Ministry of Finance and Economy

122,329
Registered business Names (Sole-Proprietorships and Partnerships) as at 31st July 2020

13,926
Registered companies (Sendirian Berhad and Berhad) as at
31st July 2020

942
Registered foreign branch of companies as at
31st July 2020

Year	Entity Type
Year	Sole Proprietorship	Partnership	Local Companies (Public/Private)	Branch of a Foreign Company

2012	3936*		480	11
2013	4013*		475	15
2014	4041*		457	15
2015	3558*		573	12
2016	2814	369	760	12
2017	3486	408	798	12
2018	3169	420	781	7
2019	3334	444	745	12
2020 (as at 31st July 2020)	2406	291	201	3

*Data categorization between sole proprietor and partnership is not available