Candidate surnameOther names
Centre Number Candidate Number
Pearson Edexcel Level 3 GCE
Monday 19 May 2025
Afternoon (Time: 2 hours) Paper
reference 9EC0/02
Economics A 🟐 🟐
Advanced
PAPER 2: The National and Global Economy
You must have: Total Marks
Source Booklet (enclosed)
Instructions
• Use black ink or ball-point pen.
• Fill in the boxes at the top of this page with
centre number and candidate number.
• There are three sections in this question paper. Answer all
your name,from Section A and Section B. Answer one
questions
• question from Section C.
Answer the questions in the spaces
provided – there may be more space
than you need.
Information
• The total mark for this paper is 100.
• The marks for each question are shown in
– use this as a guide as to how much time to spend on each
• question. Calculators may be used.
brackets
Advice
• Read each question carefully before you start to answer it.
• Check your answers if you have time at
the end.
Turn over
P75865A
©2025 Pearson Education Ltd.
Y:1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/
, SECTION A
Answer ALL questions. Write your answers in the spaces provided.
AREA
DO NOT WRITE IN THIS
Some questions must be answered with a cross in a box . If you
change your mind about an answer, put a line through the box and
then mark your new answer with a cross .
You are advised to spend 30 minutes on this section.
Use the data to support your answers where relevant. You may annotate and include
diagrams in your answers.
1 Selected economic data on Morocco and Pakistan, 2021, constant values.
Gross national Gross domestic
Human
income (GNI) per product (GDP) per
development
capita (2017 capita
index (HDI)
PPP US$) (US$)
Morocco 0.683 7 303 3 290.6
Pakistan 0.544 4 624 1 473.9
AREA
DO NOT WRITE IN THIS
(Source adapted from:
https://hdr.undp.org)
(a) With reference to the table above, which one of the following is
(1)
correct?
A Average incomes are lower in Morocco than in Pakistan
B Economic development, as measured by the HDI, is higher
in Morocco than in Pakistan
C Life expectancy in Morocco is 68.3 years
D Total output in Morocco is higher than in Pakistan AREA
DO NOT WRITE IN THIS
2 ■■■■
, (b) With reference to the data provided, explain one limitation of
using GDP to compare living standards between countries.
(4)
DO NOT WRITE IN THIS
............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ......................
............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ......................
............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ......................
............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ......................
AREA
............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ......................
............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ......................
............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ......................
............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ......................
............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ......................
DO NOT WRITE IN THIS
............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ......................
............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ......................
............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ......................
............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ......................
AREA
............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ......................
(Total for Question 1 = 5 marks)
DO NOT WRITE IN THIS
AREA
3
■■■
■ Turn over
, 2 UK current account of the balance of payments, percentage of GDP, 2012–2022.
% 0
AREA
DO NOT WRITE IN THIS
of
GD –1.5
P
–2.0
–2.5
–3.0
–3.5
–4.0
–4.5
–5.0
–5.5
–6.0
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
AREA
DO NOT WRITE IN THIS
(Source adapted from: https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/BN.CAB.XOKA.GD.ZS?end=2022
&locations=GB&start=2012)
(a) With reference to the chart above, which one of the following is
correct? (1)
A The current account was in surplus during the entire
period shown
B The deficit on the current account was smallest in 2021
C The UK Government’s fiscal deficit was largest in 2016
D The value of exports was greater than the value of
imports in 2012
AREA
DO NOT WRITE IN THIS
■■■■
4