Formation Of All Business Entities By Industry, Annual
Description
Annual formation counts of business entities in Singapore by industry from 1990 through 2025, compiled by the Singapore Department of Statistics from Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority registers. Covers companies, sole proprietorships, partnerships, and related entity types. Entrepreneurship and sector-entry researchers track business dynamism.
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. Adapted from: https://tablebuilder.singstat.gov.sg/table/TS/M085641
- 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 | 78146.000000 | 71687.000000 | 70399.000000 | 64305.000000 | 65438.000000 | 63480.000000 | 61573.000000 | 61804.000000 | 62113.000000 | 64931.000000 | 64902.000000 | 77380.000000 | 60201.000000 | 56749.000000 | 55776.000000 | 53721.000000 | 53227.000000 | 49884.000000 | 49733.000000 | 45574.000000 | 42953.000000 | 42253.000000 | 39339.000000 | 36610.000000 | 33206.000000 | 36446.000000 | 34926.000000 | 29921.000000 | 32149.000000 | 32785.000000 | 31182.000000 | 31453.000000 | 30289.000000 | 27108.000000 | 25757.000000 | 24101.000000 |
| Manufacturing | 2583.000000 | 2415.000000 | 2555.000000 | 2437.000000 | 2663.000000 | 2471.000000 | 2102.000000 | 1919.000000 | 2011.000000 | 2078.000000 | 2246.000000 | 2663.000000 | 2388.000000 | 2213.000000 | 2382.000000 | 2430.000000 | 2402.000000 | 2704.000000 | 2522.000000 | 2281.000000 | 1976.000000 | 1718.000000 | 1568.000000 | 1678.000000 | 2030.000000 | 2385.000000 | 2105.000000 | 1958.000000 | 2102.000000 | 2309.000000 | 2381.000000 | 2365.000000 | 2440.000000 | 2284.000000 | 2338.000000 | 2350.000000 |
| Construction | 3718.000000 | 3487.000000 | 3562.000000 | 3261.000000 | 3019.000000 | 2402.000000 | 2716.000000 | 2716.000000 | 2850.000000 | 3032.000000 | 3268.000000 | 3606.000000 | 3439.000000 | 3306.000000 | 3389.000000 | 3459.000000 | 3206.000000 | 3197.000000 | 3063.000000 | 2600.000000 | 2290.000000 | 2195.000000 | 2225.000000 | 2426.000000 | 2856.000000 | 3498.000000 | 3903.000000 | 3512.000000 | 4038.000000 | 4267.000000 | 3550.000000 | 3177.000000 | 3161.000000 | 2794.000000 | 3119.000000 | 2417.000000 |
| Wholesale Trade | 12048.000000 | 11876.000000 | 11145.000000 | 9322.000000 | 8337.000000 | 11001.000000 | 10420.000000 | 10166.000000 | 9786.000000 | 9388.000000 | 9695.000000 | 12868.000000 | 10472.000000 | 10192.000000 | 10234.000000 | 9960.000000 | 10152.000000 | 9459.000000 | 9523.000000 | 9561.000000 | 9834.000000 | 10243.000000 | 9852.000000 | 8719.000000 | 7532.000000 | 7631.000000 | 7831.000000 | 7009.000000 | 7601.000000 | 7892.000000 | 8142.000000 | 8915.000000 | 8718.000000 | 8033.000000 | 7363.000000 | 7012.000000 |
| Retail Trade | 7701.000000 | 6417.000000 | 6145.000000 | 5183.000000 | 8271.000000 | 8943.000000 | 5798.000000 | 5216.000000 | 5418.000000 | 5827.000000 | 6529.000000 | 12037.000000 | 6571.000000 | 6047.000000 | 5658.000000 | 5267.000000 | 5410.000000 | 4653.000000 | 4577.000000 | 4698.000000 | 4440.000000 | 4206.000000 | 3979.000000 | 4255.000000 | 3721.000000 | 3882.000000 | 4184.000000 | 3726.000000 | 3538.000000 | 3503.000000 | 3490.000000 | 3582.000000 | 3683.000000 | 3445.000000 | 3206.000000 | 3349.000000 |
