AVERAGEIF vs AVERAGEIFS

AVERAGEIF vs AVERAGEIFS

Compare AVERAGEIF and AVERAGEIFS for calculating conditional averages by one criterion or multiple criteria in Excel.

Quick verdict

  • Use AVERAGEIF for one condition. Use AVERAGEIFS when the average depends on two or more filters such as region, product, and date range.

Formula structure

  • AVERAGEIF uses range, criteria, then optional average_range.
  • AVERAGEIFS starts with average_range, then accepts one or more criteria range and criteria pairs.

Common use cases

  • Use AVERAGEIF for average sales by one rep or one product category.
  • Use AVERAGEIFS for average order value by region, channel, and month together.

Frequently asked questions

  • Does TEXTJOIN work in Excel 2019? TEXTJOIN is available in Excel 2019 and Microsoft 365. Use CONCATENATE or & in older versions.
  • How do I skip blank cells when joining text? TEXTJOIN has an ignore_empty argument. With CONCAT or &, filter blanks first or use IF on each cell.
  • What delimiter should I use? Commas for CSV-style lists, " " for names, " | " for readable labels — pass it as the first argument in TEXTJOIN.