Telephone lines
| Year | Value | Footnotes |
|---|
| 1990 | 16538 | |
| 1991 | 17499 | |
| 1992 | 18455 | |
| 1993 | 18916 | |
| 1994 | 18554 | |
| 1995 | 19632 | |
| 1996 | 19916 | |
| 1997 | 19772 | |
| 1998 | 19762 | |
| 1999 | 19763 | |
| 2000 | 20072 | |
| 2001 | 20100 | |
| 2002 | 19923 | |
| 2003 | 19900 | |
| 2004 | 19981 | |
| 2005 | 20010 | |
| 2006 | 19755 | |
| 2007 | 19578 | |
| 2008 | 19600 | 1 |
| 2009 | 19600 | 1 |
| 2010 | 19600 | 1 |
Telephone lines per 100 inhabitants
| Year | Value | Footnotes |
|---|
| 1990 | 57.06 | |
| 1991 | 59.58 | |
| 1992 | 62.01 | |
| 1993 | 62.73 | |
| 1994 | 60.74 | |
| 1995 | 63.45 | |
| 1996 | 63.57 | |
| 1997 | 62.35 | |
| 1998 | 61.58 | |
| 1999 | 60.87 | |
| 2000 | 61.1 | |
| 2001 | 60.47 | |
| 2002 | 59.25 | |
| 2003 | 58.52 | |
| 2004 | 58.14 | |
| 2005 | 57.67 | |
| 2006 | 56.45 | |
| 2007 | 55.52 | |
| 2008 | 55.18 | |
| 2009 | 54.79 | |
| 2010 | 54.4 | |
Source: United Nations Statistics Division