Abstract
Today, the coronavirus pandemic has become one of the main factors in changing the world order, geopolitical and economic processes in the world. Along with the pandemic, the long-expected slowdown in economic growth has also begun. Both processes have created a synergistic effect of extremely negative impact on the economy and life. In this article, the author highlights the main negative processes that have affected the economy this year, and tries to answer such questions as: will the balance of power in the world change, which of the great powers will win and who will lose, and how it will affect the world order.