Telephone lines
| Year | Value | Footnotes |
|---|
| 1990 | 35000 | 1 |
| 1991 | 39092 | 1 |
| 1992 | 48107 | 1 |
| 1993 | 55228 | 1 |
| 1994 | 61620 | 1 |
| 1995 | 68127 | 1 |
| 1996 | 78794 | 1 |
| 1997 | 76789 | 1 |
| 1998 | 77742 | 1 |
| 1999 | 79086 | 1 |
| 2000 | 80500 | 2 |
| 2001 | 88440 | 2 |
| 2002 | 81280 | 3 |
| 2003 | 81925 | 3 |
| 2004 | 83100 | 3 |
| 2005 | 83890 | 3 |
| 2006 | 80176 | 3 |
| 2007 | 79554 | 3 |
| 2008 | 80786 | 3 |
| 2009 | 80549 | 3 |
| 2010 | 79901 | 4 |
Telephone lines per 100 inhabitants
| Year | Value | Footnotes |
|---|
| 1990 | 13.88 | |
| 1991 | 15.07 | |
| 1992 | 18.03 | |
| 1993 | 20.13 | |
| 1994 | 21.85 | |
| 1995 | 23.52 | |
| 1996 | 26.51 | |
| 1997 | 25.2 | |
| 1998 | 24.9 | |
| 1999 | 24.74 | |
| 2000 | 24.62 | |
| 2001 | 26.45 | |
| 2002 | 23.79 | |
| 2003 | 23.49 | |
| 2004 | 23.35 | |
| 2005 | 23.1 | |
| 2006 | 21.65 | |
| 2007 | 21.07 | |
| 2008 | 21 | |
| 2009 | 20.56 | |
| 2010 | 20.03 | |
Source: United Nations Statistics Division
