RANK.EQ - DAX Guide

Returns the rank of a number in a column of numbers. If more than one value has the same rank, the top rank of that set of values is returned.

Syntax

RANK.EQ ( <Value>, <ColumnName> [, <Order>] )

Parameter	Attributes	Description
Value	The value to be ranked.
ColumnName	A column in which the value will be ranked.
Order	Optional	The order to be applied. 0/FALSE/DESC – descending; 1/TRUE/ASC – ascending. If omitted, the default is descending.

Return values

Scalar A single integer value.

A number indicating the rank of Value among the numbers in ColumnName.

Remarks

The following RANK.EQ calls:

RANK.EQ ( <value>, table[column] ) RANK.EQ ( <value>, table[column], <order> )

correspond to the following RANKX calls:

RANKX ( SELECTCOLUMNS ( table, table[column] ), table[column], <value> ) RANKX ( SELECTCOLUMNS ( table, table[column] ), table[column], <value>, <order> )

The <value> placeholder is a DAX expression executed in the filter context where RANK.EQ is evaluated. The <order> placeholder is the optional order argument, which is descending by default.

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Examples

-- RANK.EQ find the ranking of a value in the column -- passed as second argument. The column values are sorted -- according to the third argument (default DESC). DEFINE TABLE SampleData1 = { 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100 } TABLE SampleData2 = { 20, 40, 60, 80, 100, 10, 30, 50, 70, 90 } EVALUATE { ( "RANK.EQ ASC 1", RANK.EQ ( 70, SampleData1[Value], ASC ) ), ( "RANK.EQ ASC 2", RANK.EQ ( 70, SampleData2[Value], ASC ) ), ( "RANK.EQ DESC 1", RANK.EQ ( 70, SampleData1[Value], DESC ) ), ( "RANK.EQ DESC 2", RANK.EQ ( 70, SampleData2[Value], DESC ) ), ( "RANK.EQ 1", RANK.EQ ( 70, SampleData1[Value] ) ), ( "RANK.EQ 2", RANK.EQ ( 70, SampleData2[Value] ) ) }

Value1	Value2
RANK.EQ ASC 1	7
RANK.EQ ASC 2	7
RANK.EQ DESC 1	4
RANK.EQ DESC 2	4
RANK.EQ 1	4
RANK.EQ 2	4

-- RANKX can be used instead of RANK.EQ, iterating -- the table containing the column to analyze -- for the ranking DEFINE TABLE SampleData = { 20, 40, 60, 80, 100, 10, 30, 50, 70, 90 } EVALUATE { ( "RANK.EQ", RANK.EQ ( 70, SampleData[Value] ) ), ( "RANKX", RANKX ( SampleData, SampleData[Value], 70 ) ), ( "RANK.EQ ASC", RANK.EQ ( 70, SampleData[Value], ASC ) ), ( "RANKX ASC", RANKX ( SampleData, SampleData[Value], 70, ASC ) ) }

Value1	Value2
RANK.EQ	4
RANKX	4
RANK.EQ ASC	7
RANKX ASC	7

-- RANK.EQ keeps duplicated value in the sorted column -- to evaluate the ranking. The ranking obtained skips -- the rank number in case of ties (SKIP argument of RANKX). DEFINE TABLE SampleData = { "C", "B", "B", "A", "F", "D", "B" } -- Sorted: A, B, B, B, C, D, F EVALUATE { ( "RANK.EQ ASC", RANK.EQ ( "A", SampleData[Value], ASC ) ), ( "RANK.EQ ASC", RANK.EQ ( "B", SampleData[Value], ASC ) ), ( "RANK.EQ ASC", RANK.EQ ( "C", SampleData[Value], ASC ) ), ( "RANKX ASC", RANKX ( SampleData, SampleData[Value], "C", ASC, SKIP ) ), ( "RANK.EQ", RANK.EQ ( "A", SampleData[Value] ) ), ( "RANK.EQ", RANK.EQ ( "B", SampleData[Value] ) ), ( "RANK.EQ", RANK.EQ ( "C", SampleData[Value] ) ), ( "RANKX", RANKX ( SampleData, SampleData[Value], "C" ) ) }

Value1	Value2
RANK.EQ ASC	1
RANK.EQ ASC	2
RANK.EQ ASC	5
RANKX ASC	5
RANK.EQ	7
RANK.EQ	4
RANK.EQ	3
RANKX	3

Related functions

Other related functions are:

• RANKX

Last update: Dec 17, 2025 » Contribute » Show contributors

Contributors: Alberto Ferrari, Marco Russo, Kenneth Barber, Jorge Esteves

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

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First release

Before 2017-01-01

Context Transition

This function performs a Context Transition if called in a Row Context. Click to read more.

Row Context

This expression is executed in a Row Context. Click to read more.

Passed by Expression

This parameter is passed by expression and can be evaluated multiple times in different evaluation contexts.

Iterator Not recommended

The use of this function is not recommended. See Remarks and Related functions for alternatives.

Not recommended

The use of this parameter is not recommended.

Deprecated

This function is deprecated. Jump to the Alternatives section to see the function to use.

Volatile

A volatile function may return a different result every time you call it, even if you provide the same arguments. Click to read more.

Deprecated

This parameter is deprecated and its use is not recommended.

DirectQuery compatibility

Limitations are placed on DAX expressions allowed in measures and calculated columns. The state below shows the DirectQuery compatibility of the DAX function.

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