Singapore SG: New Business Density: New Registrations per 1000 People Aged 15 to 64 data was reported at 8.623 Number in 2016. This records an increase from the previous number of 8.459 Number for 2015. Singapore SG: New Business Density: New Registrations per 1000 People Aged 15 to 64 data is updated yearly, averaging 7.791 Number from Dec 2006 (Median) to 2016, with 11 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 9.509 Number in 2014 and a record low of 6.101 Number in 2006. Singapore SG: New Business Density: New Registrations per 1000 People Aged 15 to 64 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: Businesses Registered Statistics. New businesses registered are the number of new limited liability corporations registered in the calendar year.; ; World Bank's Entrepreneurship Survey and database (http://www.doingbusiness.org/data/exploretopics/entrepreneurship).; Unweighted average; For cross-country comparability, only limited liability corporations that operate in the formal sector are included.

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.

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.

New business density (new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64) in Singapore was reported at 11.32 in 2022, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Singapore - New business density (new registrations per 1;000 people ages 15-64) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.

Dataset from Singapore Department of Statistics. For more information, visit https://data.gov.sg/datasets/d_d0a683445c8fd375ac678c84aa2bc88d/view

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.

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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%.

Dataset from Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority. For more information, visit https://data.gov.sg/datasets/d_72f37e5c5d192951ddc5513c2b134482/view

Dataset from Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority. For more information, visit https://data.gov.sg/datasets/d_b1d2b840ab9e993570c037b706b39bb8/view

As of May 2019, the official process for starting a business for men took on average 1.5 days in Singapore. In that year, Singapore was ranked second out of 190 countries for ease of doing business.

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.

Singapore Firms Formally Registered When Operations Started: % of Firms data was reported at 96.800 % in 2023. Singapore Firms Formally Registered When Operations Started: % of Firms data is updated yearly, averaging 96.800 % from Dec 2023 (Median) to 2023, with 1 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 96.800 % in 2023 and a record low of 96.800 % in 2023. Singapore Firms Formally Registered When Operations Started: % of Firms 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. Firms formally registered when operations started are the percentage of firms formally registered when they started operations in the country.;World Bank, Enterprise Surveys (http://www.enterprisesurveys.org/).;Unweighted average;

Singapore SG: Cost of Business Start-Up Procedures: % of GNI Per Capita: Female 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: Female 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: 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.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.

Singapore SG: Cost of Business Start-Up Procedures: % of GNI per Capita 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 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 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.

India Number of Registered Company: At Work: Foreign: Singapore data was reported at 262.000 Unit in 2018. This records a decrease from the previous number of 270.000 Unit for 2017. India Number of Registered Company: At Work: Foreign: Singapore data is updated yearly, averaging 285.000 Unit from Mar 2009 (Median) to 2018, with 10 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 313.000 Unit in 2011 and a record low of 220.000 Unit in 2013. India Number of Registered Company: At Work: Foreign: Singapore data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Ministry of Corporate Affairs. The data is categorized under India Premium Database’s Investment – Table IN.OC005: Registered Company: At Work: Foreign: by Country.

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：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。

。在营业开始时已正式注册的公司：占公司百分比数据按年更新，12-01-2023至12-01-2023期间平均值为96.800%，共1份观测结果。该数据的历史最高值出现于12-01-2023，达96.800%，而历史最低值则出现于12-01-2023，为96.800%。CEIC提供的在营业开始时已正式注册的公司：占公司百分比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: Company Statistics。