Edexcel · 9EC0 / 8EC0 / WEC11–14

National income

21questions
86marks
14series
2016–2025years

National income comes up in 21 questions across the Edexcel A Level, AS and International A Level past papers (9EC0 / 8EC0 / WEC11–14), worth 86 marks between them. They run from 2016 to 2025 and appear on AS Level Paper 2, International A Level Unit 2.

Tariffs run from 1 to 20 marks. The commonest instructions are Calculate (6), Calculate (MCQ) (5), Define (3). Specification points covered: 2.3.4.1, 2.3.4.3, 2.4.1.

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May 2025 1 question

4 marksInternational A Level · Unit 2 · Section B

Q9 Work out how much Nepal's total output changed from its population and output per head in 2013 and 2023.

2.3.4.1National incomeCalculateShort answer

Oct 2024 1 question

1 markInternational A Level · Unit 2 · Section A

Q3 Work out the ratio between Qatar's 2020 and 2022 gross national income, given $141.37bn and $229.01bn.

2.3.4.1National incomeCalculate (MCQ)Multiple choice

May 2024 3 questions

4 marksInternational A Level · Unit 2 · Section C

Q12(b) Explain what Gross National Income measures, as referred to in the Ireland extract.

2.3.4.1National incomeExplainData response essay
14 marksInternational A Level · Unit 2 · Section C

Q12(e) Discuss the drawbacks of relying on GDP when comparing living standards across countries, using the Ireland data.

2.3.4.1National incomeDiscussData response essay
1 markInternational A Level · Unit 2 · Section A

Q3 Work out Bahrain's 2022 output per head from its $44 billion GDP and 1.5 million people.

2.3.4.1National incomeCalculate (MCQ)Multiple choice

Oct 2023 1 question

2 marksInternational A Level · Unit 2 · Section C

Q12(a) Define real GDP, the measure used in the figure on Chinese quarterly growth.

2.3.4.1National incomeDefineData response essay

May 2023 2 questions

8 marksInternational A Level · Unit 2 · Section C

Q12(d) Examine how India's heavier spending on imported oil is likely to affect its real output.

2.3.4.3National incomeExamineData response essay
1 markInternational A Level · Unit 2 · Section A

Q6 Deduce what Chinese output and population figures for 2011 and 2021 show about income per head.

2.3.4.1National incomeCalculate (MCQ)Multiple choice

Jan 2023 3 questions

1 markInternational A Level · Unit 2 · Section A

Q4 Using a chart of Ireland's real GDP per capita from 2014 to 2020, identify the most likely effect of the change. (higher living standards / higher unemployment / lower consumer confidence / lower purchasing power)

2.3.4.1National incomeIdentify (MCQ)Multiple choice
1 markInternational A Level · Unit 2 · Section A

Q6 From Qatar's 2018-2020 Gross National Income table, work out how 2018 GNI compares as a ratio with the 2020 figure.

2.3.4.1National incomeCalculate (MCQ)Multiple choice
4 marksInternational A Level · Unit 2 · Section B

Q9 Work out, with workings shown, how Bulgaria's GDP shifted between 2015 and 2020 from the table of population and GDP per capita.

2.3.4.1National incomeCalculateShort answer

Oct 2022 1 question

20 marksInternational A Level · Unit 2 · Section D

Q13 Evaluate how far GDP figures fall short when comparing living standards across countries (context: nominal GDP in 2020 of $6bn in Guyana, $270bn in Finland, $14 723bn in China).

2.3.4.1National incomeEvaluateEssay (choice)

May 2022 1 question

4 marksInternational A Level · Unit 2 · Section B

Q9 Work out how Angola's population changed, showing workings, from the table of its nominal GDP alongside GDP per capita for 2019 and 2020.

2.3.4.1National incomeCalculateShort answer

Jan 2022 2 questions

1 markInternational A Level · Unit 2 · Section A

Q1 Identify what Purchasing Power Parity actually compares (living standards and real income / a basket of similar goods and services / inflation over successive years / one currency priced against the US dollar)

2.3.4.1National incomeIdentify (MCQ)Multiple choice
4 marksInternational A Level · Unit 2 · Section B

Q9 Using a table of Argentina's nominal GDP and population in 2018 and 2019, calculate the change in GDP per capita, showing workings.

2.3.4.1National incomeCalculateShort answer

Oct 2021 1 question

1 markInternational A Level · Unit 2 · Section A

Q6 From the 2019 table of GDP and population covering India and Pakistan, compute GDP per capita and pick the right value.

2.3.4.1National incomeCalculate (MCQ)Multiple choice

Jan 2021 2 questions

2 marksInternational A Level · Unit 2 · Section C

Q12(a) State what Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) means, as the measure is used in Figure 1.

2.3.4.1National incomeDefineData response essay
4 marksInternational A Level · Unit 2 · Section C

Q12(b) Using Figure 1, distinguish GDP per capita from GNI per capita.

2.3.4.1National incomeExplainData response essay

Oct 2020 1 question

4 marksInternational A Level · Unit 2 · Section B

Q11 From the table showing India's nominal GDP alongside population for 2012 and 2017, work out how GDP per capita shifted in US$; show your workings.

2.3.4.1National incomeCalculateShort answer

Oct 2019 1 question

4 marksInternational A Level · Unit 2 · Section B

Q11 Using the US GDP and population data for 2016 and 2017, work out how GDP per head changed, showing workings.

2.3.4.1National incomeCalculateShort answer

June 2016 1 question

1 markAS Level · Paper 2 · Section A

Q1(a) State what is meant by national income (2-mark definition).

2.4.1National incomeDefineShort answer

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