min read

Calculating your net worth is straightforward once you know the Net Worth formula and what each input means. This guide explains the method in plain language, walks through a manual calculation, and gives worked examples you can follow — then you can do it instantly with the Net Worth Calculator.

What is Net Worth?

The Net Worth calculation tells you your net worth from a few simple inputs. The figure you are solving for here is the net worth, expressed in INR.

The Net Worth formula

This calculation combines several inputs through a multi-step method rather than a single one-line formula. Enter the values below and the calculator resolves each step in order. The inputs it needs are:

  • Assets (comma separated) — a list of numbers (one per line). Example: 500000, 1000000, 200000.
  • Liabilities (comma separated) — a list of numbers (one per line). Example: 300000, 50000.

How to calculate it step by step

  • Write down the assets (comma separated) (for example, 500000, 1000000, 200000).
  • Write down the liabilities (comma separated) (for example, 300000, 50000).
  • Apply the formula above to get your net worth.
  • Double-check the result with the Net Worth Calculator.

Worked examples

Example 1

Input / OutputValue
Assets (comma separated)500000, 1000000, 200000
Liabilities (comma separated)300000, 50000
Net worth₹13,50,000
Total assets₹17,00,000
Total liabilities₹3,50,000

With assets (comma separated) of 500000, 1000000, 200000 and liabilities (comma separated) of 300000, 50000, the net worth works out to ₹13,50,000.

Tips for an accurate result

  • Keep your units consistent — mixing, say, months with years or grams with kilograms is the most common source of error.
  • Round only at the very end. Rounding inputs early can shift the final answer noticeably.
  • Re-run the numbers whenever an input changes, rather than estimating from an old result.
  • Annual rates must be converted to the period you are calculating for (for example, divide an annual rate by 12 for a monthly figure).

Prefer not to do the maths by hand? — the Net Worth Calculator does it instantly, for free, with the formula and a worked example built in.

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Frequently asked questions

Gather each input, apply the formula step by step keeping your units consistent, and round only at the end. You can verify your answer instantly with the Net Worth Calculator.

It uses the standard formula with exact arithmetic, so the result is correct for the inputs you enter. Bear in mind that real-world outcomes can still differ when underlying assumptions change.

The net worth is expressed in INR. Make sure your inputs use matching units so the result is correct.

Aarav Mehta · CFA, MBA Finance

Aarav reviews every finance formula on CalcHub for accuracy.