Cessation Of All Business Entities By Industry, Annual
Description
Singapore Department of Statistics CSV of the cessation of all business entities by industry, annually from 1990 through 2025, compiled by the Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority. Business entities include companies, sole proprietorships and partnerships, LLPs, limited partnerships, public accounting firms, and variable capital companies. Cessation counts up to 2017 were adjusted for periodic register clean-ups. Economists and business analysts track firm exits across industries. Adapted from SingStat TableBuilder TS/M085651.
Official description
Source: ACCOUNTING AND CORPORATE REGULATORY AUTHORITY Data Last Updated: 20/01/2026 Update Frequency: Annual Footnotes: Business entities refer to companies, sole-proprietorships & partnerships, limited liability partnerships, limited partnerships, public accounting firms and variable capital companies. The decrease in the business formation and cessation counts in December 2024 was due to a temporary suspension of (a) all eServices on Bizfile portal including those relating to business registration and cessation to facilitate IT system migration activities carried out in first week of December; and (b) ACRA's periodic exercise to remove from the public register business entities that failed to renew their registrations and companies that were dormant. The statistics on business entities cessation till 2017 have been adjusted to provide a more accurate reflection of the underlying cessation trends. In 2016 and 2017, ACRA conducted periodic reviews and removed from its public register, sole proprietorships and partnerships that failed to renew their registrations, and companies that were dormant. These periodic removal of business entities took place at ad hoc intervals and impacted published statistics on business entities cessation. The number of business entities cessation have therefore been adjusted to reflect the removal of such business entities at the date when they would have normally been removed. Going forward, such review and removal exercises will be conducted on a regular basis to provide a more accurate reflection of cessation trends. Adapted from: https://tablebuilder.singstat.gov.sg/table/TS/M085651
- Last updated
- Coverage
- 1990-01-01 – 2025-12-31
- Rows
- 16
- Columns
- 37
Chart
Values are summed where multiple rows share the same category.
Data
| Data Series | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 | 1999 | 1998 | 1997 | 1996 | 1995 | 1994 | 1993 | 1992 | 1991 | 1990 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 60445.000000 | 55318.000000 | 51587.000000 | 49456.000000 | 48715.000000 | 42474.000000 | 47320.000000 | 44814.000000 | 48204.000000 | 60746.000000 | 52153.000000 | 42651.000000 | 41777.000000 | 42415.000000 | 43216.000000 | 39979.000000 | 46250.000000 | 31977.000000 | 30777.000000 | 35972.000000 | 63406.000000 | 23320.000000 | 22304.000000 | 17729.000000 | 27535.000000 | 28948.000000 | 27495.000000 | 25451.000000 | 22547.000000 | 22635.000000 | 22843.000000 | 21768.000000 | 20922.000000 | 17029.000000 | 16133.000000 | 15427.000000 |
| Manufacturing | 2518.000000 | 2302.000000 | 2265.000000 | 2118.000000 | 1970.000000 | 1631.000000 | 1764.000000 | 1706.000000 | 1751.000000 | 2326.000000 | 2098.000000 | 1806.000000 | 1872.000000 | 1986.000000 | 2096.000000 | 2107.000000 | 2762.000000 | 1709.000000 | 1607.000000 | 1922.000000 | 3581.000000 | 1462.000000 | 1626.000000 | 1417.000000 | 2085.000000 | 2184.000000 | 2224.000000 | 2282.000000 | 2089.000000 | 2276.000000 | 2245.000000 | 2242.000000 | 2190.000000 | 1882.000000 | 1783.000000 | 1625.000000 |
