El covid-19 y su impacto financiero en la exportación de enlatados de pescado del Ecuador: análisis comparativo periodo 2019-2020

Abstract

Introduction: At the global level, international trade constitutes one of the sectors with the greatest economic relevance for countries, in turn it is part of the sector with the greatest impact on covid-19. Objective. Analyze the main causes of the export of canned fish during the sanitary emergency, through comparative analysis to determine the impact generated in the Ecuadorian economy. Material and methods. Statistical information is reflected on export levels expressed in US dollars and the economic participation that fish canning represents in the country´s gross domestic product; in turn, the quantitative, bibliographic and descriptive method is used since statistical information from various scientific sources on the research problem will be analyzed. Results. It is evident that the exporting industries of canned fish presented a decrease of 9.36% in their exports in 2020, equivalent to 46 million US dollars compared to the same period in 2019. Conclusion. It was determined that the government policies implemented by the commercial partners and Ecuador due to the covid-19 health emergency was the main trigger for the decrease in exports of canned fish.