Statistical Highlights 2022

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.

2022 Statistical Highlights - Monthly business entity count

Entity type	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	July	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Companies*	390,513	391,349	393,088	394,653	395,969	397,703	399,052	400,872	402,244	403,292	404,769	406,447
Sole Proprietorships & Partnerships	146,911	146,968	146,855	146,570	146,241	146,000	145,806	145,688	145,546	145,289	145,003	144,559
Limited Liability Partnerships	17,423	17,456	17,466	17,210	17,187	17,141	17,103	17,081	17,096	17,068	17,086	17,085
Limited Partnerships	552	558	568	579	581	587	596	604	612	620	624	632
Public Accounting Firms	437	438	435	434	435	434	434	434	433	433	432	428
Variable Capital Companies	494	512	524	556	569	592	624	643	668	690	731	779
Total Live count	556,330	557,281	558,936	560,002	560,982	562,457	563,615	565,322	566,599	567,392	568,645	569,930

* Local and foreign companies

Data as of 20 January 2025

The business entities statistics have been updated to reflect the latest entities’ status as of 20 January 2025. All statistics by sector will be based on the Singapore Standard Industrial Classification (SSIC) 2020.