State rank: 42
CURRENT ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE
SOUTH CAROLINA
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 SOUTH CAROLINA
| 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 | 5.3 | 4.8 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 89.2 | C+ | -2.7 |
| 1991 | 3.9 | 6.2 | 4.8 | 0.9 | 85.9 | C | -3.3 |
| 1992 | 2.7 | 6.7 | 5.3 | 3.3 | 88.5 | C+ | 2.6 |
| 1993 | 3.1 | 7.3 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 89.0 | C+ | 0.5 |
| 1994 | 2.7 | 6.2 | 3.6 | 5.6 | 93.0 | B | 4.0 |
| 1995 | 3.0 | 5.2 | 2.3 | 3.7 | 93.2 | B | 0.2 |
| 1996 | 3.1 | 5.8 | 2.3 | 3.0 | 91.8 | B | -1.4 |
| 1997 | 2.1 | 4.6 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 96.3 | A | 4.5 |
| 1998 | 1.3 | 3.8 | 0.9 | 4.0 | 98.0 | A | 1.7 |
| 1999 | 1.9 | 4.3 | 2.7 | 4.4 | 95.5 | A- | -2.5 |
| 2000 | 3.2 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 2.3 | 90.9 | B- | -4.6 |
| 2001 | 2.4 | 5.2 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 91.6 | B | 0.7 |
| 2002 | 1.3 | 5.8 | 4.0 | 2.1 | 90.9 | B- | -0.7 |
| 2003 | 2.3 | 6.9 | 5.4 | 3.5 | 88.9 | C+ | -2.0 |
| 2004 | 2.6 | 6.8 | 5.3 | 0.7 | 86.0 | C | -2.9 |
| 2005 | 3.6 | 6.7 | 4.2 | 2.6 | 88.2 | C+ | 2.2 |
| 2006 | 3.4 | 6.5 | 3.5 | 2.2 | 88.8 | C+ | 0.7 |
| 2007 | 2.9 | 5.7 | 3.9 | 2.4 | 89.9 | C+ | 1.0 |
| 2008 | 4.2 | 7.0 | 7.9 | -0.8 | 80.2 | D+ | -9.7 |
| 2009 | -0.4 | 11.3 | 13.0 | -3.7 | 71.6 | D | -8.6 |
| 2010 | 1.7 | 11.1 | 11.6 | 1.8 | 77.5 | D+ | 5.9 |
| 2011 | 3.4 | 10.4 | 9.6 | 2.1 | 78.6 | D+ | 1.1 |
| 2012 | 2.1 | 9.1 | 7.9 | 0.2 | 81.1 | C- | 2.4 |
| 2013 | 1.6 | 7.5 | 5.4 | 1.1 | 86.6 | C | 5.5 |
| 2014* | 1.7 | 6.4 | 5.5 | 2.5 | 89.0 | C+ | 2.4 |
| 2015* | -0.2 | 6 | 5.4 | 1.9 | 90.3 | B- | 1.3 |