Abstract:With the approaches of DEA and SFA,this paper has analyzed TFP change of China based on the panel data of 29 provinces during 1990-2007.The result shows that:TFP has the same changing trend from DEA and SFA,and technological progress is the main driving force for TFP,while technical efficiency exhibit certain negative contribution to TFP;the average growth of TFP from SFA is much higher than the former;estimated result of DEA has shown a great geographical differences,while SFA has not.In comparison,the results of DEA approach conform more closely with the reality of Chinese economy.