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 |
142,064 |
142,569 |
142,953 |
143,479 |
143,812 |
144,240 |
|
|
Companies* |
357,051 |
358,243 |
359,704 |
359,852 |
360,113 |
361,315 |
362,910 |
366,949 |
367,697 |
371,138 |
|
|
Limited Liability Partnerships |
17,260 |
17,292 |
17,355 |
17,408 |
17,442 |
17,516 |
17,630 |
17,850 |
17,777 |
17,920 |
|
|
Limited Partnerships |
421 |
416 |
420 |
424 |
434 |
436 |
451 |
455 |
466 |
468 |
|
|
Public Accounting Firms |
456 |
455 |
455 |
456 |
457 |
456 |
452 |
453 |
455 |
454 |
|
|
Total Live count |
518,395 |
519,239 |
520,415 |
520,412 |
520,510 |
522,292 |
524,396 |
529,186 |
530,207 |
534,220 |
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|
* Local and foreign companies
Data as of 1 November 2020