YEAR Function

Returns the year from a date as a four-digit number

Syntax

YEAR(date)
  • date
    The date from which you want to return the year.

Sample usage

YEAR([Due Date]5)

Examples

This example references the following sheet information:

 Clothing ItemTransaction TotalUnits SoldSold Date
1T-Shirt1,170.007802/12/23
2Pants1,491.004202/15/23
3Jacket812.0021702/20/23

Based on the table above, here are some examples of using YEAR in a sheet:

FormulaDescriptionResult
=YEAR([Sold Date]1)Produces the year for row 1 of the Sold Date column 2023
=SUMIF([Sold Date]:[Sold Date], YEAR(@cell) = YEAR(TODAY()), [Units Sold]:[Units Sold])Sums the total number of Units Sold for the current year. (In this example, the year is 2023.) Rows 1, 2, and 3 apply.337
=SUMIF([Sold Date]:[Sold Date], YEAR(@cell)=YEAR(TODAY()), [Transaction Total]:[Transaction Total])Sums the total amount of Transaction Total for the current year. (In this example, the year is 2023.) Rows 1,2, and 3 apply.3,473

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