Table 4.
Mean efficiency scores according to income level of Asian countries
Income groups | VRS technical efficiency | Percentage of output can be improved in VRS technical efficiency, % | |
Mean | 95% CI | ||
Low income and lower middle income | 0.913 | (0.891 to 0.935) | 8.7 |
Upper middle income | 0.914 | (0.894 to 0.935) | 8.6 |
High income | 0.934 | (0.905 to 0.963) | 6.6 |
VRS, variable returns to scale.