2019
Monthly business entity count
Entity type |
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
July |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Businesses (Partnerships & Sole Proprietorships) |
150,575 |
151,318 |
150,035 |
149,544 |
148,261 |
147,238 |
146,817 |
146,227 |
145,704 |
145,139 |
144,541 |
143,788 |
Companies* |
336,572 |
337,084 |
339,153 |
340,649 |
342,100 |
343,705 |
345,579 |
347,409 |
349,694 |
351,760 |
353,666 |
355,285 |
Limited Liability Partnerships |
17,011 |
17,045 |
17,100 |
17,153 |
17,155 |
17,155 |
17,167 |
17,173 |
17,141 |
17,164 |
17,188 |
17,209 |
Limited Partnerships |
397 |
396 |
396 |
399 |
395 |
398 |
399 |
400 |
409 |
412 |
409 |
419 |
Public Accounting Firms |
483 |
484 |
484 |
481 |
469 |
466 |
464 |
464 |
461 |
462 |
458 |
457 |
* Local and foreign companies
Formation of business entities (2019)
Entity type |
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
July |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Businesses (Partnerships & Sole Proprietorships) |
1,432 |
1,183 |
1,441 |
1,401 |
1,345 |
1,159 |
1,477 |
1,298 |
1,420 |
1,348 |
1,161 |
1,163 |
Companies* |
3,857 |
2,697 |
3,745 |
3,608 |
3,709 |
3,250 |
4,134 |
3,692 |
3,957 |
3,944 |
3,893 |
3,434 |
Limited Liability Partnerships |
173 |
128 |
174 |
162 |
151 |
132 |
145 |
130 |
160 |
131 |
119 |
105 |
Limited Partnerships |
9 |
6 |
10 |
9 |
6 |
11 |
7 |
6 |
12 |
8 |
8 |
12 |
Public Accounting Firms |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
Formation of business entities by sector (2019)
Entity type |
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
July |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Manufacturing |
197 |
141 |
177 |
168 |
194 |
141 |
214 |
185 |
189 |
179 |
167 |
154 |
Construction |
288 |
192 |
324 |
266 |
257 |
204 |
250 |
176 |
190 |
215 |
186 |
164 |
Wholesale Trade |
896 |
665 |
842 |
874 |
834 |
754 |
925 |
875 |
934 |
993 |
937 |
891 |
Retail Trade |
520 |
391 |
492 |
517 |
494 |
431 |
559 |
460 |
527 |
520 |
455 |
432 |
Transportation & Storage |
271 |
191 |
244 |
208 |
260 |
201 |
295 |
260 |
302 |
237 |
252 |
249
|
Accommodation |
8 |
11 |
13 |
10 |
12 |
7 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
7 |
5 |
10 |
Food & Beverage Service Activities |
263 |
183 |
281 |
288 |
255 |
222 |
275 |
261 |
282 |
253 |
241 |
181 |
Information & Communications |
558 |
418 |
541 |
552 |
552 |
522 |
663 |
586 |
641 |
620 |
620 |
504 |
Financial & Insurance Activities |
522 |
358 |
509 |
509 |
514 |
478 |
585 |
570 |
590 |
564 |
679 |
589 |
Real Estate Activities |
67 |
44 |
64 |
41 |
75 |
41 |
63 |
72 |
63 |
67 |
47 |
47 |
Professional, Scientific & Technical Activities |
919 |
731 |
976 |
900 |
899 |
807 |
1,004 |
875 |
968 |
888 |
810 |
795 |
Administrative & Support Service Activities |
289 |
206 |
252 |
232 |
231 |
195 |
257 |
237 |
228 |
242 |
211 |
212 |
Education, Health & Social Services |
321 |
223 |
283 |
284 |
282 |
237 |
288 |
247 |
288 |
275 |
273 |
212 |
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation & Other Services Activities |
309 |
235 |
338 |
306 |
318 |
280 |
338 |
281 |
305 |
332 |
271 |
236 |
Others |
44 |
26 |
34 |
27 |
36 |
33 |
41 |
35 |
36 |
41 |
28 |
39 |
Cessation of business entities (2019)
Entity type |
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
July |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Businesses (Partnerships & Sole Proprietorships) |
1,380 |
440 |
2,724 |
1,892 |
2,628 |
2,182 |
1,898 |
1,888 |
1,943 |
1,913 |
1,759 |
1,916 |
Companies* |
2,055 |
2,185 |
1,676 |
2,112 |
2,258 |
1,645 |
2,260 |
1,862 |
1,672 |
1,878 |
1,987 |
1,815 |
Limited Liability Partnerships |
72 |
94 |
119 |
109 |
149 |
132 |
133 |
124 |
192 |
108 |
95 |
84 |
Limited Partnerships |
14 |
7 |
10 |
6 |
10 |
8 |
6 |
5 |
3 |
5 |
11 |
2 |
Public Accounting Firms |
2 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
14 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
5 |
2
|
Cessation of business entities by sector (2019)
Entity type |
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
July |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Manufacturing |
125 |
102 |
162 |
167 |
212 |
154 |
163 |
133 |
126 |
154 |
144 |
137 |
Construction |
167 |
105 |
231 |
194 |
276 |
223 |
226 |
193 |
198 |
171 |
167 |
196 |
Wholesale Trade |
630 |
602 |
698 |
740 |
830 |
620 |
788 |
671 |
651 |
651 |
665 |
676 |
Retail Trade |
341 |
208 |
545 |
405 |
559 |
450 |
447 |
407 |
431 |
458 |
469 |
427 |
Transportation & Storage |
327 |
133 |
575 |
389 |
484 |
393 |
398 |
392 |
400 |
361 |
327 |
328 |
Accommodation |
7 |
3 |
6 |
9 |
8 |
4 |
4 |
10 |
9 |
10 |
5 |
3 |
Food & Beverage Service Activities |
147 |
141 |
231 |
188 |
247 |
206 |
217 |
206 |
225 |
191 |
172 |
199 |
Information & Communications |
323 |
254 |
358 |
384 |
407 |
331 |
358 |
360 |
351 |
363 |
326 |
323 |
Financial & Insurance Activities |
285 |
255 |
243 |
280 |
330 |
223 |
315 |
232 |
214 |
309 |
289 |
272 |
Real Estate Activities |
49 |
41 |
60 |
47 |
77 |
38 |
46 |
35 |
40 |
54 |
52 |
48 |
Professional, Scientific & Technical Activities |
533 |
458 |
616 |
605 |
765 |
604 |
655 |
593 |
508 |
539 |
593 |
577 |
Administrative & Support Service Activities |
185 |
127 |
215 |
214 |
265 |
207 |
198 |
187 |
210 |
185 |
188 |
187 |
Education, Health & Social Services |
183 |
145 |
246 |
219 |
261 |
225 |
224 |
186 |
196 |
198 |
202 |
215 |
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation & Other Services Activities |
206 |
128 |
318 |
253 |
314 |
275 |
238 |
252 |
235 |
235 |
232 |
215 |
Others |
15 |
24 |
25 |
30 |
24 |
18 |
22 |
22 |
19 |
26 |
26 |
16 |
Note: ACRA conducts periodic reviews to remove sole proprietorships and partnerships that fail to renew their registrations, as well as companies that are dormant, from its public register.