IB Math AI SL · 2021 to 2026
1.4 Financial applications: compound interest and annual depreciation
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2021 to 2026 · SL
1.4 Financial applications: compound interest and annual depreciation
Latest sitting May 2026
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2021 to 2026
Micro-topics in 1.4 Financial applications: compound interest and annual depreciation
In syllabus order. The ring is the share of papers each appears in.
- Regular
last May 26 P2 TZ3
- Less common
last May 23 P1 TZ2
- Less common
last Spec 21 P2
- Less common
last May 25 P2 TZ3
- Less common
last May 23 P1 TZ1
Exam pattern
Which micro-topics repeat, and which are due, rising or fading.
Does it repeat?
Top 4 of 5 micro-topics for the next sitting. Numbers are questions per year.
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| Micro-topic | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1.4.1Compound Interest | 3 | 3 | 3 | · | 2 | 3 |
| · | · | · | · | 1 | · | |
1.4.5GDC / TVM Finance | 2 | · | 2 | · | · | · |
| · | · | 1 | · | · | · |
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May 2026
2 questions across 2 papers
May 2025
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November 2023
2 questions across 2 papers
May 2023
2 questions across 2 papers
May 2022
2 questions across 2 papers
May 2021
2 questions across 2 papers
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Which Math AI SL exam sessions are covered for 1.4 Financial applications: compound interest and annual depreciation?
12 sessions from 2021 to 2026, the latest May 2026. Every Paper 1 and 2 in every timezone is read and classified in full.
Which 1.4 Financial applications: compound interest and annual depreciation topic comes up most?
Compound Interest (1.4.1): in 23% of sittings, last seen May 26 P2 TZ3, usually a "find / solve" question worth about 3 marks.
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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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