Table 1

Variables for conducting data envelopment analysis (DEA)

Input variablesDescriptionReferences
DepositsSum of current accounts and other accounts, bills payable, savings bank deposits, fixed deposits, other depositsAl-Jarrah (2007), Brack and Jimborean (2010), Yannick et al. (2016), Batir et al. (2017), Fagge (2019), Nguyen et al. (2019) 
Fixed assetsSum of the book value of fixed assets including premises, furniture, and fixturesAl-Jarrah (2007), Brack and Jimborean (2010), Batir et al. (2017), Fagge (2019), Nguyen et al. (2019) 
Personnel expensesSalaries and allowances paid to the employees excluding directors’ and auditors’ feesAl-Jarrah (2007), Batir et al. (2017), Nguyen et al. (2019) 
Price of depositsThe ratio of total interest expense to total deposits (Interest Expense ÷ Total Deposits)Brack and Jimborean (2010), Batir et al. (2017), Fagge (2019) 
Price of fixed assetsThe ratio of the book value of total fixed assets to that of total assets (Fixed Assets ÷ Total Assets)Al-Jarrah (2007), Fagge (2019) 
Price of personnel expenseThe ratio of personnel expense to total assets (Personnel Expense ÷ Total Assets)Al-Jarrah (2007), Batir et al. (2017) 
Output variablesDefinitionReferences
LoansSum of loans, cash credits, overdrafts, bills purchased and discountedAl-Jarrah (2007), Brack and Jimborean (2010), Yannick et al. (2016), Batir et al. (2017), Fagge (2019), Nguyen et al. (2019) 
Off-balance sheet itemsSum of contingent liabilities and other commitmentsAl-Jarrah (2007), Batir et al. (2017) 

Source(s): Authors’ work

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