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Every OCR A-Level Economics exam question on 2.1 Economic growth, 2021–2025, with its mark scheme and examiner’s report.
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![June 2025 Paper 3, question 25: What stage of the economic cycle was the UK in between Q3 2008 and Q3 2009? A Boom B Recession C Recovery D Slowdown [1]](https://pub-e8a9dbab8e2a4d089f52b2a45e0d0b50.r2.dev/bank/h46003-jun25-25-qp.webp)
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Your answer![June 2024 AS Paper 2, question 5: Which stage of the economic cycle occurs when actual GDP is above its trend value? A Boom B Recession C Recovery D Trough [1]](https://pub-e8a9dbab8e2a4d089f52b2a45e0d0b50.r2.dev/bank/h06002-jun24-05-qp.webp)
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![June 2022 Paper 3, question 2: If real GDP in 2019 was $482bn and $476bn in 2020, what was the rate of economic growth in 2020? A –1.26% B –1.24% C 1.24% D 1.26% [1]](https://pub-e8a9dbab8e2a4d089f52b2a45e0d0b50.r2.dev/bank/h46003-jun22-02-qp.webp)
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![June 2022 Paper 3, question 38: 38* Evaluate, using the information in Extract 3, the impact of removing economic growth as one of the government’s primary macroeconomic objectives. [15]](https://pub-e8a9dbab8e2a4d089f52b2a45e0d0b50.r2.dev/bank/h46003-jun22-e1-38-qp.webp)
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All 25 questions on Economic growth, as a list
- June 2025, Paper 3, Q25 (1 mark): What stage of the economic cycle was the UK in between Q3 2008 and Q3 2009? A Boom B Recession C Recovery D Slowdown [1]
- June 2025, Paper 3, Q28 (1 mark): In 2021, the population of Argentina was 45 million and GDP was $485 billion. In 2022, the population increased by 1% and GDP rose to $499.95 billion. What was
- June 2025, AS Paper 2, Q6 (1 mark): The table shows the percentage change in real GDP during the year ending Quarter 1 2022. Change in real GDP (%) UK 10.6 USA 3.7 Japan 0.6 Germany 3.5 France 4.8
- June 2025, AS Paper 2, Q11 (1 mark): The diagram shows the annual change in GDP in the UK. 10% 5% 0% –5% –10% –15% 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 Which statement about the diagram is correct? A Annual ec
- June 2024, Paper 2, Q2 (25 marks): 2* Finland and the Philippines are experiencing rapid advances in technology. In 2021, they both had an unemployment rate of 8.7%. Evaluate, with the use of an
- June 2024, AS Paper 2, Q3 (1 mark): What would be the least effective way to increase long run economic growth? A Increase government expenditure on welfare payments B Increase labour productivity
- June 2024, AS Paper 2, Q5 (1 mark): Which stage of the economic cycle occurs when actual GDP is above its trend value? A Boom B Recession C Recovery D Trough [1]
- June 2024, AS Paper 2, Q15 (1 mark): The table shows the nominal GDP for a country. Year Nominal GDP (£m) 2021 160 000 2022 220 000 The price index was 110 in 2022 (2021 = 100). What is the country
- June 2023, Paper 3, Q21 (1 mark): What is the impact of a shift in the aggregate supply curve from AS1 to AS2 in the diagram? Price AS1 AS2 level AD1 0 Real GDP A Long run economic growth B Neit
- June 2023, AS Paper 2, Q13 (1 mark): The table shows the nominal GDP for a country. Year Nominal GDP (£m) 2020 200 000 2021 300 000 Between 2020 and 2021 the rate of inflation was 5%. The populatio
- June 2023, AS Paper 2, Q16(b)(i) (2 marks): Using Fig. 2, explain at what stage of the economic cycle the UK economy was in Q2 2020. [2]
- June 2023, AS Paper 2, Q16(c) (4 marks): Lines 13–19 refer to a number of training initiatives announced by the UK government. Using a diagram, explain what impact this is likely to have on long run ec
- June 2022, Paper 2, Q1(c) (4 marks): Using Fig. 2, explain the relationship between the Gini coefficient and economic growth rate. [4]
- June 2022, Paper 2, Q4 (25 marks): 4* In some recent years, Mongolia has experienced high rates of economic growth. In 2019, its government adopted a long term development strategy known as Mongo
- June 2022, Paper 3, Q2 (1 mark): If real GDP in 2019 was $482bn and $476bn in 2020, what was the rate of economic growth in 2020? A –1.26% B –1.24% C 1.24% D 1.26% [1]
- June 2022, Paper 3, Q37 (3 marks): Explain, whether Fig. 3.1 supports the view that “economic growth will not always lead to an improvement in welfare”. [3]
- June 2022, Paper 3, Q38 (15 marks): 38* Evaluate, using the information in Extract 3, the impact of removing economic growth as one of the government’s primary macroeconomic objectives. [15]
- June 2022, AS Paper 2, Q8 (1 mark): Which of the following is most likely to occur in the boom phase of the economic cycle? A GDP falls and unemployment increases B GDP increases slowly and unempl
- June 2022, AS Paper 2, Q15 (1 mark): The table shows the nominal GDP for a country. Year Nominal GDP (£m) 2019 1500 2020 1800 2021 2000 Between 2019 and 2020 the rate of inflation was 3%. What was
- June 2022, AS Paper 2, Q16(c) (4 marks): The case study refers to the Tokyo Olympics (lines 19–20). Using a diagram, explain what impact holding the Olympics is likely to have on economic growth in Jap
- June 2022, AS Paper 2, Q16(e) (10 marks): (e)* Evaluate the consequences of negative economic growth for Japan. [10]
- November 2021, Paper 2, Q1(a) (2 marks): Using information from the stimulus material, identify two stages of the economic cycle. 1 2 [2]
- November 2021, Paper 2, Q1(e) (8 marks): Using information from the stimulus material, evaluate whether a recession will increase the number of people unemployed. [8]
- November 2021, Paper 2, Q3 (25 marks): 3* In March 2018 the French government announced that children would have to start school at age 3 rather than age 6 from September 2019. Evaluate, with the use
- November 2021, Paper 3, Q35 (3 marks): Using the data in Fig. 3.1, calculate the growth rate in GDP per capita in Brazil between 2000 and 2019. [3]
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