Research Article
Analysis of the Technical Efficiency of Urban Bus Services in Spain Based on SBM Models
Table 5
Technical efficiency values, per company and year. Adimensional, values between 0 and 1.
| Metropolitan area population | Main city | Year | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
| >1 million inhab. | Madrid | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 0.901 | 0.847 | 1.000 | Barcelona | 0.741 | 0.694 | 0.677 | 0.682 | 0.626 | 0.651 | Valencia | 0.750 | 0.695 | 0.714 | 0.672 | 0.617 | 0.654 | Murcia | — | — | — | 0.602 | 0.644 | 0.670 | Sevilla | 0.741 | 0.741 | 0.669 | 0.696 | 0.686 | 0.691 | Oviedo | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 0.919 | 0.895 | 1.000 |
| Between 0.5 and 1 million inhab. | Málaga | 0.546 | 0.532 | 0.535 | 0.516 | 0.514 | 0.515 | Mallorca | — | — | — | 1.000 | 0.841 | 0.846 | Gran Canaria | — | — | 0.613 | 0.615 | 0.573 | 0.591 | Zaragoza | 1.000 | 1.000 | 0.950 | 0.970 | — | 1.000 | San Sebastián | — | — | — | — | 0.742 | 0.746 | Granada | 0.693 | 0.680 | 0.665 | 0.652 | 0.618 | 0.589 |
| <0.5 million inhab. | Almería | — | — | — | — | — | 1.000 | Alicante | 0.808 | 0.794 | 0.759 | 0.718 | 0.729 | 0.718 | Lérida | — | — | — | — | — | 1.000 | Pamplona | 1.000 | 0.964 | 0.767 | 0.758 | 0.756 | 0.766 | Vigo | — | — | 1.000 | 0.892 | 0.743 | — | La Coruña | 1.000 | 0.999 | 1.000 | — | 0.966 | 1.000 |
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