![The icon used to represent this chart type in the ChartType drop-down in Visual Studio's properties window.](Images/Chart_About_2D_Pyramid_Charts_02.png)
A pyramid chart is a type of chart that displays quantities as percentages of a whole, much like a pie chart. Pyramid charts are commonly used to display quantitative data in relation to stages of a process. For example a pyramid chart might display expenses of a product from the manufacturing stage to the actual sale of that product.