Telephone lines
| Year | Value | Footnotes |
|---|
| 1990 | 540000 | 1 |
| 1991 | 556800 | 2 |
| 1992 | 572700 | 2 |
| 1993 | 570896 | 2 |
| 1994 | 525596 | 2 |
| 1995 | 554300 | 2 |
| 1996 | 567400 | 2 |
| 1997 | 616517 | 2 |
| 1998 | 628770 | 2 |
| 1999 | 671511 | 2 |
| 2000 | 508750 | 3 |
| 2001 | 569040 | 3 |
| 2002 | 640400 | 3 |
| 2003 | 667120 | 4 |
| 2004 | 683230 | 4 |
| 2005 | 570200 | 5 |
| 2006 | 553105 | 4 |
| 2007 | 556100 | 4 |
| 2008 | 618028 | 6 |
| 2009 | 620000 | 7 |
| 2010 | 596957 | 8 |
Telephone lines per 100 inhabitants
| Year | Value | Footnotes |
|---|
| 1990 | 9.89 | |
| 1991 | 10.28 | |
| 1992 | 10.71 | |
| 1993 | 10.87 | |
| 1994 | 10.19 | |
| 1995 | 10.93 | |
| 1996 | 11.37 | |
| 1997 | 12.52 | |
| 1998 | 12.93 | |
| 1999 | 13.97 | |
| 2000 | 10.72 | |
| 2001 | 12.15 | |
| 2002 | 13.84 | |
| 2003 | 14.6 | |
| 2004 | 15.12 | |
| 2005 | 12.74 | |
| 2006 | 12.45 | |
| 2007 | 12.59 | |
| 2008 | 14.07 | |
| 2009 | 14.18 | |
| 2010 | 13.72 | |
Source: United Nations Statistics Division