| Transportation & Storage | 3886.000000 | 2798.000000 | 2746.000000 | 2588.000000 | 2868.000000 | 2924.000000 | 2970.000000 | 3014.000000 | 7739.000000 | 11472.000000 | 8672.000000 | 3381.000000 | 2486.000000 | 2280.000000 | 2267.000000 | 2109.000000 | 2182.000000 | 2293.000000 | 2314.000000 | 1906.000000 | 1902.000000 | 1884.000000 | 1732.000000 | 1629.000000 | 1602.000000 | 1631.000000 | 1697.000000 | 1445.000000 | 1644.000000 | 1712.000000 | 1696.000000 | 1730.000000 | 1648.000000 | 1507.000000 | 1439.000000 | 1345.000000 |
| Accommodation | 111.000000 | 104.000000 | 104.000000 | 74.000000 | 64.000000 | 63.000000 | 101.000000 | 103.000000 | 95.000000 | 83.000000 | 91.000000 | 91.000000 | 120.000000 | 130.000000 | 115.000000 | 103.000000 | 102.000000 | 167.000000 | 109.000000 | 79.000000 | 55.000000 | 84.000000 | 52.000000 | 52.000000 | 34.000000 | 64.000000 | 32.000000 | 38.000000 | 53.000000 | 61.000000 | 43.000000 | 41.000000 | 36.000000 | 29.000000 | 18.000000 | 21.000000 |
| Food & Beverage Services | 4103.000000 | 3795.000000 | 3669.000000 | 3335.000000 | 3934.000000 | 3285.000000 | 2985.000000 | 3341.000000 | 3298.000000 | 2968.000000 | 3034.000000 | 3367.000000 | 2879.000000 | 2905.000000 | 2878.000000 | 2959.000000 | 3016.000000 | 2835.000000 | 2971.000000 | 2503.000000 | 2288.000000 | 2245.000000 | 2046.000000 | 1873.000000 | 1843.000000 | 1436.000000 | 1542.000000 | 1426.000000 | 1463.000000 | 1523.000000 | 1388.000000 | 1249.000000 | 1199.000000 | 1071.000000 | 929.000000 | 826.000000 |
| Information & Communications | 9991.000000 | 9696.000000 | 9405.000000 | 9056.000000 | 7869.000000 | 6660.000000 | 6834.000000 | 8195.000000 | 5480.000000 | 5251.000000 | 5397.000000 | 7150.000000 | 5028.000000 | 4145.000000 | 3876.000000 | 3550.000000 | 3170.000000 | 2878.000000 | 2854.000000 | 2900.000000 | 2561.000000 | 2399.000000 | 2533.000000 | 2483.000000 | 2250.000000 | 3884.000000 | 2612.000000 | 1481.000000 | 1467.000000 | 1305.000000 | 1030.000000 | 892.000000 | 845.000000 | 705.000000 | 643.000000 | 542.000000 |
| Finance & Insurance | 7337.000000 | 6744.000000 | 7210.000000 | 8309.000000 | 8349.000000 | 6002.000000 | 6467.000000 | 5866.000000 | 5015.000000 | 4526.000000 | 4749.000000 | 4923.000000 | 5309.000000 | 5331.000000 | 5224.000000 | 4808.000000 | 3513.000000 | 3795.000000 | 4502.000000 | 3284.000000 | 2588.000000 | 2199.000000 | 1592.000000 | 1124.000000 | 1113.000000 | 1745.000000 | 1183.000000 | 835.000000 | 1415.000000 | 1573.000000 | 1536.000000 | 1655.000000 | 1315.000000 | 851.000000 | 668.000000 | 811.000000 |
