Economics
Cambridge IGCSE
This is the published topic structure for Cambridge Cambridge IGCSE Economics 0455, 2026. Topics map to the papers below, so a student entered for only some components never sees progress counted against papers they do not sit.
Papers in this syllabus
Every component Cambridge lists for 0455. Which ones a candidate sits depends on the route chosen.
Syllabus topics
The topics a teacher works through, in syllabus order.
1 The basic economic problem
The nature of the economic problem · The factors of production · Opportunity cost · Production possibility curve (PPC) diagrams
2 The allocation of resources
Microeconomics and macroeconomics · The role of markets in allocating resources · Demand · Supply · Price determination · Price changes · Price elasticity of demand (PED) · Price elasticity of supply (PES) · Market economic system · Market failure · Mixed economic system
3 Microeconomic decision makers
Money and banking · Households · Workers · Trade unions · Firms · Firms and production · Firms’ costs, revenue and objectives · Market structure
4 Government and the macroeconomy
The role of government · The macroeconomic aims of government · Fiscal policy · Monetary policy · Supply-side policy · Economic growth · Employment and unemployment · Inflation and deflation
5 Economic development
Living standards · Poverty · Population · Differences in economic development between countries
6 International trade and globalisation
International specialisation · Globalisation, free trade and protection · Foreign exchange rates · Current account of balance of payments
Source: Cambridge International Economics 0455 syllabus, 2026. Extracted and checked against the published structure. Cambridge International is not affiliated with Fect and does not endorse it. All Cambridge courses.