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Singapore SG: Start-Up Procedures to Register a Business: Female data was reported at 3.000 Number in 2017. This stayed constant from the previous number of 3.000 Number for 2016. Singapore SG: Start-Up Procedures to Register a Business: Female data is updated yearly, averaging 3.000 Number from Dec 2003 (Median) to 2017, with 15 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 7.000 Number in 2004 and a record low of 3.000 Number in 2017. Singapore SG: Start-Up Procedures to Register a Business: Female data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Singapore – Table SG.World Bank: Company Statistics. Start-up procedures are those required to start a business, including interactions to obtain necessary permits and licenses and to complete all inscriptions, verifications, and notifications to start operations. Data are for businesses with specific characteristics of ownership, size, and type of production.; ; World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/).; Unweighted average; Data are presented for the survey year instead of publication year.

Singapore SG: Start-Up Procedures to Register a Business data was reported at 3.000 Number in 2017. This stayed constant from the previous number of 3.000 Number for 2016. Singapore SG: Start-Up Procedures to Register a Business data is updated yearly, averaging 3.000 Number from Dec 2003 (Median) to 2017, with 15 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 7.000 Number in 2004 and a record low of 3.000 Number in 2017. Singapore SG: Start-Up Procedures to Register a Business data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Singapore – Table SG.World Bank.WDI: Company Statistics. Start-up procedures are those required to start a business, including interactions to obtain necessary permits and licenses and to complete all inscriptions, verifications, and notifications to start operations. Data are for businesses with specific characteristics of ownership, size, and type of production.; ; World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/).; Unweighted average; Data are presented for the survey year instead of publication year.

CTOS Basis team works with our data partners and instituted a well defined methodology to produce comprehensive report with various analysis on credit information, financial, business operation, industries and credit risk.

Contents in the report include: • Latest registration details & capital structure of a company • Details of shareholders, directors and the management team • Litigation check & credit information on a company • Latest financial information • Various financial ratios & financial analysis • Payment records, Clientele, Business operations • Latest news check • Current investigation • Latest economic and industrial data • Industry analysis • Credit risk evaluation & credit rating

Singapore SG: Procedures to Register Property data was reported at 6.000 Number in 2017. This stayed constant from the previous number of 6.000 Number for 2016. Singapore SG: Procedures to Register Property data is updated yearly, averaging 6.000 Number from Dec 2004 (Median) to 2017, with 14 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 6.000 Number in 2017 and a record low of 4.000 Number in 2006. Singapore SG: Procedures to Register Property data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Singapore – Table SG.World Bank.WDI: Company Statistics. Number of procedures to register property is the number of procedures required for a businesses to secure rights to property.; ; World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/).; Unweighted average; Data are presented for the survey year instead of publication year.

Singapore SG: Time Required to Register Property data was reported at 4.500 Day in 2017. This stayed constant from the previous number of 4.500 Day for 2016. Singapore SG: Time Required to Register Property data is updated yearly, averaging 19.000 Day from Dec 2004 (Median) to 2017, with 14 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 20.000 Day in 2007 and a record low of 4.500 Day in 2017. Singapore SG: Time Required to Register Property data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Singapore – Table SG.World Bank: Company Statistics. Time required to register property is the number of calendar days needed for businesses to secure rights to property.; ; World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/).; Unweighted average; Data are presented for the survey year instead of publication year.

CTOS Basis team works with our data partners and instituted a well defined methodology to produce comprehensive report with various analysis on credit information, financial, business operation, industries and credit risk.

Contents in the report include: • Latest registration details & capital structure of a company • Details of shareholders, directors and the management team • Litigation check & credit information on a company • Latest financial information • Various financial ratios & financial analysis • Payment records, Clientele, Business operations • Latest news check • Current investigation • Latest economic and industrial data • Industry analysis • Credit risk evaluation & credit rating

Abstract

The World Bank Enterprise Survey (WBES) is a firm-level survey of a representative sample of an economy's private sector. The surveys cover a broad range of topics related to the business environment including access to finance, corruption, infrastructure, competition, and performance.

Geographic coverage

National coverage

Analysis unit

The primary sampling unit of the study is the establishment. An establishment is a physical location where business is carried out and where industrial operations take place or services are provided. A firm may be composed of one or more establishments. For example, a brewery may have several bottling plants and several establishments for distribution. For the purposes of this survey an establishment must make its own financial decisions and have its own financial statements separate from those of the firm. An establishment must also have its own management and control over its payroll.

