Telephone lines
| Year | Value | Footnotes |
|---|
| 1990 | 6850300 | |
| 1991 | 8450600 | |
| 1992 | 11469100 | |
| 1993 | 17332000 | |
| 1994 | 27295300 | |
| 1995 | 40705700 | |
| 1996 | 54947000 | |
| 1997 | 70310000 | |
| 1998 | 87420937 | |
| 1999 | 108715763 | |
| 2000 | 144829000 | |
| 2001 | 180368000 | |
| 2002 | 214222000 | |
| 2003 | 262747000 | |
| 2004 | 311756000 | |
| 2005 | 350445000 | |
| 2006 | 367786000 | |
| 2007 | 365637000 | |
| 2008 | 340359000 | 1 |
| 2009 | 313732000 | 1 |
| 2010 | 294383000 | 1 |
Telephone lines per 100 inhabitants
| Year | Value | Footnotes |
|---|
| 1990 | 0.6 | |
| 1991 | 0.73 | |
| 1992 | 0.98 | |
| 1993 | 1.46 | |
| 1994 | 2.27 | |
| 1995 | 3.35 | |
| 1996 | 4.48 | |
| 1997 | 5.68 | |
| 1998 | 7 | |
| 1999 | 8.63 | |
| 2000 | 11.41 | |
| 2001 | 14.11 | |
| 2002 | 16.66 | |
| 2003 | 20.31 | |
| 2004 | 23.97 | |
| 2005 | 26.8 | |
| 2006 | 27.98 | |
| 2007 | 27.67 | |
| 2008 | 25.62 | |
| 2009 | 23.5 | |
| 2010 | 21.95 | |
Source: United Nations Statistics Division
