Telephone lines
| Year | Value | Footnotes |
|---|
| 1990 | 220000 | 1 |
| 1991 | 232980 | 2 |
| 1992 | 235803 | 2 |
| 1993 | 240000 | 2 |
| 1994 | 264000 | 2 |
| 1995 | 318000 | 2 |
| 1996 | 380000 | 2 |
| 1997 | 400000 | 2 |
| 1998 | 500000 | 2 |
| 1999 | 550000 | 1 |
| 2000 | 605000 | 1 |
| 2001 | 660000 | 1 |
| 2002 | 720000 | 1 |
| 2003 | 750000 | 1 |
| 2004 | 799500 | 1 |
| 2005 | 852300 | 1 |
| 2006 | 909000 | 1 |
| 2007 | 969000 | 1 |
| 2008 | 920416 | 3 |
| 2009 | 1063265 | 3 |
| 2010 | 1228300 | 1 |
Telephone lines per 100 inhabitants
| Year | Value | Footnotes |
|---|
| 1990 | 5.08 | |
| 1991 | 5.27 | |
| 1992 | 5.23 | |
| 1993 | 5.22 | |
| 1994 | 5.63 | |
| 1995 | 6.66 | |
| 1996 | 7.81 | |
| 1997 | 8.08 | |
| 1998 | 9.92 | |
| 1999 | 10.71 | |
| 2000 | 11.57 | |
| 2001 | 12.38 | |
| 2002 | 13.25 | |
| 2003 | 13.54 | |
| 2004 | 14.14 | |
| 2005 | 14.77 | |
| 2006 | 15.42 | |
| 2007 | 16.09 | |
| 2008 | 14.97 | |
| 2009 | 16.98 | |
| 2010 | 19.33 | |
Source: United Nations Statistics Division
