State rank: 51
CURRENT ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE
ALASKA
2015 EPI score
2015 EPI score
77%
D+
| 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 ALASKA
| 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 | 7.2 | 0.6 | -0.7 | 86.0 | C | -5.6 |
| 1991 | 4.5 | 8.5 | -2.4 | -10.3 | 79.3 | D+ | -6.7 |
| 1992 | 3.5 | 8.9 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 88.9 | C+ | 9.6 |
| 1993 | 2.9 | 7.7 | -4.3 | -0.4 | 93.3 | B | 4.4 |
| 1994 | 2.4 | 7.6 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 90.0 | B- | -3.3 |
| 1995 | 2.6 | 7.3 | -8.3 | 5.4 | 103.8 | A+ | 13.8 |
| 1996 | 2.7 | 7.6 | -7.5 | -1.2 | 96.0 | A | -7.8 |
| 1997 | 2.4 | 7.1 | -12.5 | -0.3 | 102.7 | A+ | 6.6 |
| 1998 | 1.9 | 6.4 | -10.6 | -3.7 | 98.7 | A | -4.0 |
| 1999 | 2.7 | 6.5 | -1.4 | -0.7 | 91.6 | B | -7.1 |
| 2000 | 3.5 | 6.4 | -2.6 | -1.7 | 91.0 | B | -0.5 |
| 2001 | 3.6 | 6.4 | 1.2 | 4.3 | 93.0 | B | 2.0 |
| 2002 | 2.0 | 7.3 | 9.6 | 2.8 | 83.9 | C | -9.1 |
| 2003 | 2.1 | 7.8 | 6.6 | -0.7 | 82.8 | C- | -1.0 |
| 2004 | 2.3 | 7.5 | 2.8 | 4.3 | 91.7 | B | 8.9 |
| 2005 | 3.1 | 6.9 | 0.9 | 2.5 | 91.6 | B | -0.1 |
| 2006 | 3.4 | 6.6 | -1.7 | 6.4 | 98.1 | A | 6.5 |
| 2007 | 3.2 | 6.3 | -2.2 | 5.0 | 97.7 | A | -0.4 |
| 2008 | 3.5 | 6.7 | -6.1 | 1.3 | 97.2 | A | -0.4 |
| 2009 | -0.4 | 7.7 | 10.8 | 8.8 | 89.8 | C+ | -7.4 |
| 2010 | 1.1 | 7.9 | 9.1 | -1.5 | 80.4 | D+ | -9.4 |
| 2011 | 2.8 | 7.6 | 4.8 | 3.5 | 88.3 | C+ | 7.9 |
| 2012 | 2.1 | 7.1 | 1.1 | 5.5 | 95.2 | A- | 6.9 |
| 2013 | 1.5 | 6.9 | 4.8 | -5.3 | 81.6 | C- | -13.6 |
| 2014* | 1.9 | 6.8 | 7.7 | -3.5 | 80.1 | D+ | -1.4 |
| 2015* | 1.2 | 6.5 | 10.7 | -4.2 | 77.5 | D+ | -2.6 |