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AQA A Level Economics past papers and mark schemes

AQA A Level Economics past papers

June 2025 Latest

Paper 1: Markets and market failure
7136/1QPMSER
Paper 2: National and international economy
7136/2QPMSER
Paper 3: Economic principles and issues
7136/3QPMSERInsert

June 2024

Paper 1: Markets and market failure
7136/1QPMSER
Paper 2: National and international economy
7136/2QPMSER
Paper 3: Economic principles and issues
7136/3QPMSExaminer report not in the archiveERInsert

June 2023

Paper 1: Markets and market failure
7136/1QPMSER
Paper 2: National and international economy
7136/2QPMSER
Paper 3: Economic principles and issues
7136/3QPMSERInsert
2022June

June 2022

Paper 1: Markets and market failure
7136/1QPMSER
Paper 2: National and international economy
7136/2QPMSER
Paper 3: Economic principles and issues
7136/3QPMSERInsert
2021November

November 2021

Paper 1: Markets and market failure
7136/1QPMS
Paper 2: National and international economy
7136/2QPMS
Paper 3: Economic principles and issues
7136/3QPMSInsert
2020November

November 2020

Paper 1: Markets and market failure
7136/1QPMSER
Paper 2: National and international economy
7136/2QPMSER
Paper 3: Economic principles and issues
7136/3QPMSERInsert
2019June

June 2019

Paper 1: Markets and market failure
7136/1QPMS
Paper 2: National and international economy
7136/2QPMS
Paper 3: Economic principles and issues
7136/3QPMSInsert
2018June

June 2018

Paper 1: Markets and market failure
7136/1QPMS
Paper 2: National and international economy
7136/2QPMS
Paper 3: Economic principles and issues
7136/3QPMSInsert
2017June

June 2017

Paper 1: Markets and market failure
7136/1QPMS
Paper 2: National and international economy
7136/2QPMS
Paper 3: Economic principles and issues
7136/3QPMSInsert

Specimen material

Paper 1: Markets and market failure
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Paper 2: National and international economy
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Paper 3: Economic principles and issues
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Old course 500/2204/0 January 2010 to June 2016. The exam before 7136: still good practice, but the papers are numbered differently.

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Paper by year

  • Paper 1: Markets and market failureAll years
  • Paper 2: National and international economyAll years
  • Paper 3: Economic principles and issuesAll years

Questions by topic

Stuck on one topic? Practise just that.

Every question is lifted out of its paper and filed under its topic, with its mark scheme.

Government intervention in markets30 QsMeasuring economic performance: GDP and national income29 QsInflation23 QsSupply-side policies19 QsFiscal deficits and the national debt18 Qs
Equilibrium national output18 QsAggregate supply16 QsFiscal policy16 QsMonetary policy16 QsWage determination16 Qs

69 topics and 673 real exam questions in AQA A Level Economics, each with its mark scheme.

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AQA A Level Economics

Code7136

At a glance

The course
AQA A Level Economics 7136, Ofqual QAN 601/4371/X, was first examined in 2015. It has 3 papers: Paper 1: Markets and market failure, Paper 2: National and international economy and Paper 3: Economic principles and issues, each 2 hours and 80 marks.
The papers
  • Paper 1: Markets and market failure, 7136/1: 33.3% weighting.
  • Paper 2: National and international economy, 7136/2: 33.3% weighting.
  • Paper 3: Economic principles and issues, 7136/3: 33.3% weighting.
What we hold
We hold 71 papers from 20 sittings, January 2010 to June 2025, and the specimen papers.
Full title
AQA Level 3 Advanced GCE in Economics · QAN 601/4371/X · 2015 onwards
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Not AQA? Same subject, other boards.

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Edexcel66 papers · 38 topicsOCR30 papersWJEC48 papersEduqas36 papersCCEANo papers yet

The board and course code are printed on the front of every mock paper.

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AQA 500/2204/0 Earlier

AQA Level 3 Advanced GCE in Economics · 2008-2017

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AQA Advanced GCE in Economics 6141

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