State rank: 43
CURRENT ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE
ARIZONA
2015 EPI score
2015 EPI score
90%
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 ARIZONA
| 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 | 5.3 | 5.7 | 0.8 | 84.3 | C | -2.2 |
| 1991 | 4.5 | 6.0 | 4.6 | 0.4 | 85.4 | C | 1.1 |
| 1992 | 3.5 | 7.5 | 5.3 | 10.2 | 93.9 | B | 8.5 |
| 1993 | 2.9 | 6.4 | 3.8 | 5.1 | 92.0 | B | -2.0 |
| 1994 | 2.4 | 6.1 | 2.8 | 9.7 | 98.4 | A | 6.4 |
| 1995 | 2.6 | 5.4 | 1.8 | 7.6 | 97.9 | A | -0.5 |
| 1996 | 2.7 | 5.5 | 2.3 | 7.9 | 97.4 | A | -0.5 |
| 1997 | 2.4 | 4.6 | 1.3 | 6.9 | 98.6 | A | 1.2 |
| 1998 | 1.9 | 4.3 | 0.2 | 8.5 | 102.1 | A+ | 3.5 |
| 1999 | 2.7 | 4.4 | 2.1 | 8.6 | 99.4 | A+ | -2.7 |
| 2000 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 5.2 | 93.6 | B | -5.7 |
| 2001 | 3.6 | 4.8 | 0.7 | 2.2 | 93.1 | B | -0.6 |
| 2002 | 2.0 | 6.1 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 92.0 | B | -1.1 |
| 2003 | 2.1 | 5.8 | 4.3 | 5.7 | 93.6 | B | 1.6 |
| 2004 | 2.3 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 3.6 | 91.7 | B | -1.8 |
| 2005 | 3.1 | 4.6 | 3.7 | 7.8 | 96.5 | A | 4.8 |
| 2006 | 3.4 | 4.1 | 2.2 | 5.8 | 96.1 | A | -0.4 |
| 2007 | 3.2 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 2.7 | 91.6 | B | -4.6 |
| 2008 | 3.5 | 6.2 | 7.2 | -2.9 | 80.3 | D+ | -11.3 |
| 2009 | -0.4 | 10.2 | 11.5 | -8.2 | 69.6 | D | -10.6 |
| 2010 | 1.1 | 10.4 | 11.1 | 0.7 | 78.1 | D+ | 8.4 |
| 2011 | 2.8 | 9.5 | 9.1 | 1.7 | 80.3 | D+ | 2.2 |
| 2012 | 2.1 | 8.3 | 6.9 | 2.1 | 84.7 | C | 4.5 |
| 2013 | 1.5 | 7.5 | 3.6 | 0.1 | 87.5 | C | 2.8 |
| 2014* | 1.9 | 6.8 | 4.3 | 1.8 | 88.8 | C+ | 1.3 |
| 2015* | 1.2 | 6.1 | 3.7 | 1.1 | 90.1 | B- | 1.3 |