IB Economics SL · 2022 to 2025
IB Economics SL past papers
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SL archive · 2022 to 2025
IB Economics SL past papers
Latest exam session: May 2025
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- 272
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- 23
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- exam sessions
- 7
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- micro-topics
- 66
Units in Economics SL
In syllabus order. The ring is the share of the marks each one carries.
Unit 1
Introduction to economics
1% of marks22 of the 1775 marks across the 23 Economics SL papers analysed (1%) were on this unit. A past-paper pattern, not a guarantee for your next paper. · 6 questions
Unit 2
Microeconomics
28% of marks494 of the 1775 marks across the 23 Economics SL papers analysed (28%) were on this unit. A past-paper pattern, not a guarantee for your next paper. · 70 questions
- DueIncome and cross-price elasticity
Unit 3
Macroeconomics
30% of marks528 of the 1775 marks across the 23 Economics SL papers analysed (30%) were on this unit. A past-paper pattern, not a guarantee for your next paper. · 88 questions
- DueMeasuring inequality and poverty
- RisingCauses, consequences, and policy responses
Unit 4
The global economy
41% of marks731 of the 1775 marks across the 23 Economics SL papers analysed (41%) were on this unit. A past-paper pattern, not a guarantee for your next paper. · 108 questions
- DueConsequences of exchange rate changes
- DueQuotas and subsidies
Papers in Economics SL
Each paper across every sitting. The ring is the share of the marks it carries.
13 sittings · no calculator
Paper 1
55% of marks975 of the 1775 marks in the Economics SL archive were set in Paper 1, across 13 sittings. · 78 questions
Most tested Economic and institutional barriers
10 sittings · calculator
Paper 2
45% of marks800 of the 1775 marks in the Economics SL archive were set in Paper 2, across 10 sittings. · 194 questions
Most tested Evaluating development strategies
Exam pattern
How often each micro-topic has been examined, year by year. Each label is explained under the grid.
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Top 4 of 66 micro-topics for the next sitting. Numbers are questions per year.
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| Micro-topic | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2Evaluating development strategies, 2022: 2 questions | 1Evaluating development strategies, 2023: 1 question | 3Evaluating development strategies, 2024: 3 questions | 4Evaluating development strategies, 2025: 4 questions | |
| 1Real vs nominal GDP and comparisons, 2022: 1 question | 1Real vs nominal GDP and comparisons, 2023: 1 question | 3Real vs nominal GDP and comparisons, 2024: 3 questions | 8Real vs nominal GDP and comparisons, 2025: 8 questions | |
2.7.1Price controls | 1Price controls, 2022: 1 question | 1Price controls, 2023: 1 question | 3Price controls, 2024: 3 questions | 3Price controls, 2025: 3 questions |
| 2Economic and institutional barriers, 2022: 2 questions | 3Economic and institutional barriers, 2023: 3 questions | 3Economic and institutional barriers, 2024: 3 questions | 2Economic and institutional barriers, 2025: 2 questions |
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- DueIncome and cross-price elasticity· last May 24 P2 TZ2
- Dueusually examined, but missing from the last two exam sessions
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Which Economics SL exam sessions are covered?
7 exam sessions from 2022 to 2025, the latest May 2025. Every Paper 1 and 2 in every timezone is read and classified in full, which gives 23 papers in this archive.
Which IB Economics SL topic comes up most?
Evaluating development strategies (4.10.3): in 44% of papers, last seen May 25 P2 TZ3. Usually "evaluate", worth about 15 marks in a paper that includes it.
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What do "banker", "due" and "rising" mean?
Banker: examined in at least one sitting in four and still appearing. Due: regular before, but absent for the last two exam sessions. Rising: clearly more common in the last two years. Our classification of real papers, not an IB statistic.
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