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Economic growth and development: AQA A‑Level Economics questions

Every AQA A-Level Economics exam question on 4.2.6.5 Economic growth and development, 2020–2025, with its mark scheme and examiner’s report.

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  1. Q06

    June 2025 · Paper 2

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    June 2025 Paper 2, question 06: Explain how the data in Extract D (Figure 3) show how Ethiopia has developed at a faster rate than Japan since 2001. [4 marks] Context 2 The emergence of BRICS+
  2. Q14

    June 2025 · Paper 2

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    June 2025 Paper 2, question 14: Assess the view that economic development in LEDCs is best achieved through interventionist strategies. [25 marks] Essay 3 Gross domestic product (GDP) is a wid
  3. Q12

    June 2025 · Paper 3

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    June 2025 Paper 3, question 12: Table 3 shows the value of the Human Development Index (HDI) for three countries in 2021 and figures from the index’s health and education dimensions. Table 3 C
  4. June 2024 Paper 2, question 06: Explain how the data in Extract D show that Vietnam may have outperformed the other selected Southeast Asian economies between 2010 and 2021. [4 marks] Context
  5. June 2024 Paper 2, question 08: Extract F (lines 19–20) states: ‘The slowing, or reversal, of globalisation could mean that the benefits of specialisation and foreign direct investment are los
  6. Q29

    June 2024 · Paper 3

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    June 2024 Paper 3, question 29: Which one of the following might be part of a market-based strategy for promoting economic growth and development in a less-developed economy? [1 mark] A Adopti
  7. Q31

    June 2023 · Paper 3

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    June 2023 Paper 3, question 31: To what extent, if at all, do the data suggest that the Sri Lankan economy is more economically developed than the economies of Bangladesh and Pakistan? [10 mar
  8. Q04

    June 2022 · Paper 2

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    June 2022 Paper 2, question 04: Extract C (lines 13–14) states: ‘Some argue that African governments should be doing more to improve the living standards of their citizens, rather than relying
  9. Q29

    June 2022 · Paper 3

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    June 2022 Paper 3, question 29: Table 6 shows the value of the UK’s Human Development Index (HDI) over the period 2015 to 2019. Table 6 Year 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 UK HDI Value 0.916 0.918 0
  10. Q05

    November 2021 · Paper 3

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    November 2021 Paper 3, question 05: Table 1 contains data for GDP per capita and the Human Development Index (HDI) for four countries in a given year. Table 1 GDP per capita ($) HDI Country 1 32 8
  11. Q08

    November 2020 · Paper 2

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    November 2020 Paper 2, question 08: Extract F (lines 17–19) states: ‘Some argue that many developed countries that now champion free trade, only achieved economic prosperity through protectionist
All 11 questions on Economic growth and development, as a list
  1. June 2025, Paper 2, Q06 (4 marks): Explain how the data in Extract D (Figure 3) show how Ethiopia has developed at a faster rate than Japan since 2001. [4 marks] Context 2 The emergence of BRICS+
  2. June 2025, Paper 2, Q14 (25 marks): Assess the view that economic development in LEDCs is best achieved through interventionist strategies. [25 marks] Essay 3 Gross domestic product (GDP) is a wid
  3. June 2025, Paper 3, Q12 (1 mark): Table 3 shows the value of the Human Development Index (HDI) for three countries in 2021 and figures from the index’s health and education dimensions. Table 3 C
  4. June 2024, Paper 2, Q06 (4 marks): Explain how the data in Extract D show that Vietnam may have outperformed the other selected Southeast Asian economies between 2010 and 2021. [4 marks] Context
  5. June 2024, Paper 2, Q08 (25 marks): Extract F (lines 19–20) states: ‘The slowing, or reversal, of globalisation could mean that the benefits of specialisation and foreign direct investment are los
  6. June 2024, Paper 3, Q29 (1 mark): Which one of the following might be part of a market-based strategy for promoting economic growth and development in a less-developed economy? [1 mark] A Adopti
  7. June 2023, Paper 3, Q31 (10 marks): To what extent, if at all, do the data suggest that the Sri Lankan economy is more economically developed than the economies of Bangladesh and Pakistan? [10 mar
  8. June 2022, Paper 2, Q04 (25 marks): Extract C (lines 13–14) states: ‘Some argue that African governments should be doing more to improve the living standards of their citizens, rather than relying
  9. June 2022, Paper 3, Q29 (1 mark): Table 6 shows the value of the UK’s Human Development Index (HDI) over the period 2015 to 2019. Table 6 Year 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 UK HDI Value 0.916 0.918 0
  10. November 2021, Paper 3, Q05 (1 mark): Table 1 contains data for GDP per capita and the Human Development Index (HDI) for four countries in a given year. Table 1 GDP per capita ($) HDI Country 1 32 8
  11. November 2020, Paper 2, Q08 (25 marks): Extract F (lines 17–19) states: ‘Some argue that many developed countries that now champion free trade, only achieved economic prosperity through protectionist

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