Cambridge IGCSE · 0455 · Data 2020–2025
Most-tested topics in IGCSE Economics
Just 3 chapters — Government and the macroeconomy, Microeconomic decision-makers, The allocation of resources — carry about 68% of all the marks. Revise those first.
Based on 84 real Cambridge past papers and 24,360 tagged marks, 2020–2025. Ranked by marks, not guesswork.
Historical counts from past papers — not an exam prediction. Download the data (CSV)
Revise these first
The topics that carry the most marks, highest first. Each opens the free past-paper questions.
- 1Practise →3.3 Workers7% of marksMicroeconomic decision-makersEvery year
- 2Practise →4.5 Economic growth6% of marksGovernment and the macroeconomyEvery year
- 3Practise →4.6 Employment and unemployment5% of marksGovernment and the macroeconomyEvery year
- 4Practise →5.1 Living standards5% of marksEconomic developmentEvery year
- 5Practise →2.2 Demand5% of marksThe allocation of resourcesEvery year
- 6Practise →5.3 Population4% of marksEconomic developmentEvery year
- 7Practise →4.2 Fiscal policy4% of marksGovernment and the macroeconomyEvery year
- 8Practise →4.1 Government macroeconomic intervention4% of marksGovernment and the macroeconomyEvery year
See the full breakdown — all 36 topics across 6 chapters
Government and the macroeconomy
26% of marks- 4.5 Economic growthEvery year1500 marks · 166 qs
- 4.6 Employment and unemploymentEvery year1220 marks · 150 qs
- 4.2 Fiscal policyEvery year1000 marks · 129 qs
- 4.1 Government macroeconomic interventionEvery year990 marks · 94 qs
- 4.7 InflationEvery year900 marks · 171 qs
- 4.3 Monetary policyEvery year390 marks · 77 qs
- 4.4 Supply-side policyEvery year260 marks · 47 qs
Microeconomic decision-makers
22% of marks- 3.3 WorkersEvery year1750 marks · 164 qs
- 3.4 FirmsEvery year960 marks · 84 qs
- 3.1 Money and bankingEvery year590 marks · 77 qs
- 3.5 Firms and productionEvery year590 marks · 68 qs
- 3.7 Types of marketsEvery year550 marks · 52 qs
- 3.6 Firms' costs, revenue and objectivesEvery year460 marks · 109 qs
- 3.2 HouseholdsEvery year440 marks · 45 qs
The allocation of resources
21% of marks- 2.2 DemandEvery year1190 marks · 98 qs
- 2.3 SupplyEvery year960 marks · 93 qs
- 2.9 Market failureEvery year870 marks · 77 qs
- 2.6 Price elasticity of demand (PED)Every year400 marks · 52 qs
- 2.4 Price determinationEvery year330 marks · 61 qs
- 2.1 The role of markets in allocating resourcesEvery year300 marks · 36 qs
- 2.5 Price changesEvery year250 marks · 47 qs
- 2.8 Market economic systemEvery year250 marks · 31 qs
- 2.10 Mixed economic systemEvery year240 marks · 19 qs
- 2.7 Price elasticity of supply (PES)Every year210 marks · 35 qs
Economic development
13% of marks- 5.1 Living standardsEvery year1220 marks · 114 qs
- 5.3 PopulationEvery year1010 marks · 90 qs
- 5.2 PovertyEvery year660 marks · 61 qs
- 5.4 Differences in economic development between countriesEvery year350 marks · 61 qs
International trade and globalisation
12% of marks- 6.4 Current account of the balance of paymentsEvery year900 marks · 116 qs
- 6.2 Globalisation and trade restrictionsEvery year780 marks · 90 qs
- 6.1 Specialisation and free tradeEvery year620 marks · 59 qs
- 6.3 Foreign exchange ratesEvery year600 marks · 76 qs
The basic economic problem
7% of marks- 1.2 Factors of productionEvery year610 marks · 57 qs
- 1.4 Production possibility curve (PPC) diagramsEvery year510 marks · 64 qs
- 1.3 Opportunity costEvery year360 marks · 57 qs
- 1.1 The nature of the basic economic problemEvery year140 marks · 32 qs
Turn the data into practice
Every topic above is drawn from real Cambridge IGCSE Economics papers, tagged to the syllabus. Students can drill the high-frequency topics in the free bank; teachers can turn any of them into a ready-to-print worksheet in seconds. Or explore the full six-year trends in the interactive records.