Global Journal of Human Social Science, E: Economics, Volume 22 Issue 3

Tourism in Pastaza province registered negative rates, unlike the national and selected provinces performance in the period 2010-2019. Figure 2 Source: Based on the figures reported in tables 6 and 7 Figure 2: Average annual growth rate (aagr) of tourism in Ecuador and the provinces: Pichincha, Guayas, Tungurahua, Azuay and Pastaza, in the period 2010-2019 Correlation between tourism contribution and economy growth was determined using data on Tables 6 and 7, combining a temporal dimension with a transversal one in order to apply Pearson's correlation as well as contrasting work hypothesis. Table 8: Correlations of tourism contribution to Pastaza economy, Ecuador and some selected provinces within 2010-2019 period. (Thousands of dollars) GAV Average Deviation Pearson Ecuador Tourism 1.947.267 389.444 ,965** Total 89.731.150 1.096.230 ,965** Pichincha Tourism 561.431 122.572 ,992** Total 23.519.499 378.577 ,992** Guayas Tourism 639.711 117.200 ,921** Total 2.495.641 371.160 ,921** Azuay Tourism 85.087 68.82 ,897** Total 4.500.189 330.97 ,897** Tungurahua Tourism 96.204 28.650 ,751* Total 2.495.641 371.160 ,751* Pastaza Tourism 17.032 1.793 ,236 Total 819.102 209.482 ,236 *meaningful at 0, 05 level; ** meaningful at 0, 01 level Source: Based on data provided by Banco Central de Ecuador (2020). e) Pearson’s correlation among (non-oil) economic sectors with the highest contribution to GDP and tourism in Ecuador in the period 2010-2019 Data from the Ministry of Tourism of Ecuador and INEC were used. The information was processed using the SPSS 25 software. The combination of a temporal dimension with another transversal to apply Pearson's correlation contrasted the working hypothesis: accommodation and food services as economic activity has a significant impact on other sectors economic growth. Table 9 Ecuador Pichincha Guayas Tungurahua Azuay Pastaza 6.32 6.87 6.63 35.71 12.21 -1.57 4.25 6.43 4.56 4.56 4.91 -0.39 aagr (%) GAV - tourism aagr (%)GAV total Volume XXII Issue III Version I 68 ( ) Global Journal of Human Social Science - Year 2022 © 2022 Global Journals E Tourism and Economy Growth in the Ecuadorian Province of Pastaza