YEARFRAC DAX Function (Date and Time)

Returns the year fraction representing the number of whole days between start_date and end_date.

Syntax

YEARFRAC ( <StartDate>, <EndDate> [, <Basis>] )
Parameter Attributes Description
StartDate

The start date in datetime format.

EndDate

The end date in datetime format.

Basis Optional

The type of day count basis to use.
0 (default) : US (NASD) 30/360
1 : Actual/actual
2 : Actual/360
3 : Actual/365
4 : European 30/360

Return values

Scalar A single decimal value.

Fraction of the year.

Remarks

If the argument is a string, it is translated into a DateTime value using the same rules applied by the DATEVALUE function.

YEARFRAC can be used to compute the current age of a customer based on the difference between the current day and the customer’s birthdate, but because of a bug, it is suggested to use another technique (also faster) based on quotient and floor, as described in related content.

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Examples

--  DATEDIFF computes the delta between two dates, using different units of measure
--  YEAFRAC returns the delta as a fraction (in years) 
EVALUATE
VAR StartDate =  DATE ( 2011, 01, 01 )
VAR EndDate =    DATE ( 2012, 12, 15 )
RETURN
    { 
        ( "DATEDIFF Year",     DATEDIFF ( StartDate, EndDate, YEAR ) ),
        ( "DATEDIFF Quarter",  DATEDIFF ( StartDate, EndDate, QUARTER ) ),
        ( "DATEDIFF Month",    DATEDIFF ( StartDate, EndDate, MONTH ) ),
        ( "DATEDIFF Day",      DATEDIFF ( StartDate, EndDate, DAY ) ),
        ( "Subtraction",       INT ( EndDate - StartDate ) ),
        ( "YEARFRAC",          YEARFRAC ( StartDate, EndDate ) )
    }    
Value1 Value2
DATEDIFF Year 1.00
DATEDIFF Quarter 7.00
DATEDIFF Month 23.00
DATEDIFF Day 714.00
Subtraction 714.00
YEARFRAC 1.96
--  The default of YEARFRAC is "US 30/360"
EVALUATE
VAR StartDate =  DATE ( 2010, 01, 01 )
VAR EndDate =    DATE ( 2011, 12, 15 )
RETURN
    { 
        ( "YEARFRAC",       YEARFRAC ( StartDate, EndDate ) ),
        ( "Number of days", INT ( EndDate - StartDate ) ),
        ( "YEARFRAC *365",  YEARFRAC ( StartDate, EndDate ) * 365 )
    }  
Value1 Value2
YEARFRAC 1.96
Number of days 713.00
YEARFRAC *365 713.78
--  Different standards produce different fractions
--  YEAFRAC is intended as a financial function, following the required
--  standard of 30/360.
EVALUATE
VAR StartDate =  DATE ( 2011, 01, 01 )
VAR EndDate =    DATE ( 2011, 12, 15 )
RETURN
    { 
        ( "YEARFRAC US 30/360",       FORMAT ( YEARFRAC ( StartDate, EndDate, 0 ), "0.0000" ) ),
        ( "YEARFRAC Actual / Actual", FORMAT ( YEARFRAC ( StartDate, EndDate, 1 ), "0.0000" ) ),
        ( "YEARFRAC Actual / 360",    FORMAT ( YEARFRAC ( StartDate, EndDate, 2 ), "0.0000" ) ),
        ( "YEARFRAC Actual / 365",    FORMAT ( YEARFRAC ( StartDate, EndDate, 3 ), "0.0000" ) ),
        ( "YEARFRAC EU 30/360",       FORMAT ( YEARFRAC ( StartDate, EndDate, 4 ), "0.0000" ) )
    }    
Value1 Value2
YEARFRAC US 30/360 0.9556
YEARFRAC Actual / Actual 0.9534
YEARFRAC Actual / 360 0.9667
YEARFRAC Actual / 365 0.9534
YEARFRAC EU 30/360 0.9556

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Last update: Dec 4, 2024   » Contribute   » Show contributors

Contributors: Alberto Ferrari, Marco Russo

Microsoft documentation: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dax/yearfrac-function-dax

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Iterator

Not recommended

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Not recommended

The use of this parameter is not recommended.

Deprecated

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Volatile

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Deprecated

This parameter is deprecated and its use is not recommended.

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