As the national business registry of Singapore, ACRA maintains the register of business entities. The following statistics on business entities registered with ACRA will be updated on a monthly basis.
2021 Statistical Highlights - Monthly business entity count
| Entity type |
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
July |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
| Businesses (Partnerships & Sole Proprietorships) |
144,808 |
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| Companies* |
375,996 |
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| Limited Liability Partnerships |
17,898 |
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| Limited Partnerships |
485 |
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| Public Accounting Firms |
445 |
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| Total Live count |
539,632 |
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* Local and foreign companies
Data as of 1 February 2021
Formation of business entities (2021)
| Entity type |
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
July |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
| Businesses (Partnerships & Sole Proprietorships) |
1,746 |
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| Companies* |
4,019 |
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| Limited Liability Partnerships |
162 |
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| Limited Partnerships |
11 |
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| Public Accounting Firms |
1 |
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| Total Formation |
5,939 |
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* Local and foreign companies
Formation of business entities by sector (2021)
| Entity type |
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
July |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
| Manufacturing |
268 |
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| Construction |
291 |
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| Wholesale Trade |
777 |
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| Retail Trade |
807 |
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| Transportation & Storage |
261 |
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| Accommodation |
4 |
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| Food & Beverage Service Activities |
424 |
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| Information & Communications |
563 |
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| Financial & Insurance Activities |
614 |
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| Real Estate Activities |
69 |
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| Professional, Scientific & Technical Activities |
946 |
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| Administrative & Support Service Activities |
192 |
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| Education, Health & Social Services |
341 |
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| Arts, Entertainment, Recreation & Other Services Activities |
344 |
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| Others |
38 |
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| Total |
5,939 |
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Cessation of business entities (2021)
* Local and foreign companies
| Entity type |
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
July |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
| Businesses (Partnerships & Sole Proprietorships) |
1,391 |
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| Companies* |
2,061 |
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| Limited Liability Partnerships |
148 |
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| Limited Partnerships |
5 |
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| Public Accounting Firms |
5 |
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| Total Cessation |
3,610 |
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Cessation of business entities by sector (2021)
| Entity type |
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
July |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
| Manufacturing |
171 |
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| Construction |
173 |
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| Wholesale Trade |
605 |
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| Retail Trade |
362 |
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| Transportation & Storage |
275 |
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| Accommodation |
5 |
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| Food & Beverage Service Activities |
168 |
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| Information & Communications |
364 |
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| Financial & Insurance Activities |
226 |
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| Real Estate Activities |
56 |
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| Professional, Scientific & Technical Activities |
589 |
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| Administrative & Support Service Activities |
185 |
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| Education, Health & Social Services |
189 |
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| Arts, Entertainment, Recreation & Other Services Activities |
218 |
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| Others |
24 |
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| Total |
3,610 |
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Data as of 1 February 2021