Telephone lines
| Year | Value | Footnotes |
|---|
| 1990 | 42425 | 1 |
| 1991 | 45596 | 1 |
| 1992 | 49610 | 1 |
| 1993 | 53997 | 1 |
| 1994 | 59471 | 1 |
| 1995 | 64772 | 1 |
| 1996 | 70018 | 1 |
| 1997 | 71793 | 1 |
| 1998 | 76933 | 1 |
| 1999 | 81518 | 1 |
| 2000 | 86400 | 2 |
| 2001 | 92222 | 2 |
| 2002 | 97515 | 2 |
| 2003 | 102023 | 2 |
| 2004 | 105000 | 2 |
| 2005 | 112493 | 2 |
| 2006 | 115000 | 2 |
| 2007 | 121845 | 3 |
| 2008 | 129100 | 2 |
| 2009 | 136782 | 2 |
| 2010 | 137000 | 2 |
Telephone lines per 100 inhabitants
| Year | Value | Footnotes |
|---|
| 1990 | 5.82 | |
| 1991 | 6.2 | |
| 1992 | 6.66 | |
| 1993 | 7.15 | |
| 1994 | 7.77 | |
| 1995 | 8.35 | |
| 1996 | 8.92 | |
| 1997 | 9.05 | |
| 1998 | 9.61 | |
| 1999 | 10.1 | |
| 2000 | 10.64 | |
| 2001 | 11.32 | |
| 2002 | 11.95 | |
| 2003 | 12.48 | |
| 2004 | 12.82 | |
| 2005 | 13.68 | |
| 2006 | 13.89 | |
| 2007 | 14.59 | |
| 2008 | 15.3 | |
| 2009 | 16.05 | |
| 2010 | 15.92 | |
Source: United Nations Statistics Division
