Pumping characteristics of a turbomolecular pump are influenced by interrelations of the down-stream and upstream pumping speeds (transmission probabilityxaperture conductance), and of gas flow rates (pumping speedxentrance pressure) in two directions. The pumping speed, one of the most important items characterized the performance of a pump, is given by dividing the net flow rate, that is, the difference between the counter flow rates by the pressure at the pumping port. The maximum compression ratio is defined as the ratio of the downstream pumping speed to the upstream one. Because these directional characteristics affect each other and are functions of the pressures of both sides, it is difficult to distinguish the relevant factors. However, quasi-quantitative analyses on them can be done if considering carefully the results of measuring the pumping speed and the maximum compression ratio.