Telephone lines
| Year | Value | Footnotes |
|---|
| 1990 | 40218 | 1 |
| 1991 | 41933 | 1 |
| 1992 | 54672 | 1 |
| 1993 | 57168 | 1 |
| 1994 | 58200 | 1 |
| 1995 | 65597 | 1 |
| 1996 | 70558 | 1 |
| 1997 | 75200 | 1 |
| 1998 | 93920 | 1 |
| 1999 | 94599 | 1 |
| 2000 | 95000 | 2 |
| 2001 | 106287 | 2 |
| 2002 | 110881 | 1 |
| 2003 | 97393 | 1 |
| 2004 | 99439 | 1 |
| 2005 | 100331 | 1 |
| 2006 | 130694 | 1 |
| 2007 | 188874 | 1 |
| 2008 | 255306 | 1 |
| 2009 | 435413 | 3 |
| 2010 | 496482 | 4 |
Telephone lines per 100 inhabitants
| Year | Value | Footnotes |
|---|
| 1990 | 0.33 | |
| 1991 | 0.33 | |
| 1992 | 0.42 | |
| 1993 | 0.43 | |
| 1994 | 0.43 | |
| 1995 | 0.47 | |
| 1996 | 0.49 | |
| 1997 | 0.51 | |
| 1998 | 0.63 | |
| 1999 | 0.62 | |
| 2000 | 0.61 | |
| 2001 | 0.66 | |
| 2002 | 0.68 | |
| 2003 | 0.58 | |
| 2004 | 0.58 | |
| 2005 | 0.57 | |
| 2006 | 0.73 | |
| 2007 | 1.03 | |
| 2008 | 1.36 | |
| 2009 | 2.27 | |
| 2010 | 2.53 | |
Source: United Nations Statistics Division
