Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology, which provide access to the public switched telephone network. Post-paid and prepaid subscriptions are included.
| 1970 | 1990 | 2000 | 2005 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bahrain | 0.0 | 1.0 | 30.7 | 82.3 | 129.2 | 140.4 | 174.6 | 175.8 | 177.4 | 183.9 | 209.5 | 159.5 | 139.7 | 129.1 | 119.4 | 128.1 | 139.6 | 153.9 |
| Kuwait | 0.0 | 1.2 | 24.4 | 61.8 | 135.2 | 157.5 | 152.8 | 182.7 | 207.3 | 199.9 | 191.3 | 171.8 | 164.2 | 164.9 | 153.9 | 158.6 | 168.4 | 167.7 |
| Oman | 0.0 | 0.2 | 7.1 | 53.1 | 151.4 | 147.9 | 150.9 | 149.2 | 153.8 | 155.8 | 153.3 | 148.8 | 140.0 | 138.2 | 140.4 | 135.1 | 136.8 | 135.2 |
| Qatar | 0.0 | 0.9 | 18.7 | 86.8 | 127.9 | 127.1 | 136.4 | 162.9 | 149.0 | 154.1 | 140.5 | 147.4 | 142.9 | 140.0 | 135.5 | 137.7 | 162.2 | 157.8 |
| Saudi Arabia | 0.1 | 8.5 | 68.9 | 205.0 | 206.9 | 195.8 | 189.5 | 181.9 | 176.1 | 156.0 | 130.6 | 136.0 | 135.5 | 139.4 | 145.0 | 149.8 | 157.8 | |
| United Arab Emirates | 1.8 | 40.9 | 97.2 | 157.5 | 162.9 | 183.7 | 205.1 | 204.2 | 206.8 | 220.4 | 214.7 | 214.8 | 209.0 | 194.5 | 186.3 | 195.6 | 199.4 |