| Real Estate | 921.000000 | 910.000000 | 881.000000 | 742.000000 | 700.000000 | 631.000000 | 691.000000 | 692.000000 | 747.000000 | 598.000000 | 633.000000 | 665.000000 | 934.000000 | 1019.000000 | 1050.000000 | 1037.000000 | 867.000000 | 728.000000 | 1078.000000 | 728.000000 | 611.000000 | 629.000000 | 509.000000 | 396.000000 | 423.000000 | 571.000000 | 675.000000 | 602.000000 | 891.000000 | 1137.000000 | 1177.000000 | 1343.000000 | 1225.000000 | 993.000000 | 957.000000 | 823.000000 |
| Professional Services | 13409.000000 | 12234.000000 | 12084.000000 | 10470.000000 | 9980.000000 | 9984.000000 | 10584.000000 | 10733.000000 | 9730.000000 | 9354.000000 | 9870.000000 | 12456.000000 | 9917.000000 | 9021.000000 | 8672.000000 | 8272.000000 | 9117.000000 | 7331.000000 | 6822.000000 | 6198.000000 | 5529.000000 | 5769.000000 | 5219.000000 | 4778.000000 | 3893.000000 | 3851.000000 | 3517.000000 | 2965.000000 | 3246.000000 | 3196.000000 | 2900.000000 | 2794.000000 | 2582.000000 | 2151.000000 | 1949.000000 | 1690.000000 |
| Administrative & Support Services | 3245.000000 | 2964.000000 | 2835.000000 | 2322.000000 | 1991.000000 | 2226.000000 | 2735.000000 | 2733.000000 | 2773.000000 | 3104.000000 | 3189.000000 | 4344.000000 | 3214.000000 | 3107.000000 | 3190.000000 | 2979.000000 | 2864.000000 | 2883.000000 | 2796.000000 | 2609.000000 | 2891.000000 | 2991.000000 | 2743.000000 | 2535.000000 | 1960.000000 | 2243.000000 | 1847.000000 | 1626.000000 | 1606.000000 | 1424.000000 | 1218.000000 | 1115.000000 | 1061.000000 | 1170.000000 | 1268.000000 | 1129.000000 |
| Education, Health & Social Services | 4059.000000 | 3626.000000 | 3635.000000 | 2873.000000 | 3271.000000 | 3130.000000 | 3213.000000 | 3400.000000 | 3504.000000 | 3324.000000 | 3678.000000 | 4564.000000 | 3716.000000 | 3318.000000 | 3102.000000 | 3015.000000 | 2890.000000 | 2498.000000 | 2347.000000 | 2055.000000 | 2048.000000 | 1995.000000 | 1964.000000 | 1943.000000 | 1458.000000 | 1303.000000 | 1327.000000 | 1134.000000 | 968.000000 | 909.000000 | 834.000000 | 754.000000 | 685.000000 | 554.000000 | 470.000000 | 425.000000 |
| Arts, Entertainment, Recreation & Other Services | 4708.000000 | 4294.000000 | 4094.000000 | 4006.000000 | 3742.000000 | 3362.000000 | 3549.000000 | 3353.000000 | 3324.000000 | 3480.000000 | 3500.000000 | 4871.000000 | 3408.000000 | 3378.000000 | 3326.000000 | 3460.000000 | 4040.000000 | 4077.000000 | 3913.000000 | 3900.000000 | 3681.000000 | 3457.000000 | 3123.000000 | 2537.000000 | 2332.000000 | 2171.000000 | 2323.000000 | 2037.000000 | 1948.000000 | 1822.000000 | 1663.000000 | 1693.000000 | 1567.000000 | 1427.000000 | 1303.000000 | 1292.000000 |
| Others | 326.000000 | 327.000000 | 329.000000 | 327.000000 | 380.000000 | 396.000000 | 408.000000 | 357.000000 | 343.000000 | 446.000000 | 351.000000 | 394.000000 | 320.000000 | 357.000000 | 413.000000 | 313.000000 | 296.000000 | 386.000000 | 342.000000 | 272.000000 | 259.000000 | 239.000000 | 202.000000 | 182.000000 | 159.000000 | 151.000000 | 148.000000 | 127.000000 | 169.000000 | 152.000000 | 134.000000 | 148.000000 | 124.000000 | 94.000000 | 87.000000 | 69.000000 |
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 |