The article examines some of the world’s economic realities in the context of a pandemic. It is noted that the world will experience the economic consequences of the pandemic for several more years. Well-established supply chains have been disrupted, some cranes have fallen into deep recessions, and the recovery of some of the world’s leading economic sectors is still in doubt. No one could have imagined that such a large industry as the oil industry, in the literal sense, will go into negative territory, and the air carriers will remain practically out of work. However, this took place in real life and was reflected in economic history. Therefore, in order to overcome these negative trends in the future, it is necessary to learn from the mistakes of today, this will make it possible to prevent the shutdown of economically important industries in the future and allow the economy to develop, even if not at a high pace, but still within the framework of a certain progressive development.The purpose of the work is to analyze some of the economic events that took place during the pandemic in order to identify the causes of their occurrence and further development trends.