AP Macroeconomics, one topic at a time
The exam is the afternoon of Friday, May 7, 2027: 60 multiple-choice and 3 free-response questions in 2 hr 10 min. Ashore has a short lesson for every topic in all 6 units, then practice on just that idea. Free response and mock exams follow the May 2027 format.
Exam day
May 7
2027 Friday · Afternoon
- 60 multiple choice · 70 min
- 3 free response · 60 min
- Scored 1 to 5
What's on the May 2027 exam
How the exam is split, how long each part runs and what you can use.
How students scored in May 2026
| Scored 5 | Scored 4 | Scored 3 | Scored 2 | Scored 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19% | 22% | 25% | 20% | 14% |
Source: College Board score distributions. Compare all 40 AP exams
AP Macroeconomics score calculator: enter your section results and see an estimated 1–5 score.
All 6 units
Percentages are the College Board's ranges for how much of the multiple-choice section each unit can be.
Unit 1 · 5–10%
Basic Economic Concepts
Scarcity · Opportunity Cost and the PPC · Comparative Advantage and Gains from Trade · Demand · Supply · Market Equilibrium and Changes in Equilibrium
Unit 2 · 12–17%
Economic Indicators and the Business Cycle
The Circular Flow and GDP · Limitations of GDP · Unemployment · Price Indices and Inflation · Costs of Inflation · Real vs. Nominal GDP · Business Cycles
Unit 3 · 17–27%
National Income and Price Determination
Aggregate Demand · Multipliers · Short-Run Aggregate Supply · Long-Run Aggregate Supply · Equilibrium in the AD–AS Model · Short-Run Changes in the AD–AS Model · Long-Run Self-Adjustment · Fiscal Policy · Automatic Stabilizers
Unit 4 · 18–23%
Financial Sector
Financial Assets · Nominal vs. Real Interest Rates · Definition, Measurement, and Functions of Money · Banking and the Money Supply · The Money Market · Monetary Policy · The Loanable Funds Market
Unit 5 · 20–30%
Long-Run Consequences of Stabilization Policies
Fiscal and Monetary Policy in the Short Run · The Phillips Curve · Money Growth and Inflation · Government Deficits and the National Debt · Crowding Out · Economic Growth · Public Policy and Economic Growth
Unit 6 · 10–13%
Open Economy: International Trade and Finance
Balance of Payments · Exchange Rates · The Foreign Exchange Market · Policy, Economic Conditions, and the Foreign Exchange Market · Exchange Rates and Net Exports · Real Interest Rates and Capital Flows
How you'll study Macro
A lesson for every topic
Each one explains a single idea step by step, then checks it with a few questions.
Practice on each topic
Questions build from easy to exam level. Any you miss come back as similar ones 1, 3 and 7 days later.
Free response
Write under the exam timer, then score each answer point by point, the way an AP reader would.
Mock exams and a predicted score
Same sections, time limits and calculator rules as the May exam. Every set and mock updates your predicted 1 to 5.
Pricing
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