Telephone lines
| Year | Value | Footnotes |
|---|
| 1990 | 12357 | |
| 1991 | 12275 | |
| 1992 | 11380 | |
| 1993 | 14621 | |
| 1994 | 15712 | |
| 1995 | 17792 | |
| 1996 | 15975 | |
| 1997 | 20400 | |
| 1998 | 21000 | |
| 1999 | 21600 | |
| 2000 | 22200 | |
| 2001 | 21382 | |
| 2002 | 28603 | |
| 2003 | 35101 | |
| 2004 | 37230 | |
| 2005 | 47964 | |
| 2006 | 53136 | |
| 2007 | 47582 | 1 |
| 2008 | 41190 | 1 |
| 2009 | 40000 | 2 |
| 2010 | 38800 | 2 |
Telephone lines per 100 inhabitants
| Year | Value | Footnotes |
|---|
| 1990 | 0.75 | |
| 1991 | 0.74 | |
| 1992 | 0.67 | |
| 1993 | 0.85 | |
| 1994 | 0.89 | |
| 1995 | 0.99 | |
| 1996 | 0.87 | |
| 1997 | 1.09 | |
| 1998 | 1.1 | |
| 1999 | 1.12 | |
| 2000 | 1.13 | |
| 2001 | 1.08 | |
| 2002 | 1.42 | |
| 2003 | 1.73 | |
| 2004 | 1.82 | |
| 2005 | 2.32 | |
| 2006 | 2.55 | |
| 2007 | 2.26 | |
| 2008 | 1.94 | |
| 2009 | 1.86 | |
| 2010 | 1.79 | |
Source: United Nations Statistics Division