| Construction | 2737.000000 | 2857.000000 | 2385.000000 | 2310.000000 | 2178.000000 | 1921.000000 | 2331.000000 | 2192.000000 | 2278.000000 | 2649.000000 | 2592.000000 | 2430.000000 | 2459.000000 | 2466.000000 | 2588.000000 | 2382.000000 | 3348.000000 | 1920.000000 | 1941.000000 | 2568.000000 | 5608.000000 | 2044.000000 | 2282.000000 | 1656.000000 | 3360.000000 | 3535.000000 | 3404.000000 | 3134.000000 | 2795.000000 | 2531.000000 | 2789.000000 | 2416.000000 | 2302.000000 | 1749.000000 | 1727.000000 | 1626.000000 |
| Wholesale Trade | 9980.000000 | 9251.000000 | 9093.000000 | 8910.000000 | 8835.000000 | 7294.000000 | 8204.000000 | 7811.000000 | 8007.000000 | 10773.000000 | 9862.000000 | 8468.000000 | 8561.000000 | 8942.000000 | 9479.000000 | 8652.000000 | 11457.000000 | 7320.000000 | 7279.000000 | 8557.000000 | 14616.000000 | 5655.000000 | 5499.000000 | 4382.000000 | 6510.000000 | 7115.000000 | 6928.000000 | 6596.000000 | 5904.000000 | 6199.000000 | 6317.000000 | 6326.000000 | 5734.000000 | 4912.000000 | 4295.000000 | 4249.000000 |
| Retail Trade | 6794.000000 | 6102.000000 | 5766.000000 | 5793.000000 | 5291.000000 | 4496.000000 | 5110.000000 | 4489.000000 | 5141.000000 | 8631.000000 | 7920.000000 | 5225.000000 | 4918.000000 | 4804.000000 | 4625.000000 | 4458.000000 | 4875.000000 | 3866.000000 | 3861.000000 | 4393.000000 | 8046.000000 | 2853.000000 | 2692.000000 | 2116.000000 | 3524.000000 | 4023.000000 | 3710.000000 | 3575.000000 | 3173.000000 | 3246.000000 | 3219.000000 | 3215.000000 | 3322.000000 | 2562.000000 | 2697.000000 | 2800.000000 |
| Transportation & Storage | 2960.000000 | 2779.000000 | 2879.000000 | 3031.000000 | 3110.000000 | 3383.000000 | 4491.000000 | 5949.000000 | 7087.000000 | 5523.000000 | 2348.000000 | 1786.000000 | 1848.000000 | 1770.000000 | 1850.000000 | 1758.000000 | 2172.000000 | 1403.000000 | 1365.000000 | 1589.000000 | 2911.000000 | 1098.000000 | 1049.000000 | 880.000000 | 1361.000000 | 1488.000000 | 1483.000000 | 1324.000000 | 1150.000000 | 1147.000000 | 1242.000000 | 1119.000000 | 1063.000000 | 873.000000 | 840.000000 | 715.000000 |
| Accommodation | 64.000000 | 68.000000 | 99.000000 | 80.000000 | 90.000000 | 78.000000 | 77.000000 | 67.000000 | 66.000000 | 83.000000 | 48.000000 | 78.000000 | 83.000000 | 60.000000 | 90.000000 | 73.000000 | 82.000000 | 49.000000 | 44.000000 | 43.000000 | 74.000000 | 26.000000 | 21.000000 | 25.000000 | 27.000000 | 31.000000 | 34.000000 | 32.000000 | 35.000000 | 31.000000 | 17.000000 | 18.000000 | 20.000000 | 18.000000 | 12.000000 | 15.000000 |
| Food & Beverage Services | 3074.000000 | 3048.000000 | 2754.000000 | 2746.000000 | 2457.000000 | 2034.000000 | 2358.000000 | 2132.000000 | 2115.000000 | 2772.000000 | 2512.000000 | 2300.000000 | 2360.000000 | 2472.000000 | 2640.000000 | 2235.000000 | 2339.000000 | 1977.000000 | 1748.000000 | 1935.000000 | 3352.000000 | 1227.000000 | 1019.000000 | 800.000000 | 1267.000000 | 1319.000000 | 1287.000000 | 1255.000000 | 1106.000000 | 1102.000000 | 1096.000000 | 939.000000 | 927.000000 | 748.000000 | 763.000000 | 703.000000 |
| Information & Communications | 7550.000000 | 6849.000000 | 6041.000000 | 5222.000000 | 5377.000000 | 4713.000000 | 4174.000000 | 3466.000000 | 3569.000000 | 4692.000000 | 3903.000000 | 3035.000000 | 2660.000000 | 2752.000000 | 2697.000000 | 2407.000000 | 2588.000000 | 1951.000000 | 1795.000000 | 1936.000000 | 3655.000000 | 1275.000000 | 1212.000000 | 1002.000000 | 1506.000000 | 1296.000000 | 890.000000 | 795.000000 | 602.000000 | 562.000000 | 472.000000 | 429.000000 | 361.000000 | 278.000000 | 241.000000 | 201.000000 |
| Finance & Insurance | 4783.000000 | 4521.000000 | 3844.000000 | 3384.000000 | 3603.000000 | 2928.000000 | 3247.000000 | 3125.000000 | 3040.000000 | 3317.000000 | 3037.000000 | 2835.000000 | 2691.000000 | 2679.000000 | 2509.000000 | 2216.000000 | 2448.000000 | 1414.000000 | 1295.000000 | 1229.000000 | 1288.000000 | 904.000000 | 1072.000000 | 934.000000 | 685.000000 | 772.000000 | 784.000000 | 535.000000 | 432.000000 | 424.000000 | 396.000000 | 386.000000 | 411.000000 | 457.000000 | 307.000000 | 279.000000 |
