Telephone lines
| Year | Value | Footnotes |
|---|
| 1990 | 17320 | |
| 1991 | 21276 | |
| 1992 | 24840 | |
| 1993 | 28624 | |
| 1994 | 28192 | |
| 1995 | 28947 | |
| 1996 | 29600 | |
| 1997 | 30667 | |
| 1998 | 32487 | |
| 1999 | 36116 | |
| 2000 | 35754 | |
| 2001 | 35237 | |
| 2002 | 31300 | |
| 2003 | 33278 | |
| 2004 | 33716 | |
| 2005 | 33770 | |
| 2006 | 34325 | |
| 2007 | 33905 | 1 |
| 2008 | 31124 | 2 |
| 2009 | 31168 | 1 |
| 2010 | 30288 | 2, 3 |
Telephone lines per 100 inhabitants
| Year | Value | Footnotes |
|---|
| 1990 | 9.1 | |
| 1991 | 10.86 | |
| 1992 | 12.31 | |
| 1993 | 13.76 | |
| 1994 | 13.16 | |
| 1995 | 13.14 | |
| 1996 | 13.07 | |
| 1997 | 13.19 | |
| 1998 | 13.62 | |
| 1999 | 14.77 | |
| 2000 | 14.27 | |
| 2001 | 13.73 | |
| 2002 | 11.92 | |
| 2003 | 12.38 | |
| 2004 | 12.27 | |
| 2005 | 12.02 | |
| 2006 | 11.96 | |
| 2007 | 11.57 | |
| 2008 | 10.4 | |
| 2009 | 10.21 | |
| 2010 | 9.72 | |
Source: United Nations Statistics Division
