Rounds
International Final
A round of the Economics Olympiad. Looking for the International Economics Olympiad? IEO.
2026 format, may change
Source: Economics Olympiad, 2026 International Final Round Academic Processes, and economicsolympiad.org. Last checked October 2026.
Format
Paper 1: Microeconomics
90 min · 80 points
- 20 multiple choice questions on microeconomics (40 points)
- 2 multi-part free response questions on microeconomics (40 points)
Paper 2: Macroeconomics
90 min · 80 points
- 20 multiple choice questions on macroeconomics (40 points)
- 2 multi-part free response questions on macroeconomics (40 points)
Paper 3: Personal finance
60 min · 40 points
- 25 multiple choice questions on financial literacy (40 points)
Oral round
Worth 80 points, for the top ten written scorers. Written papers total 200; with the oral the total is 280.