State rank: 2
CURRENT ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE
HAWAII
2015 EPI score
2015 EPI score
98%
A
| 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 HAWAII
| 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 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 6.9 | 96.2 | A | -0.9 |
| 1991 | 4.5 | 2.9 | 4.1 | 1.5 | 90.1 | B- | -6.1 |
| 1992 | 3.5 | 4.3 | 5.7 | 2.7 | 89.2 | C+ | -0.8 |
| 1993 | 2.9 | 4.5 | 5.6 | -1.7 | 85.3 | C | -3.9 |
| 1994 | 2.4 | 5.5 | 4.9 | -0.2 | 87.0 | C | 1.7 |
| 1995 | 2.6 | 5.9 | 4.4 | -1.3 | 85.9 | C | -1.1 |
| 1996 | 2.7 | 6.3 | 2.2 | -1.1 | 87.8 | C | 1.9 |
| 1997 | 2.4 | 6.2 | 0.8 | -0.8 | 89.8 | C+ | 2.0 |
| 1998 | 1.9 | 6.1 | 0.8 | -3.1 | 88.1 | C+ | -1.7 |
| 1999 | 2.7 | 5.4 | 2.4 | 1.3 | 90.8 | B- | 2.7 |
| 2000 | 3.5 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 1.8 | 90.2 | B- | -0.6 |
| 2001 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 2.4 | -0.2 | 89.3 | C+ | -0.9 |
| 2002 | 2.0 | 4.2 | 5.9 | 2.9 | 90.9 | B- | 1.5 |
| 2003 | 2.1 | 4.1 | 6.1 | 4.6 | 92.3 | B | 1.4 |
| 2004 | 2.3 | 3.4 | 5.1 | 6.4 | 95.5 | A- | 3.2 |
| 2005 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 3.6 | 5.3 | 95.8 | A- | 0.3 |
| 2006 | 3.4 | 2.6 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 94.2 | B+ | -1.6 |
| 2007 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 3.6 | 1.6 | 92.0 | B | -2.2 |
| 2008 | 3.5 | 4.3 | 7.4 | 0.5 | 85.3 | C | -6.7 |
| 2009 | -0.4 | 7.1 | 13.6 | -3.5 | 75.4 | D+ | -9.9 |
| 2010 | 1.1 | 6.9 | 10.9 | 2.7 | 83.8 | C | 8.4 |
| 2011 | 2.8 | 6.8 | 9.2 | 1.4 | 82.6 | C- | -1.2 |
| 2012 | 2.1 | 6.0 | 8.5 | 1.3 | 84.6 | C | 2.1 |
| 2013 | 1.5 | 4.8 | 3.4 | 0.8 | 91.1 | B | 6.5 |
| 2014* | 1.9 | 4.4 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 93.1 | B | 2.0 |
| 2015* | 1.2 | 3.6 | -0.6 | 3.1 | 98.9 | A | 5.8 |