There are several ways to format a number as a percentage in SQL, depending on the DBMS being used.
Here are examples of adding a percent sign to a number in some of the most popular DBMSs.
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How to Change the Locale When Formatting Numbers in PostgreSQL
If you’re formatting a number in PostgreSQL, and you want to change the locale so that the correct group and decimal separators are used, here’s how you can do that.
Format a Number as Currency in SQL
Some DBMSs have functions that allow us to format numbers as currency just by passing the appropriate format string. This converts the number to a string with the applicable currency symbol, group separator, and decimal point (if relevant).
Other DBMSs don’t make it that easy, and you need to do a bit of work first.
Below are examples of using SQL to format numbers as currency in some of the most popular DBMSs.
3 Ways to Format a Number as a Percentage in PostgreSQL
We have several options if we want to display numbers with a percentage sign in PostgreSQL.
We can use the TO_CHAR() function to format the number along with the percentage sign. Or we can simply concatenate the number with the percentage sign, either with the CONCAT() function or with the concatenation operator.
Add a Percent Sign to a Number in MariaDB
Below is a quick example of formatting a number as a percentage in MariaDB.