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*447,759443,119447,984452,942453,787       
Sole Proprietorships & Partnerships143,406143,720143,362144,254145,359       
Limited Liability Partnerships16,78715,90816,02116,16116,182       
Limited Partnerships842846866879891       
Public Accounting Firms413413410410410       
Variable Capital Companies1,1681,1771,1891,1991,219       
Total Live count610,375605,183609,832615,845617,848       
* Local and foreign companies

Data as of 1 June 2025
 Entity typeJanFeb  Mar Apr MayJun July AugSep Oct Nov Dec 
Companies*
4,445
4,3834,8865,0104,917       
Sole Proprietorships & Partnerships1,1581,3951,5171,4051,529       
Limited Liability Partnerships7898115140125       
Limited Partnerships1314261716       
Public Accounting Firms 10000       
Variable Capital Companies2313141723       
Total Formation5,7185,9036,5586,5896,610       

* Local and foreign companies

 

 

Formation of business entities by sector (2025)

 Sector typeJanFeb  Mar Apr MayJun July AugSep Oct Nov Dec 
Manufacturing188178223245254       
Construction288269359319310       
Wholesale Trade1,0029401,0301,1121,061       
Retail Trade515511583652660       
Transportation & Storage252248303255265       
Accommodation6641311       
Food & Beverage Services294327355354312       
Information & Communications687850829787876       
Finance & Insurance 549544632641598       
Real Estate6473829382       
Professional Services1,0491,0381,0721,1121,118       
Administrative & Support Services228236275251296       
Education, Health & Social Services257291363325331       
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation & Other Services307363418398403       
Others3229303233       
Total 5,7185,9036,5586,5896,610       
* Local and foreign companies
 Entity typeJanFeb  Mar Apr MayJun July AugSep Oct Nov Dec 
Companies*159,02321524,072       
Sole Proprietorships & Partnerships1771,0811,875513424       
Limited Liability Partnerships097720104       
Limited Partnerships010644       
Public Accounting Firms00300       
Variable Capital Companies04273       
Total Cessation19211,0951,9095764,607       

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 May 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 
Manufacturing939812328154       
Construction1045510041170       
Wholesale Trade302,06427372898       
Retail Trade3198735098339       
Transportation & Storage840012941182       
Accommodation018004       
Food & Beverage Services36129527176       
Information & Communications151,56517247666       
Finance & Insurance71,0592824552       
Real Estate214420765       
Professional Services281,91623278785       
Administrative & Support Services104147927167       
Education, Health and Social Services1448410329219       
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation & Other Services2351619054203       
Others26315327       
Total19211,0951,9095764,607       
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