Telephone lines
| Year | Value | Footnotes |
|---|
| 1990 | 11300 | 1 |
| 1991 | 11553 | 1 |
| 1992 | 10788 | 1 |
| 1993 | 11579 | 1 |
| 1994 | 9308 | 1 |
| 1995 | 10855 | 1 |
| 1996 | 16206 | 1 |
| 1997 | 19786 | 1 |
| 1998 | 15213 | 1 |
| 1999 | 21064 | 1 |
| 2000 | 24311 | 1 |
| 2001 | 25490 | 1 |
| 2002 | 25989 | 1 |
| 2003 | 26165 | 1 |
| 2004 | 26200 | 1 |
| 2005 | 25000 | |
| 2006 | 23000 | 1 |
| 2007 | 22000 | 1 |
| 2008 | 27000 | 2 |
| 2009 | 22000 | 3 |
| 2010 | 18000 | 2 |
Telephone lines per 100 inhabitants
| Year | Value | Footnotes |
|---|
| 1990 | 0.2 | |
| 1991 | 0.19 | |
| 1992 | 0.17 | |
| 1993 | 0.17 | |
| 1994 | 0.13 | |
| 1995 | 0.14 | |
| 1996 | 0.21 | |
| 1997 | 0.25 | |
| 1998 | 0.19 | |
| 1999 | 0.26 | |
| 2000 | 0.29 | |
| 2001 | 0.3 | |
| 2002 | 0.3 | |
| 2003 | 0.3 | |
| 2004 | 0.29 | |
| 2005 | 0.28 | |
| 2006 | 0.25 | |
| 2007 | 0.23 | |
| 2008 | 0.28 | |
| 2009 | 0.23 | |
| 2010 | 0.18 | |
Source: United Nations Statistics Division