INTERNATIONAL
ECONOMICS
OLYMPIAD
ECONOMICS
OLYMPIAD
Annual competition for high school students in the field of economics.
The competition’s activities are designed to stimulate creative
problem-solving skills among students interested
in Economics, Business, and Finance.
The competition’s activities are designed to stimulate creative
problem-solving skills among students interested
in Economics, Business, and Finance.
- 7years of IEO
- 68participating countries
- >400Knational competitions participants annually
- 51new national selections
About IEO
International Economics Olympiad (IEO) is an annual competition for high school students around the world in the areas of Economics and Finance. The Olympiad is supported by Eric Maskin, winner of the Nobel Prize for Economics in 2007. Participation is free of charge.
IEO Mission
To further Economics and Financial Literacy education in high schools throughout the world.
IEO Goals
To create an opportunity for the exchange of information on school syllabi and practices throughout the world
To discover, challenge, unite, and reward young people who are exceptionally talented in Economics, Finance, and Business
To foster leadership qualities among young talented economists
The IEO is operated by the "International Economics Olympiad (IEO)" Association pursuant to art. 60 et seq. Civil Code (CC) headquartered in Bern, Switzerland. The Association is politically independent and denominationally neutral.
To encourage friendly relations, international communication, and a spirit of competition between young economists
To maintain the high standard of international competitions
we are supported by the world's leading economists
It is reassuring to me that there are young people coming into the picture who are seriously interested in economics. We are going to rely on you to solve the economic problems that are the foundation of our political problems.
Economics and the rigorous quantitative approach that it brings to our changing world is set to become even more important as we struggle with major challenges related to climate change, inequality, adaptation to new technologies, and social and political change. I'm so happy to see so many young, talented people take up the mantle of economics. I wish you all the best of luck in the Olympiad, and I hope that this will be a memorable experience, both because of the learning and connections you form with other participants.
This is a great time to be an economist: a lot of difficult things are going on around the world, but economics can contribute a lot to helping solve the world’s problems. So thank you for participating in this activity and good luck!
Economics is a terrific thing to study: it can actually prescribe solutions to people's problems, not just study mistakes. You're really on the right path in getting into it.
I wish you all the best in this very exciting Olympiad, and enjoy yourselves.
I wish you all the best in this very exciting Olympiad, and enjoy yourselves.
After visiting many editions of the IEO, I can say that it is always a great event.
You are the International Economics Olympiad, it means that you care about the interactions among countries, the interactions among people, and the capacity that trade is a driver for growth, so whatever you are going to do in your life, you have to think and you have to create and to imagine the world of tomorrow.
Parts of competition
Set of 25 multiple-choice questions focused on different aspects of Financial Literacy
Blend of open and multiple-choice questions on the theory and practice of Economics
Presentation of case solutions
before a panel of judges (in English)
before a panel of judges (in English)
Annual
Regulations 2024
Regulations 2024
Application
Fundraising
Policy
Policy
How to participate
For high sChool
students
students
- Find your national competition.
- Check the Participating Countries section of this website.
- If your country is on the list, it means that we have a long-term partner there.
- If your country is not on the list, please contact us via email or the Contact Us form at the bottom of the page. We will be glad to provide the contact information of our partner in your country if we have one.
- Contact your national organizer to receive information about thenational competition.
- Study hard and win the national competition!
- Come to the IEO, meet like-minded students from around the world, and enjoy yourself!
For organizations/
institutes
institutes
- Make sure that your organization can hold an appropriate selection process and support the team (including finding means to cover their travel costs).
- Appoint a coordinator.
- Form a team that consists of no more than 5 contestants and 1 or 2 team leaders.
- Ensure that the contestants will all be under the age of 20 years on 30 June of the year of the Olympiad.
- Ensure that team leaders can communicate well in English and are competent in the fields tested in the IEO.
- Send the application to our official email adress, info@ecolymp.org. To learn more about the application form, please refer to the Application Guideline.
- Wait for the decision of the Executive Board.
Once your organization has participated in the IEO once, you are eligible to apply for a 3-year agreement.
- Check the deadline for sending in the application in the Regulations of Competition.
- Follow the same steps as for a regular application.
If your application is accepted by the Executive Board, our Central Office will notify you and ask that you sign the Agreement.
To find application forms as well as criteria for organizations and national competitions,
please proceed to
please proceed to
Countries and territories with 3-year Agreements
Click on your country to learn more about your national competition
Bangladesh
Coordinator
National competition
Belarus
Coordinator
National competition
School League of the Open BSU Olympiad in World Economics
Brazil
Coordinator
National competition
Greece
Coordinator
National competition
Panhellenic (National) Competition on Economics for High School Students of the Three Final Grades
India
Coordinator
National competition
Iran
Coordinator
National competition
IEO Selective Exam
Kazakhstan
Coordinator
National competition
National Finance & Economics Olympiad
Malaysia
Coordinator
National competition
Malaysian Economics Olympiad
Nepal
Coordinator
National competition
Romania
Coordinator
National competition
Romanian International Economics Olympiad
Russia
Coordinator
National competition
All-Russian Olympiad of School Students in Economics
Spain
Coordinator
National competition
Sri Lanka
Coordinator
National competition
Shenal Kotuwewatta
Sri Lanka Economics
and Finance Olympiad
and Finance Olympiad
Switzerland
Coordinators
National competition
Silvan Thut and Adrien Zaradez
Albania
Coordinator
National competition
Selection Tests for the International Economics
Olympiad
Olympiad
Armenia
Coordinator
National competition
Economics Olympiad Armenia
Canada
Coordinator
National competition
Canadian Economics Olympiad
Ecuador
Coordinator
National competition
National Olympiad in Economics, Finance and Business
Hong Kong
Coordinator
National competition
hkeoinfo@gmail.com
Philip Kwan
Hong Kong Economics Olympiad
Cambodia
Coordinator
National competition
Viktor Ni
National Economics Olympiad (Cambodia)
Mexico
Coordinators
National competition
Prof. Christina Cornejo Van Luit
Prof. Fernando Diego Pérez Cervantes
Prof. Fernando Diego Pérez Cervantes
Mexican Olympiad in Economics and Finance
Myanmar
Coordinator
National competition
Azizbek Khidiraliev
Team selection for IEO