State rank: 38
CURRENT ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE
WASHINGTON
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 WASHINGTON
| 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 | 3.8 | 5.8 | 91.2 | B | -1.3 |
| 1991 | 4.5 | 6.4 | 4.5 | 2.2 | 86.9 | C | -4.3 |
| 1992 | 3.5 | 7.3 | 5.5 | 3.6 | 87.2 | C | 0.4 |
| 1993 | 2.9 | 7.3 | 5.5 | 2.6 | 86.8 | C | -0.4 |
| 1994 | 2.4 | 6.5 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 90.8 | B- | 4.0 |
| 1995 | 2.6 | 6.4 | 2.2 | 0.4 | 89.3 | C+ | -1.6 |
| 1996 | 2.7 | 6.0 | 1.1 | 5.6 | 95.8 | A- | 6.5 |
| 1997 | 2.4 | 4.9 | 0.1 | 5.0 | 97.5 | A | 1.8 |
| 1998 | 1.9 | 4.8 | 0.8 | 6.3 | 98.8 | A | 1.3 |
| 1999 | 2.7 | 4.9 | 1.6 | 6.6 | 97.4 | A | -1.4 |
| 2000 | 3.5 | 5.2 | 2.5 | 1.2 | 90.0 | B- | -7.4 |
| 2001 | 3.6 | 6.3 | 1.1 | -2.5 | 86.5 | C | -3.6 |
| 2002 | 2.0 | 7.4 | 4.9 | 1.8 | 87.6 | C | 1.1 |
| 2003 | 2.1 | 7.4 | 6.0 | 1.7 | 86.3 | C | -1.3 |
| 2004 | 2.3 | 6.2 | 5.6 | 1.6 | 87.5 | C | 1.2 |
| 2005 | 3.1 | 5.5 | 3.8 | 6.1 | 93.7 | B | 6.3 |
| 2006 | 3.4 | 5.0 | 1.7 | 3.2 | 93.0 | B | -0.7 |
| 2007 | 3.2 | 4.7 | 2.8 | 5.7 | 95.0 | B+ | 2.0 |
| 2008 | 3.5 | 5.5 | 6.2 | 1.2 | 86.0 | C | -8.9 |
| 2009 | -0.4 | 9.2 | 13.0 | -2.2 | 75.2 | D+ | -10.8 |
| 2010 | 1.1 | 9.9 | 12.4 | 1.8 | 78.4 | D+ | 3.2 |
| 2011 | 2.8 | 9.1 | 10.7 | 0.8 | 78.1 | D+ | -0.3 |
| 2012 | 2.1 | 8.0 | 8.7 | 2.6 | 83.8 | C | 5.7 |
| 2013 | 1.5 | 6.9 | 4.4 | 1.4 | 88.5 | C+ | 4.7 |
| 2014* | 1.9 | 6.3 | 4.5 | 3.0 | 90.3 | B- | 1.8 |
| 2015* | 1.2 | 5.7 | 4.9 | 2.9 | 91.1 | B | 0.8 |