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.
2022 Statistical Highlights - Monthly business entity count
Entity type |
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
July |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Businesses (Partnerships & Sole Proprietorships) |
146,627 |
146,615 |
146,446 |
146,073 |
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Companies* |
390,715 |
391,557 |
393,302 |
394,876 |
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Limited Liability Partnerships |
17,436 |
17,469 |
17,479 |
17,223 |
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Limited Partnerships |
552 |
558 |
568 |
579 |
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Public Accounting Firms |
437 |
438 |
435 |
434 |
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Variable Capital Companies |
494 |
511 |
522 |
554 |
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Total Live count |
556,261 |
557,148 |
558,752 |
559,739 |
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* Local and foreign companies
Data as of 1 May 2022
Formation of business entities (2022)
Entity type |
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
July |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Businesses (Partnerships & Sole Proprietorships) |
1,252 |
1,272 |
1,438 |
1,255 |
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Companies* |
3,684 |
3,294 |
4,081 |
4,044 |
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Limited Liability Partnerships |
114 |
124 |
104 |
110 |
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Limited Partnerships |
14 |
9 |
16 |
14 |
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Public Accounting Firms |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
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Variable Capital Companies |
24 |
17 |
12 |
32 |
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Total Formation |
5,089 |
4,717 |
5,651 |
5,455 |
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* Local and foreign companies
Formation of business entities by sector (2022)
Sector type |
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
July |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Manufacturing |
188 |
207 |
226 |
203 |
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Construction |
251 |
281 |
315 |
268 |
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Wholesale Trade |
691 |
578 |
717 |
723 |
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Retail Trade |
462 |
391 |
504 |
376 |
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Transportation & Storage |
196 |
205 |
238 |
220 |
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Accommodation |
3 |
4 |
5 |
2 |
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Food & Beverage Services |
272 |
234 |
310 |
301 |
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Information & Communications |
760 |
729 |
858 |
729 |
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Finance & Insurance |
704 |
622 |
720 |
818 |
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Real Estate |
49 |
44 |
78 |
74 |
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Professional Services |
839 |
764 |
891 |
887 |
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Administrative & Support Services |
174 |
159 |
177 |
192 |
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Education, Health & Social Services |
223 |
209 |
236 |
215 |
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Arts, Entertainment, Recreation & Other Services |
255 |
268 |
344 |
424 |
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Others |
22 |
22 |
32 |
23 |
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Total |
5,089 |
4,717 |
5,651 |
5,455 |
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Cessation of business entities (2022)
* Local and foreign companies
Entity type |
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
July |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Businesses (Partnerships & Sole Proprietorships) |
1,366 |
1,284 |
1,607 |
1,628 |
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Companies* |
2,444 |
2,452 |
2,336 |
2,470 |
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Limited Liability Partnerships |
103 |
91 |
94 |
366 |
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Limited Partnerships |
5 |
3 |
6 |
3 |
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Public Accounting Firms |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
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Variable Capital Companies |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
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Total Cessation |
3,918 |
3,830 |
4,047 |
4,468 |
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Cessation of business entities by sector (2022)
Sector type |
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
July |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Manufacturing |
150 |
154 |
164 |
221 |
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Construction |
178 |
192 |
184 |
197 |
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Wholesale Trade |
692 |
685 |
753 |
765 |
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Retail Trade |
424 |
421 |
487 |
547 |
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Transportation & Storage |
230 |
224 |
261 |
280 |
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Accommodation |
8 |
7 |
4 |
4 |
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Food & Beverage Services |
216 |
208 |
216 |
245 |
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Information & Communications |
596 |
373 |
382 |
424 |
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Finance & Insurance |
247 |
275 |
270 |
305 |
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Real Estate |
38 |
40 |
48 |
47 |
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Professional Sevices |
546 |
601 |
650 |
685 |
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Administrative & Support Services |
168 |
201 |
172 |
229 |
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Education, Health and Social Services |
176 |
210 |
199 |
233 |
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Arts, Entertainment, Recreation & Other Services |
224 |
215 |
230 |
262 |
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Others |
25 |
24 |
27 |
24 |
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Total |
3,918 |
3,830 |
4,047 |
4,468 |
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