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*448,002443,384448,237453,178454,024452,923456,219459,465461,969463,905465,307467,229
Sole Proprietorships & Partnerships143,569143,843143,669144,518145,589142,861141,165139,382139,316139,247137,130136,656
Limited Liability Partnerships16,82515,94916,06216,20216,22316,15016,20816,29916,35416,43616,46816,490
Limited Partnerships837843866875887884889887896913912927
Public Accounting Firms413413410410410408409409410411409410
Variable Capital Companies1,1581,1681,1801,1911,2111,2191,2411,2511,2661,2781,2901,303
Total Live count610,804605,600610,424616,374618,344614,445616,131617,693620,211622,190621,516623,015

* Local and foreign companies

Data as of 1 January 2026

The business entities statistics have been updated to reflect the latest entities’ status as of 1 January 2026. All statistics by sector will be based on the Singapore Standard Industrial Classification (SSIC) 2020.

 Entity typeJanFeb  Mar Apr MayJun July AugSep Oct Nov Dec 
Companies*
4,630
4,4084,8885,0124,9224,2925,2115,3194,9934,9584,5204,924
Sole Proprietorships & Partnerships1,2101,3971,5241,4051,5291,4081,6961,6561,6721,7551,4201,527
Limited Liability Partnerships949911514012514013315412413110492
Limited Partnerships13143017161420111724921
Public Accounting Firms 100000101211
Variable Capital Companies231414172311241416161618
Total Formation5,9715,9326,5716,5916,6155,8657,0857,1546,8236,8866,0706,583

* Local and foreign companies

 

 

Formation of business entities by sector (2025)

 Sector typeJanFeb  Mar Apr MayJun July AugSep Oct Nov Dec 
Manufacturing192174220236252214227241206226197198
Construction307277359333304242336339313336249323
Wholesale Trade1,0179511,0171,0881,0458941,0261,0491,0221,0039211,015
Retail Trade539529593663665579707702723743619639
Transportation & Storage267259311254277231429463301333354407
Accommodation55614121073199912
Food & Beverage Services303313356370322312363402367347308340
Information & Communications743846833791887743906924887844774813
Finance & Insurance 538540625630591516674617660671613662
Real Estate707378908377729783596376
Professional Services1,1011,0481,0831,1131,1091,0691,2171,1791,1371,2421,0061,105
Administrative & Support Services241237268253297255313279265289266282
Education, Health & Social Services286292369327334334370388376348306329
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation & Other Services330359424397403363411442436408372363
Others322929323426272928281319
Total 5,9715,9326,5716,5916,6155,8657,0857,1546,8236,8866,0706,583
* Local and foreign companies
 Entity typeJanFeb  Mar Apr MayJun July AugSep Oct Nov Dec 
Companies*1039,02635714,0765,3931,9152,0732,4893,0223,1183,002
Sole Proprietorships & Partnerships3741,1231,6985564584,1363,3923,4391,7381,8243,5372,001
Limited Liability Partnerships097520104213756369497270
Limited Partnerships0878417151387106
Public Accounting Firms003002000130
Variable Capital Companies442633241445
Total Cessation48111,1361,7476414,6459,7645,3995,5924,3054,9076,7445,084

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 
Manufacturing2239610830159384241238190186335229
Construction214609043174399262238178203373296
Wholesale Trade622,066236779051,5997898317067771,112820
Retail Trade679923191043411,084679714517555847575
Transportation & Storage2439912144184513337351213218284272
Accommodation01800411666463
Food & Beverage Services86169130181466287328203227350287
Information & Communications471,567165516681,300584675523646721603
Finance & Insurance301,0593132554794321357393417433362
Real Estate8148179651026048506312073
Professional Services701,924218937861,5498018626528511,003807
Administrative & Support Services244127631166415264213192220340197
Education, Health and Social Services364919331222514271284219237338249
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation & Other Services5352317062209580477410242273448289
Others9651242754203721303422
Total48111,1361,7476414,6459,7645,3995,5924,3054,9076,7445,084
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