Universe

The universe of inference includes all formal (i.e., registered) private sector businesses (with at least 1% private ownership) and with at least five employees. In terms of sectoral criteria, all manufacturing businesses (ISIC Rev 4. codes 10-33) are eligible; for services businesses, those corresponding to the ISIC Rev 4 codes 41-43, 45-47, 49-53, 55-56, 58, 61-62, 69-75, 79, and 95 are included in the Enterprise Surveys. Cooperatives and collectives are excluded from the Enterprise Surveys. All eligible establishments must be registered with the registration agency. In the case of Singapore, registration was with Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority (ACRA).

Kind of data

Sample survey data [ssd]

Sampling procedure

The WBES use stratified random sampling, where the population of establishments is first separated into non-overlapping groups, called strata, and then respondents are selected through simple random sampling from each stratum. The detailed methodology is provided in the Sampling Note (https://www.enterprisesurveys.org/content/dam/enterprisesurveys/documents/methodology/Sampling_Note-Consolidated-2-16-22.pdf). Stratified random sampling has several advantages over simple random sampling. In particular, it:

• produces unbiased estimates of the whole population or universe of inference, as well as at the levels of stratification
• ensures representativeness by including observations in all of those categories
• produces more precise estimates for a given sample size or budget allocation, and
• may reduce implementation costs by splitting the population into convenient subdivisions.

The WBES typically use three levels of stratification: industry classification, establishment size, and subnational region (used in combination). Starting in 2022, the WBES bases the industry classification on ISIC Rev. 4 (with earlier surveys using ISIC Rev. 3.1). For regional coverage within a country, the WBES has national coverage.

Note: Refer to Sampling Structure section in "The Singapore 2023 World Bank Enterprise Survey Implementation Report" for detailed methodology on sampling.

Mode of data collection

Face-to-face [f2f]

Research instrument

The standard WBES questionnaire covers several topics regarding the business environment and business performance. These topics include general firm characteristics, infrastructure, sales and supplies, management practices, competition, innovation, capacity, land and permits, finance, business-government relations, exposure to bribery, labor, and performance. Information about the general structure of the questionnaire is available in the Enterprise Surveys Manual and Guide (https://www.enterprisesurveys.org/content/dam/enterprisesurveys/documents/methodology/Enterprise-Surveys-Manual-and-Guide.pdf).

Response rate

Overall survey response rate was 5.2%.

Comprehensive dataset containing 17 verified Intellectual property registry businesses in Singapore with complete contact information, ratings, reviews, and location data.

Singapore SG: Cost of Business Start-Up Procedures: % of GNI Per Capita: Male data was reported at 0.500 % in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 0.600 % for 2016. Singapore SG: Cost of Business Start-Up Procedures: % of GNI Per Capita: Male data is updated yearly, averaging 0.700 % from Dec 2003 (Median) to 2017, with 15 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1.000 % in 2004 and a record low of 0.500 % in 2017. Singapore SG: Cost of Business Start-Up Procedures: % of GNI Per Capita: Male data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Singapore – Table SG.World Bank.WDI: Company Statistics. Cost to register a business is normalized by presenting it as a percentage of gross national income (GNI) per capita.; ; World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/).; Unweighted average; Data are presented for the survey year instead of publication year.

In 2023, there were around ** thousand private hire cars, both self-drive and chauffeured, in Singapore. The rising number of private-hire cars are presumably related to the growing ride-hailing market in Singapore. Taxis and ride hailing After Grab bought over Uber’s Southeast Asia business in 2018, it became the biggest ride-hailing company in Singapore. At the same time, its biggest rival, Indonesia’s Gojek, decided to expand its business to Singapore. The expansion in the ride-hailing market saw an increase in the number of private hire cars. However, the size of the taxi fleet in Singapore has been decreasing over the past few years. To sustain both industries, the Singapore government released a Point-to-Point Passenger Transport Industry Bill. This benefitted both the commuters and taxi and private hire car drivers. Now, all taxi drivers can sign up with any ride-hailing platform, allowing them to reach the same pool of users. With these new regulations in place, commuters could be picked up by a taxi when booking a ride on a ride-hailing app. Win-win solution for drivers and companies However, owning a car in Singapore involves many costs that surpass its purchase price. The same car in Singapore could cost **** times higher than in Japan. Due to the country’s relatively small size, the Singapore government needs to regulate the motor vehicle numbers in Singapore to manage traffic congestion. To overcome this hurdle, ride-hailing companies provide rental cars to potential drivers who may not be able to afford their own car. This seems to be a win-win solution for both parties.

