State rank: 34
CURRENT ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE
RHODE ISLAND
2015 EPI score
2015 EPI score
91%
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 RHODE ISLAND
| 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 | 5.9 | 6.4 | 5.0 | -1.1 | 81.6 | C- | -8.3 |
| 1991 | 4.6 | 8.6 | 6.0 | -3.6 | 77.2 | D+ | -4.4 |
| 1992 | 3.3 | 8.9 | 7.0 | 1.5 | 82.2 | C- | 5.1 |
| 1993 | 2.8 | 7.7 | 5.5 | 1.1 | 85.1 | C | 2.9 |
| 1994 | 2.5 | 6.9 | 2.8 | 0.9 | 88.8 | C+ | 3.6 |
| 1995 | 2.5 | 6.3 | 3.1 | 2.6 | 90.6 | B- | 1.9 |
| 1996 | 2.9 | 5.4 | 2.2 | 1.7 | 91.2 | B | 0.5 |
| 1997 | 2.4 | 5.1 | 1.3 | 6.2 | 97.4 | A | 6.2 |
| 1998 | 1.5 | 4.6 | 1.6 | 3.5 | 95.9 | A- | -1.5 |
| 1999 | 2.1 | 4.1 | -0.1 | 3.5 | 97.4 | A | 1.5 |
| 2000 | 3.3 | 4.1 | 1.5 | 4.4 | 95.4 | A- | -2.0 |
| 2001 | 2.8 | 4.6 | 0.5 | 2.2 | 94.4 | B+ | -1.0 |
| 2002 | 2.1 | 5.0 | 4.4 | 3.5 | 92.0 | B | -2.3 |
| 2003 | 2.8 | 5.3 | 4.8 | 4.2 | 91.3 | B | -0.7 |
| 2004 | 3.5 | 5.2 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 91.4 | B | 0.1 |
| 2005 | 3.7 | 5.0 | 3.2 | 0.8 | 88.8 | C+ | -2.6 |
| 2006 | 3.6 | 4.9 | 2.6 | 2.0 | 90.8 | B- | 2.0 |
| 2007 | 2.6 | 5.2 | 3.1 | -2.3 | 86.7 | C | -4.1 |
| 2008 | 4.0 | 7.8 | 7.5 | -2.7 | 77.9 | D+ | -8.8 |
| 2009 | 0.0 | 11.0 | 13.3 | -1.2 | 74.4 | D | -3.5 |
| 2010 | 2.0 | 11.2 | 10.5 | 2.1 | 78.4 | D+ | 3.9 |
| 2011 | 3.0 | 11.1 | 8.9 | -0.3 | 76.7 | D+ | -1.7 |
| 2012 | 2.0 | 10.4 | 7.6 | 1.0 | 81.1 | C- | 4.4 |
| 2013 | 1.4 | 9.2 | 5.3 | 0.6 | 84.7 | C | 3.6 |
| 2014* | 1.4 | 7.7 | 4.8 | 2.2 | 88.4 | C+ | 3.6 |
| 2015* | -0.1 | 6 | 4.7 | 2.8 | 91.9 | B | 3.6 |