La década del indicador de pobreza por ingreso en ecuador y el efecto covid 19.

Abstract

Talking about poverty by income and the effects this indicator has had as a result of the presence of Covid-19 is of great importance today, because of the strong impact it has had on people's lives, depriving them of meeting their needs worthily. This article therefore analyses poverty by income in Ecuador and its impact after a year of pandemic on macroeconomic variables such as employment, GDP and Gini coefficient. The objective of this study is to describe and analyze the evolution of this indicator by reviewing figures published by official bodies, taking into account the presence of covid-19 and its impact on poverty levels that by 2020 have increased 1.3 million poor people. The results allow us to have a notion of the complex situation facing the country due to the pandemic, such as the 10-year decline in the poverty rate, a 9% drop in economic growth and an alarming event after a higher poverty rate than employment with a difference of 1.6%. The covid-19 pandemic has caused an abnormality in the economic lives of the most vulnerable.