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*447,759443,119447,984452,942453,787452,707      
Sole Proprietorships & Partnerships143,406143,720143,362144,254145,359141,863      
Limited Liability Partnerships16,78715,90816,02116,16116,18216,110      
Limited Partnerships842846866879891889      
Public Accounting Firms413413410410410408      
Variable Capital Companies1,1681,1771,1891,1991,2191,227      
Total Live count610,375605,183609,832615,845617,848613,204      
* Local and foreign companies

Data as of 1 July 2025
 Entity typeJanFeb  Mar Apr MayJun July AugSep Oct Nov Dec 
Companies*
4,445
4,3834,8865,0104,9174,292      
Sole Proprietorships & Partnerships1,1581,3951,5171,4051,5291,408      
Limited Liability Partnerships7898115140125141      
Limited Partnerships131426171614      
Public Accounting Firms 100000      
Variable Capital Companies231314172311      
Total Formation5,7185,9036,5586,5896,6105,866      

* Local and foreign companies

 

 

Formation of business entities by sector (2025)

 Sector typeJanFeb  Mar Apr MayJun July AugSep Oct Nov Dec 
Manufacturing188178223245254215      
Construction288269359319310241      
Wholesale Trade1,0029401,0301,1121,061898      
Retail Trade515511583652660555      
Transportation & Storage252248303255265230      
Accommodation664131110      
Food & Beverage Services294327355354312322      
Information & Communications687850829787876741      
Finance & Insurance 549544632641598535      
Real Estate647382938276      
Professional Services1,0491,0381,0721,1121,1181,049      
Administrative & Support Services228236275251296255      
Education, Health & Social Services257291363325331340      
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation & Other Services307363418398403368      
Others322930323331      
Total 5,7185,9036,5586,5896,6105,866      
* Local and foreign companies
 Entity typeJanFeb  Mar Apr MayJun July AugSep Oct Nov Dec 
Companies*159,02321524,0725,372      
Sole Proprietorships & Partnerships1771,0811,8755134244,904      
Limited Liability Partnerships097720104213      
Limited Partnerships01064416      
Public Accounting Firms003002      
Variable Capital Companies042733      
Total Cessation19211,0951,9095764,60710,510      

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 June 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 
Manufacturing939812328154435      
Construction1045510041170450      
Wholesale Trade302,064273728981,765      
Retail Trade31987350983391,215      
Transportation & Storage840012941182545      
Accommodation01800411      
Food & Beverage Services36129527176491      
Information & Communications151,565172476661,320      
Finance & Insurance71,0592824552795      
Real Estate214420765124      
Professional Services281,916232787851,647      
Administrative & Support Services104147927167460      
Education, Health and Social Services1448410329219550      
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation & Other Services2351619054203645      
Others2631532757      
Total19211,0951,9095764,60710,510      
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