AQA A Level
AQA A Level Economics past papers
18 AQA A Level Economics (7136) papers from 6 series, November 2020 to June 2025, with mark schemes and examiner reports. Every link opens the PDF on AQA’s website.
What is free: AQA releases each June series one year later: the June 2025 papers went public in July 2026.
What is held back: The newest series, June 2026, is for teachers at schools registered with AQA until AQA releases it, about a year after the exam.
June 2025
- Paper 1 Question paper for Paper 1, June 2025 (PDF, opens on AQA’s website) Mark scheme for Paper 1, June 2025 (PDF, opens on AQA’s website) Examiner report for Paper 1, June 2025 (PDF, opens on AQA’s website)
- Paper 2 Question paper for Paper 2, June 2025 (PDF, opens on AQA’s website) Mark scheme for Paper 2, June 2025 (PDF, opens on AQA’s website) Examiner report for Paper 2, June 2025 (PDF, opens on AQA’s website)
- Paper 3 Question paper for Paper 3, June 2025 (PDF, opens on AQA’s website) Insert for Paper 3, June 2025 (PDF, opens on AQA’s website) Mark scheme for Paper 3, June 2025 (PDF, opens on AQA’s website) Examiner report for Paper 3, June 2025 (PDF, opens on AQA’s website)
June 2024
- Paper 1 Question paper for Paper 1, June 2024 (PDF, opens on AQA’s website) Mark scheme for Paper 1, June 2024 (PDF, opens on AQA’s website) Examiner report for Paper 1, June 2024 (PDF, opens on AQA’s website)
- Paper 2 Question paper for Paper 2, June 2024 (PDF, opens on AQA’s website) Mark scheme for Paper 2, June 2024 (PDF, opens on AQA’s website) Examiner report for Paper 2, June 2024 (PDF, opens on AQA’s website)
- Paper 3 Question paper for Paper 3, June 2024 (PDF, opens on AQA’s website) Insert for Paper 3, June 2024 (PDF, opens on AQA’s website) Mark scheme for Paper 3, June 2024 (PDF, opens on AQA’s website)
June 2023
- Paper 1 Question paper for Paper 1, June 2023 (PDF, opens on AQA’s website) Mark scheme for Paper 1, June 2023 (PDF, opens on AQA’s website) Examiner report for Paper 1, June 2023 (PDF, opens on AQA’s website)
- Paper 2 Question paper for Paper 2, June 2023 (PDF, opens on AQA’s website) Mark scheme for Paper 2, June 2023 (PDF, opens on AQA’s website) Examiner report for Paper 2, June 2023 (PDF, opens on AQA’s website)
- Paper 3 Question paper for Paper 3, June 2023 (PDF, opens on AQA’s website) Insert for Paper 3, June 2023 (PDF, opens on AQA’s website) Mark scheme for Paper 3, June 2023 (PDF, opens on AQA’s website) Examiner report for Paper 3, June 2023 (PDF, opens on AQA’s website)
June 2022
- Paper 1 Question paper for Paper 1, June 2022 (PDF, opens on AQA’s website) Mark scheme for Paper 1, June 2022 (PDF, opens on AQA’s website) Examiner report for Paper 1, June 2022 (PDF, opens on AQA’s website)
- Paper 2 Question paper for Paper 2, June 2022 (PDF, opens on AQA’s website) Mark scheme for Paper 2, June 2022 (PDF, opens on AQA’s website) Examiner report for Paper 2, June 2022 (PDF, opens on AQA’s website)
- Paper 3 Question paper for Paper 3, June 2022 (PDF, opens on AQA’s website) Insert for Paper 3, June 2022 (PDF, opens on AQA’s website) Mark scheme for Paper 3, June 2022 (PDF, opens on AQA’s website) Examiner report for Paper 3, June 2022 (PDF, opens on AQA’s website)
November 2021
- Paper 1 Question paper for Paper 1, November 2021 (PDF, opens on AQA’s website) Mark scheme for Paper 1, November 2021 (PDF, opens on AQA’s website)
- Paper 2 Question paper for Paper 2, November 2021 (PDF, opens on AQA’s website) Mark scheme for Paper 2, November 2021 (PDF, opens on AQA’s website)
- Paper 3 Question paper for Paper 3, November 2021 (PDF, opens on AQA’s website) Insert for Paper 3, November 2021 (PDF, opens on AQA’s website) Mark scheme for Paper 3, November 2021 (PDF, opens on AQA’s website)
November 2020
- Paper 1 Question paper for Paper 1, November 2020 (PDF, opens on AQA’s website) Mark scheme for Paper 1, November 2020 (PDF, opens on AQA’s website) Examiner report for Paper 1, November 2020 (PDF, opens on AQA’s website)
- Paper 2 Question paper for Paper 2, November 2020 (PDF, opens on AQA’s website) Mark scheme for Paper 2, November 2020 (PDF, opens on AQA’s website) Examiner report for Paper 2, November 2020 (PDF, opens on AQA’s website)
- Paper 3 Question paper for Paper 3, November 2020 (PDF, opens on AQA’s website) Insert for Paper 3, November 2020 (PDF, opens on AQA’s website) Mark scheme for Paper 3, November 2020 (PDF, opens on AQA’s website) Examiner report for Paper 3, November 2020 (PDF, opens on AQA’s website)
See everything for 7136 on AQA’s website
What the Economics exam contains
AQA A-level Economics (7136) has three papers of 2 hours and 80 marks each. Paper 1, Markets and Market Failure, and Paper 2, National and International Economy, each give a choice of data response questions and a choice of essays. Paper 3, Economic Principles and Issues, has multiple-choice questions worth 30 marks and a case study that can draw on the whole course.