State rank: 3
CURRENT ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE
MINNESOTA
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 MINNESOTA
| 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 | 4.8 | 3.1 | 1.0 | 88.2 | C+ | -3.5 |
| 1991 | 4.0 | 5.2 | 4.3 | 0.0 | 86.6 | C | -1.7 |
| 1992 | 2.8 | 5.1 | 4.6 | 5.6 | 93.1 | B | 6.5 |
| 1993 | 2.9 | 5.0 | 3.7 | 0.2 | 88.6 | C+ | -4.5 |
| 1994 | 2.8 | 4.1 | 2.8 | 6.0 | 96.3 | A | 7.7 |
| 1995 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 2.1 | 3.0 | 94.1 | B+ | -2.3 |
| 1996 | 3.1 | 3.9 | 0.9 | 6.4 | 98.5 | A | 4.4 |
| 1997 | 2.4 | 3.3 | -1.1 | 6.3 | 101.8 | A+ | 3.3 |
| 1998 | 1.7 | 2.7 | -0.6 | 5.3 | 101.6 | A+ | -0.2 |
| 1999 | 2.2 | 2.8 | 0.5 | 3.8 | 98.4 | A | -3.1 |
| 2000 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 2.7 | 6.7 | 97.5 | A | -0.9 |
| 2001 | 2.7 | 3.8 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 93.1 | B | -4.4 |
| 2002 | 1.2 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 2.4 | 92.5 | B | -0.6 |
| 2003 | 2.0 | 4.9 | 5.3 | 4.0 | 91.8 | B | -0.8 |
| 2004 | 2.4 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 3.3 | 91.1 | B | -0.7 |
| 2005 | 3.2 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 2.6 | 92.1 | B | 1.0 |
| 2006 | 2.4 | 4.0 | 2.1 | -0.3 | 91.2 | B | -0.9 |
| 2007 | 2.7 | 4.6 | 2.9 | 0.1 | 89.9 | C+ | -1.3 |
| 2008 | 3.7 | 5.5 | 7.1 | 0.7 | 84.4 | C | -5.5 |
| 2009 | -0.6 | 7.8 | 12.8 | -3.9 | 74.9 | D | -9.5 |
| 2010 | 2.0 | 7.3 | 10.9 | 3.3 | 83.1 | C | 8.2 |
| 2011 | 3.2 | 6.4 | 8.6 | 2.3 | 84.1 | C | 1.0 |
| 2012 | 2.0 | 5.5 | 7.4 | 1.3 | 86.4 | C | 2.3 |
| 2013 | 1.4 | 4.8 | 3.0 | 2.5 | 93.3 | B | 6.9 |
| 2014* | 1.5 | 4.0 | 1.7 | 2.6 | 95.4 | A- | 2.1 |
| 2015* | -0.5 | 3.7 | 1.3 | 3.9 | 98.4 | A | 2.9 |