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*447,759443,119447,984452,942453,787452,707456,008459,263461,776463,724465,137 
Sole Proprietorships & Partnerships143,406143,720143,362144,254145,359141,863139,451136,895136,806136,718134,586 
Limited Liability Partnerships16,78715,90816,02116,16116,18216,11016,16816,25816,31216,39416,426 
Limited Partnerships842846866879891889895892901918919 
Public Accounting Firms413413410410410408409409410411409 
Variable Capital Companies1,1681,1771,1891,1991,2191,2271,2491,2591,2731,2841,296 
Total Live count610,375605,183609,832615,845617,848613,204614,180614,976617,478619,449618,773 
* Local and foreign companies

Data as of 1 December 2025
 Entity typeJanFeb  Mar Apr MayJun July AugSep Oct Nov Dec 
Companies*
4,445
4,3834,8865,0104,9174,2925,2115,3174,9924,9584,520 
Sole Proprietorships & Partnerships1,1581,3951,5171,4051,5291,4081,6961,6561,6721,7551,420 
Limited Liability Partnerships7898115140125141133153123131104 
Limited Partnerships131426171614201117249 
Public Accounting Firms 10000010121 
Variable Capital Companies2313141723112414161616 
Total Formation5,7185,9036,5586,5896,6105,8667,0857,1516,8216,8866,070 

* Local and foreign companies

 

 

Formation of business entities by sector (2025)

 Sector typeJanFeb  Mar Apr MayJun July AugSep Oct Nov Dec 
Manufacturing188178223245254215231243207226200 
Construction288269359319310241335336310334245 
Wholesale Trade1,0029401,0301,1121,0618981,0301,0451,027998916 
Retail Trade515511583652660555703698705721591 
Transportation & Storage252248303255265230404454303347378 
Accommodation66413111093181010 
Food & Beverage Services294327355354312322369403366348310 
Information & Communications687850829787876741906926886843777 
Finance & Insurance 549544632641598535682637680681618 
Real Estate6473829382767291845964 
Professional Services1,0491,0381,0721,1121,1181,0491,2161,1781,1241,2391,008 
Administrative & Support Services228236275251296255309281264297266 
Education, Health & Social Services257291363325331340368390380349303 
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation & Other Services307363418398403368423438440406371 
Others3229303233312828272813 
Total 5,7185,9036,5586,5896,6105,8667,0857,1516,8216,8866,070 
* Local and foreign companies
 Entity typeJanFeb  Mar Apr MayJun July AugSep Oct Nov Dec 
Companies*159,02321524,0725,3721,9102,0622,4793,0103,107 
Sole Proprietorships & Partnerships1771,0811,8755134244,9044,1084,2121,7611,8433,552 
Limited Liability Partnerships0977201042137563694972 
Limited Partnerships010644161414878 
Public Accounting Firms00300200013 
Variable Capital Companies04273324254 
Total Cessation19211,0951,9095764,60710,5106,1096,3554,3194,9156,746 

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. 

Fluctuations in the overall business cessation counts between March and August 2025 are attributed to timing shifts resulting from the migration of Bizfile to a new system. The numbers are expected to normalise from September 2025 onwards.

Cessation of business entities by sector (2025)

 Sector typeJanFeb  Mar Apr MayJun July AugSep Oct Nov Dec 
Manufacturing939812328154435308291189186336 
Construction1045510041170450329303179202373 
Wholesale Trade302,064273728981,7659299707117791,114 
Retail Trade31987350983391,215792837521558849 
Transportation & Storage840012941182545366390217218287 
Accommodation01800411106646 
Food & Beverage Services36129527176491320360202227348 
Information & Communications151,565172476661,320610706522646720 
Finance & Insurance71,0592824552795323364392413430 
Real Estate21442076512473685063120 
Professional Services281,916232787851,6478869626538571,004 
Administrative & Support Services104147927167460300245196221341 
Education, Health and Social Services1448410329219550305327219237334 
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation & Other Services2351619054203645532486241274450 
Others26315327572640213034 
Total19211,0951,9095764,60710,5106,1096,3554,3194,9156,746 
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