As the national business registry of Singapore, ACRA maintains the register of business entities. The following statistics on business entities registered with ACRA is updated on a monthly basis.

2025 Business Registry Statistics - Monthly business entity count

 Entity typeJanFeb  Mar Apr MayJun July AugSep Oct Nov Dec 
Companies*447,759443,119447,984452,942        
Sole Proprietorships & Partnerships143,406143,720143,362144,254        
Limited Liability Partnerships16,78715,90816,02116,161        
Limited Partnerships842846866879        
Public Accounting Firms413413410410        
Variable Capital Companies1,1681,1771,1891,198        
Total Live count610,375605,183609,832615,844        
* Local and foreign companies

Data as of 1 May 2025
 Entity typeJanFeb  Mar Apr MayJun July AugSep Oct Nov Dec 
Companies*
4,445
4,3834,8865,010        
Sole Proprietorships & Partnerships1,1581,3951,5171,405        
Limited Liability Partnerships7898115140        
Limited Partnerships13142617        
Public Accounting Firms 1000        
Variable Capital Companies23131416        
Total Formation5,7185,9036,5586,588        

* Local and foreign companies

 

 

Formation of business entities by sector (2025)

 Sector typeJanFeb  Mar Apr MayJun July AugSep Oct Nov Dec 
Manufacturing188178223245        
Construction288269359319        
Wholesale Trade1,0029401,0301,112        
Retail Trade515511583652        
Transportation & Storage252248303255        
Accommodation66413        
Food & Beverage Services294327355354        
Information & Communications687850829787        
Finance & Insurance 549544632640        
Real Estate64738293        
Professional Services1,0491,0381,0721,112        
Administrative & Support Services228236275251        
Education, Health & Social Services257291363325        
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation & Other Services307363418398        
Others32293032        
Total 5,7185,9036,5586,588        
* Local and foreign companies
 Entity typeJanFeb  Mar Apr MayJun July AugSep Oct Nov Dec 
Companies*159,0232152        
Sole Proprietorships & Partnerships1771,0811,875513        
Limited Liability Partnerships097720        
Limited Partnerships01064        
Public Accounting Firms0030        
Variable Capital Companies0427        
Total Cessation19211,0951,909576        

The decrease in business cessation count in January 2025 was due to a suspension of ACRA’s periodic exercise to remove from the public register business entities that failed to renew their registrations and companies that were dormant.

The increase in the business cessation counts in February 2025 was due to the resumption of ACRA’s periodic exercise to remove from the public register business entities that failed to renew their registrations or that were dormant. 

The decrease in the business cessation counts in March and April 2025 was attributed to timing shifts resulting from the migration of Bizfile to a new system. The numbers are expected to normalise from July 2025 onwards.

Cessation of business entities by sector (2025)

 Sector typeJanFeb  Mar Apr MayJun July AugSep Oct Nov Dec 
Manufacturing939812328        
Construction1045510041        
Wholesale Trade302,06427372        
Retail Trade3198735098        
Transportation & Storage840012941        
Accommodation01800        
Food & Beverage Services36129527        
Information & Communications151,56517247        
Finance & Insurance71,0592824        
Real Estate2144207        
Professional Services281,91623278        
Administrative & Support Services104147927        
Education, Health and Social Services1448410329        
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation & Other Services2351619054        
Others263153        
Total19211,0951,909576        
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