Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions
| Year | Value | Footnotes |
|---|
| 1990 | 18096 | |
| 1991 | 24528 | |
| 1992 | 35546 | |
| 1993 | 53438 | |
| 1994 | 78024 | |
| 1995 | 210643 | |
| 1996 | 562517 | |
| 1997 | 916173 | |
| 1998 | 1065820 | |
| 1999 | 2220969 | |
| 2000 | 3669327 | |
| 2001 | 6520947 | |
| 2002 | 11700000 | |
| 2003 | 18495251 | |
| 2004 | 30336607 | |
| 2005 | 46909972 | |
| 2006 | 63803015 | |
| 2007 | 93386881 | |
| 2008 | 140578243 | |
| 2009 | 159247639 | |
| 2010 | 220000000 | |
Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions per 100 population
| Year | Value | Footnotes |
|---|
| 1990 | 0.01 | |
| 1991 | 0.01 | |
| 1992 | 0.02 | |
| 1993 | 0.03 | |
| 1994 | 0.04 | |
| 1995 | 0.11 | |
| 1996 | 0.28 | |
| 1997 | 0.45 | |
| 1998 | 0.51 | |
| 1999 | 1.05 | |
| 2000 | 1.72 | |
| 2001 | 3.02 | |
| 2002 | 5.34 | |
| 2003 | 8.34 | |
| 2004 | 13.51 | |
| 2005 | 20.64 | |
| 2006 | 27.75 | |
| 2007 | 40.17 | |
| 2008 | 59.83 | |
| 2009 | 67.08 | |
| 2010 | 91.72 | |
Source: United Nations Statistics Division