CAIE A-Level Economics 11.3.4 Comparing Growth and Living Standards

CAIE A-Level Economics 11.3.4 Comparing Growth and Living Standards
Cambridge International AS & A Level Economics 9708 syllabus for exams in 2026, 2027 and 20282026–2028

Practise comparing growth and living standards between countries and over time by calculating real income per head and weighing productivity, HDI, inequality and extract evidence.

How this is tested

  • calculate changes in real income per head using nominal income, inflation and population data
  • compare productivity, GDP per hour, HDI or Gini evidence across countries and periods
  • assess whether living standards improved by balancing income gains against health, education and externalities

Question 20

[Maximum number: 1]

The table shows real GDP per head measured in $US for countries X and Y over a three year period.

Table for Question 20 — CAIE A-Level Economics

What can definitely be concluded from the data?

A

Each country had the same rate of economic growth between 2011 and 2012.

B

Growth in real GDP per head was higher in country X than in country Y between 2011 and 2012.

C

Population growth was higher in country X than in country Y between 2012 and 2013.

D

The average price level was higher in country X than in country Y throughout the period.