State rank: 23
CURRENT ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE
MARYLAND
2015 EPI score
2015 EPI score
93%
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 MARYLAND
| 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 | 5.3 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 1.2 | 87.3 | C | -4.2 |
| 1991 | 3.9 | 6.1 | 5.3 | -1.8 | 82.8 | C- | -4.5 |
| 1992 | 2.7 | 6.8 | 4.5 | 0.8 | 86.9 | C | 4.0 |
| 1993 | 3.1 | 6.2 | 3.1 | 1.7 | 89.2 | C+ | 2.4 |
| 1994 | 2.7 | 5.3 | 2.6 | 3.7 | 93.1 | B | 3.8 |
| 1995 | 3.0 | 5.0 | 2.1 | 1.6 | 91.5 | B | -1.6 |
| 1996 | 3.1 | 5.0 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 92.2 | B | 0.7 |
| 1997 | 2.1 | 5.0 | -1.0 | 3.4 | 97.3 | A | 5.1 |
| 1998 | 1.3 | 4.4 | -0.2 | 4.6 | 99.2 | A+ | 1.9 |
| 1999 | 1.9 | 3.6 | 1.3 | 4.0 | 97.2 | A | -2.0 |
| 2000 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 2.7 | 3.3 | 93.8 | B | -3.4 |
| 2001 | 2.4 | 4.0 | 0.1 | 4.0 | 97.5 | A | 3.7 |
| 2002 | 1.3 | 4.4 | 2.6 | 3.5 | 95.3 | A- | -2.3 |
| 2003 | 2.3 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 2.8 | 92.5 | B | -2.8 |
| 2004 | 2.6 | 4.3 | 3.2 | 4.6 | 94.5 | B+ | 2.1 |
| 2005 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 3.0 | 3.7 | 93.1 | B | -1.5 |
| 2006 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 2.3 | 1.9 | 92.3 | B | -0.8 |
| 2007 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 1.4 | 91.1 | B | -1.2 |
| 2008 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 7.3 | 0.9 | 85.1 | C | -6.0 |
| 2009 | -0.4 | 7.1 | 11.7 | -0.2 | 80.6 | D+ | -4.5 |
| 2010 | 1.7 | 7.6 | 11.4 | 2.6 | 82.0 | C- | 1.4 |
| 2011 | 3.4 | 7.1 | 9.9 | 1.5 | 81.0 | C- | -0.9 |
| 2012 | 2.1 | 6.9 | 9.0 | 0.4 | 82.4 | C- | 1.3 |
| 2013 | 1.6 | 6.5 | 4.1 | -0.1 | 87.7 | C | 5.3 |
| 2014* | 1.7 | 5.8 | 3.8 | 1.6 | 90.4 | B- | 2.7 |
| 2015* | -0.2 | 5.2 | 3.5 | 2.0 | 93.2 | B | 2.8 |