Telephone lines
| Year | Value | Footnotes |
|---|
| 1990 | 1066222 | 1 |
| 1991 | 1295002 | 1 |
| 1992 | 1652378 | 1 |
| 1993 | 1863947 | 1 |
| 1994 | 2462831 | 1 |
| 1995 | 3290854 | 1 |
| 1996 | 4186030 | 1 |
| 1997 | 4982466 | 1 |
| 1998 | 5571644 | 1 |
| 1999 | 6080193 | 1 |
| 2000 | 6662605 | 1 |
| 2001 | 7218938 | 1 |
| 2002 | 7750035 | 1, 2 |
| 2003 | 8058139 | 1 |
| 2004 | 10376381 | 1 |
| 2005 | 13507830 | 1 |
| 2006 | 14820733 | 1 |
| 2007 | 19529507 | 1 |
| 2008 | 30378071 | 1 |
| 2009 | 33957892 | 3 |
| 2010 | 37959600 | 4 |
Telephone lines per 100 inhabitants
| Year | Value | Footnotes |
|---|
| 1990 | 0.58 | |
| 1991 | 0.69 | |
| 1992 | 0.87 | |
| 1993 | 0.96 | |
| 1994 | 1.25 | |
| 1995 | 1.65 | |
| 1996 | 2.07 | |
| 1997 | 2.43 | |
| 1998 | 2.68 | |
| 1999 | 2.89 | |
| 2000 | 3.12 | |
| 2001 | 3.34 | |
| 2002 | 3.54 | |
| 2003 | 3.63 | |
| 2004 | 4.62 | |
| 2005 | 5.94 | |
| 2006 | 6.45 | |
| 2007 | 8.4 | |
| 2008 | 12.93 | |
| 2009 | 14.3 | |
| 2010 | 15.83 | |
Source: United Nations Statistics Division
