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.
2020 Statistical Highlights
Monthly business entity count
| Entity type |
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
July |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
| Businesses (Partnerships & Sole Proprietorships) |
143,207 |
142,833 |
142,481 |
142,272 |
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| Companies* |
357,051 |
358,243 |
359,704 |
359,852 |
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| Limited Liability Partnerships |
17,260 |
17,292 |
17,355 |
17,408 |
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| Limited Partnerships |
421 |
416 |
420 |
424 |
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| Public Accounting Firms |
456 |
455 |
455 |
456 |
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Formation of business entities (2020)
| Entity type |
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
July |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
| Businesses (Partnerships & Sole Proprietorships) |
1,206 |
1,220 |
1,419 |
1,283 |
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| Companies* |
3,732 |
3,156 |
3,405 |
2,349 |
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| Limited Liability Partnerships |
137 |
134 |
136 |
130 |
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| Limited Partnerships |
7 |
4 |
9 |
5 |
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| Public Accounting Firms |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
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Cessation of business entities (2020)
| Entity type |
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
July |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
| Businesses (Partnerships & Sole Proprietorships) |
1,787 |
1,594 |
1,771 |
1,492 |
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| Companies* |
1,966 |
1,964 |
1,944 |
2,201 |
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| Limited Liability Partnerships |
86 |
102 |
73 |
77 |
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| Limited Partnerships |
5 |
9 |
5 |
1 |
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| Public Accounting Firms |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
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* Local and foreign companies
Data as of 17 May 2020