Telephone lines
| Year | Value | Footnotes |
|---|
| 1990 | 3115 | 1 |
| 1991 | 3885 | 1 |
| 1992 | 4068 | 1 |
| 1993 | 4215 | 1 |
| 1994 | 6943 | 2, 1 |
| 1995 | 8528 | 2, 1 |
| 1996 | 15475 | 2, 1 |
| 1997 | 20044 | 2, 1 |
| 1998 | 24261 | 2, 1 |
| 1999 | 27704 | 2, 1 |
| 2000 | 30880 | 2, 1 |
| 2001 | 33494 | 2, 1 |
| 2002 | 35419 | 2, 1 |
| 2003 | 31379 | 2, 1 |
| 2004 | 32180 | 2, 1 |
| 2005 | 32971 | 2, 1 |
| 2006 | 25648 | 2, 1 |
| 2007 | 37529 | 2, 1 |
| 2008 | 43100 | 2, 1 |
| 2009 | 54200 | 3 |
| 2010 | 358850 | 4, 5 |
Telephone lines per 100 inhabitants
| Year | Value | Footnotes |
|---|
| 1990 | 0.03 | |
| 1991 | 0.04 | |
| 1992 | 0.04 | |
| 1993 | 0.04 | |
| 1994 | 0.06 | |
| 1995 | 0.08 | |
| 1996 | 0.14 | |
| 1997 | 0.17 | |
| 1998 | 0.2 | |
| 1999 | 0.23 | |
| 2000 | 0.25 | |
| 2001 | 0.26 | |
| 2002 | 0.28 | |
| 2003 | 0.24 | |
| 2004 | 0.24 | |
| 2005 | 0.25 | |
| 2006 | 0.19 | |
| 2007 | 0.27 | |
| 2008 | 0.31 | |
| 2009 | 0.39 | |
| 2010 | 2.54 | |
Source: United Nations Statistics Division