Author: Oscar Cronquist Article last updated on May 03, 2023

Get the smallest number larger than a given number and a condition

This article demonstrates how to extract the largest number smaller than a given number based on a condition and criteria.

1. Get the smallest number larger than a given number and a condition

Get the smallest number larger than a given number and a condition

Formula in E6:

=MINIFS(B3:B8,B3:B8,">"&F2, B5:B10, G4)

The MINIFS function calculates the smallest value based on a given set of criteria.

Formula in cell F6:

=MINIFS(C3:C8,C3:C8,">"&F2, B5:B10, G4)

MINIFS(min_range, criteria_range1, criteria1, [criteria_range2, criteria2], ...)

min_range - Required. A reference to the numbers.
criteria_range1 -  A reference to cells to evaluate based on the criteria.
criteria1 - Criteria in the form of a number, expression, or text.

MINIFS function was introduced in Excel 2016, you can use the following formulas if you don't have access to the function.

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2. Get the smallest number larger than a given number in a date range

Get the smallest number larger than a given number and a date range

Formula in cell F10:

=MINIFS(C5:C10,C5:C10,">"&G6,B5:B10,">="&G4,B5:B10,"<="&G5)

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2.1 Explaining formula in cell F10

MINIFS(min_range, criteria_range1, criteria1, [criteria_range2, criteria2], ...)

Step 1 - First condition

The first criteria_range1 is C5:C10, the first criteria1 is ">"&G6.

The ampersand character concatenates the larger than character and the condition specified in cell G6.

C5:C10,">"&G6

The first criteria pair checks if the values in C5:C10 are larger than the value in cell G6.

Get the smallest number larger than a given number and a date range first condition 1

The image above highlights which cells contain a number larger than the condition.

Step 2 - Second condition

The second criteria_range2 is B5:B10, the second criteria2 is ">="&G4.

The ampersand character concatenates the larger than character, the equal sign, and the condition specified in cell G4.

B5:B10,">="&G4

The second criteria pair checks if the dates in B5:B10 are later or equal to the date in cell G4.

Get the smallest number larger than a given number and a date range second condition

The image above shows that all dates are equal or later than the start range date specified in cell G4.

Step 3 - Third condition

The third criteria_range2 is again B5:B10, the third criteria2 is "<="&G5.

The ampersand character concatenates the less than character, the equal sign, and the condition specified in cell G4.

B5:B10,"<="&G5

The second criteria pair checks if the dates in B5:B10 are later or equal to the date in cell G4.

Get the smallest number larger than a given number and a date range third condition

The image above highlights dates equal to or earlier than the start range date specified in cell G4.

Step 4 - Evaluate MINIFS function

The MINIFS function calculates the smallest value based on a given set of criteria.

MINIFS(min_range, criteria_range1, criteria1, [criteria_range2, criteria2], ...)

MINIFS(C5:C10,C5:C10,">"&G6,B5:B10,">="&G4,B5:B10,"<="&G5)

returns 3.04 in cell F10. When all conditions are met value 3.04 is returned.

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Formula in cell G10

MINIFS(D5:D10,D5:D10,">"&G6,B5:B10,">="&G4,B5:B10,"<="&G5)

returns 4.2. Values 4.2 and 5.33 meet all conditions, however, 4.2 is the smallest.

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