IB Economics HL · 2022 to 2025

4.4 Economic integration

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4.4 Economic integration

Latest exam session: May 2026

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Micro-topics in 4.4 Economic integration

In syllabus order. The ring is the share of papers each appears in. 1 of them has no matching questions in this archive.

  • 2

    4.4.1

    Trade agreements and trading blocs

    1 question · in 2% of papers

    Less common

    last Nov 22 P1

  • 11

    4.4.2

    Advantages and disadvantages of trading blocs

    5 questions · in 11% of papers

    Occasional

    last May 26 P2 TZ1

  • 7

    4.4.3

    Monetary union

    4 questions · in 7% of papers

    Occasional

    last Nov 25 P1 TZ3

  • 0

    4.4.4

    The World Trade Organization

    No question tagged to this topic in the 45 Economics HL papers analysed

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How often each micro-topic has been examined, year by year. Each label is explained under the grid.

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Questions per year for each micro-topic, including those with no matches in this archive.

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Micro-topic20222023202420252026
2Advantages and disadvantages of trading blocs, 2022: 2 questions2Advantages and disadvantages of trading blocs, 2023: 2 questions·Advantages and disadvantages of trading blocs, 2024: 0 questions·Advantages and disadvantages of trading blocs, 2025: 0 questions1Advantages and disadvantages of trading blocs, 2026: 1 question
4.4.3Monetary unionOccasional
·Monetary union, 2022: 0 questions2Monetary union, 2023: 2 questions1Monetary union, 2024: 1 question1Monetary union, 2025: 1 question·Monetary union, 2026: 0 questions
1Trade agreements and trading blocs, 2022: 1 question·Trade agreements and trading blocs, 2023: 0 questions·Trade agreements and trading blocs, 2024: 0 questions·Trade agreements and trading blocs, 2025: 0 questions·Trade agreements and trading blocs, 2026: 0 questions
4.4.4The World Trade OrganizationNo matches in this archive
·The World Trade Organization, 2022: 0 questions·The World Trade Organization, 2023: 0 questions·The World Trade Organization, 2024: 0 questions·The World Trade Organization, 2025: 0 questions·The World Trade Organization, 2026: 0 questions
  • Occasionalin about one paper in ten
  • Less commonin fewer than one paper in fifteen
  • No matches in this archiveon the syllabus, but has no question tagged to it in this archive. This does not mean it has never been examined

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Questions on 4.4 Economic integration, by exam session

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  • May 2026

    1 question across 1 paper

  • November 2025

    1 question across 1 paper

  • November 2024

    1 question across 1 paper

  • November 2023

    2 questions across 2 papers

  • May 2023

    1 question across 1 paper

  • November 2022

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  • May 2022

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Which Economics HL exam sessions are covered for 4.4 Economic integration?

10 exam sessions from 2022 to 2026, the latest May 2026. Every Paper 1, 2 and 3 in every timezone is read and classified in full, which gives 8 papers in this archive.

Which 4.4 Economic integration topic comes up most?

Advantages and disadvantages of trading blocs (4.4.2): in 11% of papers, last seen May 26 P2 TZ1. Usually "Discuss", worth about 12.8 marks in a paper that includes it.

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