As of September 2025, shopee.sg was the most visited e-commerce retail website in Singapore, with around *** million monthly web visits. Shopee is followed by the Singapore based e-commerce provider Lazada and AliExpress, with about *** million and *** million visits, respectively. Shopee - Singapore's favourite e-commerce marketplace Shopee was founded by Sea limited in 2015 and is popular for being the first mobile centric online marketplace in Southeast Asia. The company started out as a marketplace for other retailers to sell their goods over the unified platform with almost no fees for the merchants. Through their risky but successful business strategy, Shopee is now available in almost all Southeast Asian countries and one of the main competitors of Lazada. Lazada - Alibaba in Southeast Asia Lazada was founded by Rocket Internet in 2012 and has set itself the goal of becoming “Southeast Asia’s next Amazon”. After four successful years, the company was sold to Alibaba with a market value of approximately two billion U.S. dollars. Since then, Alibaba has tried to steadily expand its market share. Lazada is now operating in six countries: Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, and the Philippines.

Singapore SG: Procedures to Build a Warehouse data was reported at 10.000 Number in 2017. This stayed constant from the previous number of 10.000 Number for 2016. Singapore SG: Procedures to Build a Warehouse data is updated yearly, averaging 13.000 Number from Dec 2005 (Median) to 2017, with 13 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 14.000 Number in 2015 and a record low of 10.000 Number in 2017. Singapore SG: Procedures to Build a Warehouse data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Singapore – Table SG.World Bank.WDI: Company Statistics. Number of procedures to build a warehouse is the number of interactions of a company's employees or managers with external parties, including government agency staff, public inspectors, notaries, land registry and cadastre staff, and technical experts apart from architects and engineers.; ; World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/).; Unweighted average; Data are presented for the survey year instead of publication year.

SG：注册业务启动程序在12-01-2017达3.000数量，相较于12-01-2016的3.000数量保持不变。SG：注册业务启动程序数据按年更新，12-01-2003至12-01-2017期间平均值为3.000数量，共15份观测结果。该数据的历史最高值出现于12-01-2004，达7.000数量，而历史最低值则出现于12-01-2017，为3.000数量。CEIC提供的SG：注册业务启动程序数据处于定期更新的状态，数据来源于World Bank，数据归类于全球数据库的新加坡 – Table SG.World Bank.WDI：公司统计。

SG：注册业务启动程序：女性在12-01-2017达3.000数量，相较于12-01-2016的3.000数量保持不变。SG：注册业务启动程序：女性数据按年更新，12-01-2003至12-01-2017期间平均值为3.000数量，共15份观测结果。该数据的历史最高值出现于12-01-2004，达7.000数量，而历史最低值则出现于12-01-2017，为3.000数量。CEIC提供的SG：注册业务启动程序：女性数据处于定期更新的状态，数据来源于World Bank，数据归类于Global Database的新加坡 – 表 SG.世界银行：公司统计。

SG：注册业务启动程序：男性在12-01-2017达3.000数量，相较于12-01-2016的3.000数量保持不变。SG：注册业务启动程序：男性数据按年更新，12-01-2003至12-01-2017期间平均值为3.000数量，共15份观测结果。该数据的历史最高值出现于12-01-2004，达7.000数量，而历史最低值则出现于12-01-2017，为3.000数量。CEIC提供的SG：注册业务启动程序：男性数据处于定期更新的状态，数据来源于World Bank，数据归类于全球数据库的新加坡 – Table SG.World Bank.WDI：公司统计。

SG：财产登记的程序在12-01-2017达6.000数量，相较于12-01-2016的6.000数量保持不变。SG：财产登记的程序数据按年更新，12-01-2004至12-01-2017期间平均值为6.000数量，共14份观测结果。该数据的历史最高值出现于12-01-2017，达6.000数量，而历史最低值则出现于12-01-2006，为4.000数量。CEIC提供的SG：财产登记的程序数据处于定期更新的状态，数据来源于World Bank，数据归类于全球数据库的新加坡 – Table SG.World Bank.WDI：公司统计。

SG：房地产登记所需时间在12-01-2017达4.500天，相较于12-01-2016的4.500天保持不变。SG：房地产登记所需时间数据按年更新，12-01-2004至12-01-2017期间平均值为19.000天，共14份观测结果。该数据的历史最高值出现于12-01-2007，达20.000天，而历史最低值则出现于12-01-2017，为4.500天。CEIC提供的SG：房地产登记所需时间数据处于定期更新的状态，数据来源于World Bank，数据归类于Global Database的新加坡 – 表 SG.世界银行：公司统计。