Cambridge 9708 · Paper 3 Multiple Choice

A Level Economics 9708 Paper 3 Past Papers

Cambridge 9708 Paper 3 (Multiple Choice) is 30 marks in 1h 15m, set as 3 timetable variants (31, 32, 33). Quanta has mapped 21 sittings from 2023 to 2025, every question tagged to the syllabus section it tests — so the breakdown below is what Paper 3 has actually asked, summed across 21 papers, rather than a guess from the syllabus.

Every sitting has its own page, listed by series below, with its Cambridge code in both forms (9708/32/F/M/25 and 9708_m25_qp_32).

Updated 15 September 2026

At a glance

Paper
Paper 3 Multiple Choice
Subject
Cambridge A Level Economics 9708
Marks
30
Time
1h 15m
Questions
30, one mark each
Variants
31, 32, 33
Sittings mapped
21 (2023–2025)

What Paper 3 tests

Marks by syllabus section, totalled over all 21 sittings. The order barely moves from year to year, which is the point: it is the paper’s real weighting.

The price system and the microeconomy
192 mk · 30%
Government microeconomic intervention
137 mk · 22%
International economic issues
119 mk · 19%
The macroeconomy
105 mk · 17%
Government macroeconomic intervention
77 mk · 12%

All 9708 Paper 3 sittings

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Common questions

What is Cambridge 9708 Paper 3?

Paper 3 of Cambridge A Level Economics 9708 — Multiple Choice. It is 30 marks in 1h 15m, with 30 multiple-choice questions worth one mark each, and it is set as variants 31, 32, 33 for different time zones — same syllabus, same structure, different questions. Quanta has mapped 21 sittings from 2023 to 2025.

How long is 9708 Paper 3?

1h 15m for 30 marks — about 2.5 minutes per mark, which is the pacing to hold.

Where can I get 9708 Paper 3 past papers?

Cambridge publishes past papers and mark schemes through its own site and through schools; they are © Cambridge University Press & Assessment, so the pages here describe each paper rather than reproduce it. Inside Quanta, every sitting listed above is practised online question by question and marked instantly, with each wrong answer tied back to its syllabus section.