| Real Estate | 763.000000 | 673.000000 | 640.000000 | 553.000000 | 590.000000 | 584.000000 | 585.000000 | 649.000000 | 651.000000 | 763.000000 | 765.000000 | 790.000000 | 712.000000 | 805.000000 | 1024.000000 | 890.000000 | 961.000000 | 556.000000 | 574.000000 | 627.000000 | 1102.000000 | 520.000000 | 562.000000 | 465.000000 | 610.000000 | 636.000000 | 737.000000 | 697.000000 | 710.000000 | 642.000000 | 785.000000 | 711.000000 | 706.000000 | 554.000000 | 471.000000 | 389.000000 |
| Professional Services | 9616.000000 | 8302.000000 | 7817.000000 | 7455.000000 | 7342.000000 | 6509.000000 | 7036.000000 | 6371.000000 | 6840.000000 | 8836.000000 | 7684.000000 | 6081.000000 | 5781.000000 | 5839.000000 | 5774.000000 | 5348.000000 | 5410.000000 | 3741.000000 | 3469.000000 | 4156.000000 | 7347.000000 | 2391.000000 | 1978.000000 | 1572.000000 | 2428.000000 | 2468.000000 | 2265.000000 | 2034.000000 | 1810.000000 | 1704.000000 | 1510.000000 | 1356.000000 | 1305.000000 | 967.000000 | 885.000000 | 764.000000 |
| Administrative & Support Services | 2550.000000 | 2371.000000 | 2212.000000 | 2278.000000 | 2325.000000 | 1988.000000 | 2314.000000 | 2092.000000 | 2248.000000 | 3138.000000 | 2950.000000 | 2440.000000 | 2476.000000 | 2497.000000 | 2586.000000 | 2369.000000 | 2531.000000 | 1915.000000 | 1834.000000 | 2417.000000 | 4188.000000 | 1314.000000 | 1182.000000 | 924.000000 | 1592.000000 | 1483.000000 | 1229.000000 | 1031.000000 | 793.000000 | 770.000000 | 827.000000 | 829.000000 | 876.000000 | 715.000000 | 703.000000 | 697.000000 |
| Education, Health & Social Services | 2985.000000 | 2671.000000 | 2516.000000 | 2441.000000 | 2489.000000 | 2252.000000 | 2495.000000 | 2042.000000 | 2333.000000 | 3098.000000 | 2614.000000 | 2177.000000 | 2098.000000 | 1950.000000 | 1866.000000 | 1699.000000 | 1686.000000 | 1225.000000 | 1144.000000 | 1359.000000 | 2470.000000 | 790.000000 | 612.000000 | 458.000000 | 731.000000 | 798.000000 | 714.000000 | 552.000000 | 528.000000 | 485.000000 | 392.000000 | 379.000000 | 346.000000 | 285.000000 | 284.000000 | 242.000000 |
| Arts, Entertainment, Recreation & Other Services | 3736.000000 | 3200.000000 | 2933.000000 | 2832.000000 | 2749.000000 | 2410.000000 | 2875.000000 | 2470.000000 | 2813.000000 | 3839.000000 | 3554.000000 | 2968.000000 | 3027.000000 | 3177.000000 | 3179.000000 | 3173.000000 | 3311.000000 | 2745.000000 | 2650.000000 | 3051.000000 | 4819.000000 | 1637.000000 | 1400.000000 | 1021.000000 | 1685.000000 | 1640.000000 | 1673.000000 | 1498.000000 | 1285.000000 | 1382.000000 | 1428.000000 | 1288.000000 | 1221.000000 | 916.000000 | 982.000000 | 984.000000 |
| Others | 335.000000 | 324.000000 | 343.000000 | 303.000000 | 309.000000 | 253.000000 | 259.000000 | 253.000000 | 265.000000 | 306.000000 | 266.000000 | 232.000000 | 231.000000 | 216.000000 | 213.000000 | 212.000000 | 280.000000 | 186.000000 | 171.000000 | 190.000000 | 349.000000 | 124.000000 | 98.000000 | 77.000000 | 164.000000 | 160.000000 | 133.000000 | 111.000000 | 135.000000 | 134.000000 | 108.000000 | 115.000000 | 138.000000 | 113.000000 | 143.000000 | 138.000000 |
Columns
| Column | Type | Categorical |
|---|---|---|
| Data Series | Text | No |
| 2025 | Numeric | No |
| 2024 | Numeric | No |
| 2023 | Numeric | No |
| 2022 | Numeric | No |
| 2021 | Numeric | No |
| 2020 | Numeric | No |
| 2019 | Numeric | No |
| 2018 | Numeric | No |
| 2017 | Numeric | No |
| 2016 | Numeric | No |
| 2015 | Numeric | No |
| 2014 | Numeric | No |
| 2013 | Numeric | No |
| 2012 | Numeric | No |
| 2011 | Numeric | No |
| 2010 | Numeric | No |
| 2009 | Numeric | No |
| 2008 | Numeric | No |
| 2007 | Numeric | No |
| 2006 | Numeric | No |
| 2005 | Numeric | No |
| 2004 | Numeric | No |
| 2003 | Numeric | No |
| 2002 | Numeric | No |
| 2001 | Numeric | No |
| 2000 | Numeric | No |
| 1999 | Numeric | No |
| 1998 | Numeric | No |
| 1997 | Numeric | No |
| 1996 | Numeric | No |
| 1995 | Numeric | No |
| 1994 | Numeric | No |
| 1993 | Numeric | No |
| 1992 | Numeric | No |
| 1991 | Numeric | No |
| 1990 | Numeric | No |