State rank: 14
CURRENT ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE
MONTANA
2015 EPI score
2015 EPI score
94%
B+
| F (Very Poor) |
D (Poor) |
C (Fair) |
B (Good) |
A (Excellent) |
A+ (Superior) |
| <60 | 60-80 | 80-90 | 90-95 | 95-100 | >100 |
ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE HISTORY
EPI COMPONENTS PERFORMANCE HISTORY
Inflation
Unemployment
Budget deficit
GDP Growth
EPI DATA FOR MONTANA
| Year | Inflation Rate (%) | Unemployment Rate (%) | Budget Deficit as a Percent of GDP (%) | Change in Real GDP (%) | Raw EPI Score (%) | Raw EPI performance | Change From Previous Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5.5 | 6.0 | 2.3 | 1.8 | 88.0 | C+ | -4.2 |
| 1991 | 4.5 | 6.9 | 4.4 | 2.5 | 86.8 | C | -1.3 |
| 1992 | 3.5 | 6.7 | 1.9 | 5.3 | 93.1 | B | 6.4 |
| 1993 | 2.9 | 6.0 | 2.4 | 4.3 | 93.0 | B | -0.1 |
| 1994 | 2.4 | 5.2 | 1.6 | 3.7 | 94.6 | B+ | 1.6 |
| 1995 | 2.6 | 5.7 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 91.2 | B | -3.3 |
| 1996 | 2.7 | 5.3 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 92.5 | B | 1.2 |
| 1997 | 2.4 | 5.3 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 94.3 | B+ | 1.8 |
| 1998 | 1.9 | 5.5 | 0.4 | 3.7 | 95.9 | A- | 1.6 |
| 1999 | 2.7 | 5.2 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 92.3 | B | -3.5 |
| 2000 | 3.5 | 4.9 | 1.4 | 2.2 | 92.4 | B | 0.0 |
| 2001 | 3.6 | 4.5 | -0.9 | 1.9 | 94.5 | B+ | 2.1 |
| 2002 | 2.0 | 4.4 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 93.7 | B | -0.8 |
| 2003 | 2.1 | 4.7 | 3.1 | 4.3 | 94.4 | B+ | 0.7 |
| 2004 | 2.3 | 4.8 | 2.8 | 3.9 | 93.9 | B | -0.5 |
| 2005 | 3.1 | 4.3 | 1.0 | 4.1 | 95.7 | A- | 1.8 |
| 2006 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 0.5 | 3.0 | 95.6 | A- | -0.1 |
| 2007 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 0.9 | 4.9 | 97.3 | A | 1.7 |
| 2008 | 3.5 | 5.1 | 4.1 | 0.7 | 88.0 | C | -9.3 |
| 2009 | -0.4 | 6.9 | 10.6 | -2.9 | 79.2 | D+ | -8.8 |
| 2010 | 1.1 | 7.3 | 10.1 | 3.4 | 84.9 | C | 5.7 |
| 2011 | 2.8 | 6.9 | 9.1 | 3.5 | 84.7 | C | -0.2 |
| 2012 | 2.1 | 6.0 | 5.6 | 1.1 | 87.3 | C | 2.6 |
| 2013 | 1.5 | 5.3 | 5.1 | 1.2 | 89.2 | C+ | 1.9 |
| 2014* | 1.9 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 2.0 | 90.4 | B- | 1.2 |
| 2015* | 1.2 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 94.7 | B+ | 4.3 |