In this study, it analyzed the efficiency for mutual finance of the Fisheries Cooperative Union by district in Honam area by utilizing Date Envelopment Analysis (DEA). The period subject to analysis was from 2014 to 2018 for mutual finance of the fisheries cooperative unions (Suhyups) by district in Honam and unions in 18 regions. The input variables were the number of employees and investment, and the output variables were the deposited amount, loans and operating profits. The efficiency analysis of the union's mutual finance was calculated Technical Efficiency, Pure Technical Efficiency and Scale Efficiency by using DEA.
As a result of the analysis, the technical efficiency showed the highest in Wandokumil Suhyup, and the lowest in Narodo Suhyup. the pure technical efficiency was high in the Suhyups of Buan, Gangjin-gun, Geomundo, and Wandokumil, and it was confirmed Gunsan Suhyup was low.
In the scale efficiency, it was derived that Wandokumil was the highest and Narodo was the lowest.
The most of business branches of the Suhyup mutual finances in Honam district units is being operated inefficiently, and it showed that improving the efficiency requires efforts to improve efficiency in sales and scale.