plumiEconomic growth: AQA GCSE Economics questions
AQA GCSE Economics past-paper questions on 3.2.2.2 Economic growth, 2020–2025, with mark schemes and examiner’s reports where available.
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All 15 questions on Economic growth, as a list
- June 2025, Paper 2, Q9 (1 mark): Which of the following identifies the most likely effects of a significant decrease in economic growth? [1 mark]
- June 2024, Paper 2, Q19.1 (2 marks): 1 9 . 1 Using Table 2, calculate the rate of economic growth for 2023 to one decimal place. [2 marks]
- June 2024, Paper 2, Q19.2 (2 marks): 1 9 . 2 Explain one possible cost of economic growth for an economy. [2 marks]
- June 2023, Paper 2, Q3 (1 mark): Table 1 shows economic growth between 2018 and 2022 for an economy. Table 1 Year Economic growth (% change in GDP) 2018 3.2 2019 0.5 2020 –1.4 2021 1.2 2022 1.9
- June 2023, Paper 2, Q25 (6 marks): 2 5 Using Item B, analyse how government policies can increase economic growth. [6 marks]
- June 2022, Paper 2, Q5 (1 mark): Table 1 shows economic growth between 2017 and 2021. Table 1 Economic growth % change in GDP 2017 1.3 2018 0.4 2019 –0.6 2020 2.1 2021 2.7 Using Table 1, the av
- June 2022, Paper 2, Q10 (1 mark): 1 0 Which of the following identifies the most likely effects of a significant fall in economic growth? [1 mark]
- June 2022, Paper 2, Q19.1 (2 marks): 1 9 . 1 Using Table 3, calculate GDP per capita for the UK in 2019 to the nearest £. Show your working. [2 marks]
- June 2022, Paper 2, Q19.2 (2 marks): 1 9 . 2 Explain one possible benefit of economic growth. [2 marks]
- June 2022, Paper 2, Q21 (9 marks): 2 1 Using Figure 2, assess whether the government is right to always aim for economic growth as an objective for the economy. [9 marks]
- November 2021, Paper 2, Q23 (3 marks): 2 3 Using Table 3 in Item A calculate the percentage change in the UK’s GDP per capita from 2011 to 2016. Give your answer to 1 decimal place. [3 marks]
- November 2020, Paper 2, Q5 (1 mark): Which of the following pairs of policy changes is the most appropriate response to the problem of low economic growth? [1 mark]
- November 2020, Paper 2, Q13 (2 marks): 1 3 Explain one cause of economic growth. [2 marks]
- November 2020, Paper 2, Q14.1 (2 marks): 1 4 . 1 Using Table 2, calculate GDP per capita for 2019 to the nearest £. Show your working. [2 marks]
- November 2020, Paper 2, Q14.2 (2 marks): 1 4 . 2 Explain one benefit of economic growth. [2 marks]
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