Telephone lines
| Year | Value | Footnotes |
|---|
| 1990 | 16000 | 1 |
| 1991 | 16000 | 2 |
| 1992 | 28373 | 1 |
| 1993 | 41287 | 1 |
| 1994 | 44063 | 1 |
| 1995 | 44615 | 1 |
| 1996 | 50190 | 1 |
| 1997 | 55108 | 1 |
| 1998 | 59910 | 1 |
| 1999 | 64034 | 1 |
| 2000 | 68400 | 3 |
| 2001 | 79913 | 4 |
| 2002 | 80441 | 4 |
| 2003 | 92332 | 4 |
| 2004 | 102688 | 4 |
| 2005 | 110136 | 4 |
| 2006 | 118000 | 5 |
| 2007 | 128394 | 6 |
| 2008 | 138822 | 6 |
| 2009 | 147042 | 6 |
| 2010 | 149857 | 6 |
Telephone lines per 100 inhabitants
| Year | Value | Footnotes |
|---|
| 1990 | 2.21 | |
| 1991 | 2.21 | |
| 1992 | 3.92 | |
| 1993 | 5.7 | |
| 1994 | 6.06 | |
| 1995 | 6.13 | |
| 1996 | 6.88 | |
| 1997 | 7.55 | |
| 1998 | 8.2 | |
| 1999 | 8.75 | |
| 2000 | 9.33 | |
| 2001 | 10.87 | |
| 2002 | 10.9 | |
| 2003 | 12.46 | |
| 2004 | 13.81 | |
| 2005 | 14.76 | |
| 2006 | 15.77 | |
| 2007 | 17.12 | |
| 2008 | 18.47 | |
| 2009 | 19.53 | |
| 2010 | 19.86 | |
Source: United Nations Statistics Division
