State rank: 12
CURRENT ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE
OHIO
2015 EPI score
2015 EPI score
95%
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 OHIO
| 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 | 4.9 | 5.7 | 3.1 | 1.1 | 87.4 | C | -2.8 |
| 1991 | 4.0 | 6.5 | 3.0 | -0.7 | 85.8 | C | -1.6 |
| 1992 | 2.8 | 7.4 | 3.7 | 4.7 | 90.8 | B- | 5.0 |
| 1993 | 2.9 | 6.6 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 89.5 | C+ | -1.3 |
| 1994 | 2.8 | 5.6 | 1.2 | 6.0 | 96.5 | A | 7.0 |
| 1995 | 3.1 | 4.8 | 0.2 | 3.5 | 95.5 | A- | -0.9 |
| 1996 | 3.1 | 5.0 | -0.1 | 3.4 | 95.5 | A- | -0.1 |
| 1997 | 2.4 | 4.6 | -0.6 | 6.4 | 100.0 | A+ | 4.5 |
| 1998 | 1.7 | 4.3 | 0.1 | 3.5 | 97.4 | A | -2.5 |
| 1999 | 2.2 | 4.3 | 0.1 | 2.2 | 95.7 | A- | -1.8 |
| 2000 | 3.4 | 4.0 | 1.4 | 2.1 | 93.2 | B | -2.5 |
| 2001 | 2.7 | 4.3 | 0.1 | -1.2 | 91.6 | B | -1.6 |
| 2002 | 1.2 | 5.8 | 3.9 | 2.3 | 91.5 | B | -0.2 |
| 2003 | 2.0 | 6.2 | 3.7 | 1.7 | 89.8 | C+ | -1.7 |
| 2004 | 2.4 | 6.2 | 2.1 | 2.9 | 92.1 | B | 2.3 |
| 2005 | 3.2 | 5.9 | 2.1 | 0.9 | 89.7 | C+ | -2.4 |
| 2006 | 2.4 | 5.4 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 90.7 | B- | 1.0 |
| 2007 | 2.7 | 5.6 | 1.3 | -0.2 | 90.2 | B- | -0.5 |
| 2008 | 3.7 | 6.6 | 5.5 | -2.0 | 82.2 | C- | -8.0 |
| 2009 | -0.6 | 10.4 | 16.9 | -4.9 | 67.1 | D | -15.1 |
| 2010 | 2.0 | 10.2 | 9.5 | 2.1 | 80.6 | D+ | 13.4 |
| 2011 | 3.2 | 8.8 | 8.2 | 3.1 | 82.9 | C- | 2.4 |
| 2012 | 2.0 | 7.4 | 8.0 | 1.9 | 84.5 | C | 1.6 |
| 2013 | 1.4 | 7.3 | 3.6 | 1.0 | 88.7 | C+ | 4.2 |
| 2014* | 1.5 | 5.6 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 92.6 | B | 3.9 |
| 2015* | -0.5 | 4.9 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 95.1 | A- | 2.5 |