State rank: 49
CURRENT ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE
WEST VIRGINIA
2015 EPI score
2015 EPI score
86%
C
| 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 WEST VIRGINIA
| 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 | 8.5 | 3.8 | 1.7 | 84.2 | C | 0.9 |
| 1991 | 3.9 | 10.7 | 3.3 | 2.0 | 84.1 | C | -0.2 |
| 1992 | 2.7 | 11.3 | 4.9 | 2.8 | 83.9 | C | -0.2 |
| 1993 | 3.1 | 10.6 | 4.7 | 2.9 | 84.5 | C | 0.6 |
| 1994 | 2.7 | 8.8 | 3.5 | 6.3 | 91.2 | B | 6.8 |
| 1995 | 3.0 | 7.9 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 89.5 | C+ | -1.7 |
| 1996 | 3.1 | 7.5 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 89.7 | C+ | 0.2 |
| 1997 | 2.1 | 6.8 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 91.8 | B | 2.1 |
| 1998 | 1.3 | 6.6 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 92.3 | B | 0.5 |
| 1999 | 1.9 | 6.4 | 1.3 | 3.7 | 94.0 | B | 1.7 |
| 2000 | 3.2 | 5.5 | 2.6 | -0.6 | 88.1 | C+ | -5.9 |
| 2001 | 2.4 | 5.0 | 0.1 | -0.3 | 92.2 | B | 4.1 |
| 2002 | 1.3 | 5.9 | 2.8 | 1.1 | 91.1 | B | -1.1 |
| 2003 | 2.3 | 6.1 | 3.5 | 0.3 | 88.5 | C+ | -2.6 |
| 2004 | 2.6 | 5.3 | 2.8 | 1.9 | 91.2 | B | 2.7 |
| 2005 | 3.6 | 5.1 | -0.3 | 2.6 | 94.2 | B+ | 3.0 |
| 2006 | 3.4 | 4.9 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 92.4 | B | -1.8 |
| 2007 | 2.9 | 4.6 | 1.7 | -0.3 | 90.5 | B- | -1.9 |
| 2008 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 5.1 | 2.5 | 88.8 | C+ | -1.6 |
| 2009 | -0.4 | 7.8 | 7.4 | 0.1 | 84.6 | C | -4.2 |
| 2010 | 1.7 | 8.6 | 9.4 | 2.8 | 83.2 | C | -1.4 |
| 2011 | 3.4 | 8.0 | 8.1 | 2.4 | 82.9 | C- | -0.2 |
| 2012 | 2.1 | 7.4 | 7.0 | -1.5 | 81.9 | C- | -1.0 |
| 2013 | 1.6 | 6.7 | 6.2 | 1.4 | 87.0 | C | 5.1 |
| 2014* | 1.7 | 6.5 | 6.9 | 0.7 | 85.6 | C | -1.5 |
| 2015* | -0.2 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 0.1 | 86.5 | C | 0.9 |