Telephone lines
| Year | Value | Footnotes |
|---|
| 1990 | 31543 | |
| 1991 | 36306 | |
| 1992 | 36583 | |
| 1993 | 34806 | |
| 1994 | 33675 | |
| 1995 | 37074 | |
| 1996 | 39406 | |
| 1997 | 43197 | |
| 1998 | 47193 | |
| 1999 | 50226 | |
| 2000 | 54995 | |
| 2001 | 58399 | |
| 2002 | 59491 | |
| 2003 | 59598 | |
| 2004 | 58702 | |
| 2005 | 92366 | |
| 2006 | 129809 | |
| 2007 | 133894 | 1 |
| 2008 | 164851 | 1 |
| 2009 | 186150 | 2 |
| 2010 | 172181 | 3 |
Telephone lines per 100 inhabitants
| Year | Value | Footnotes |
|---|
| 1990 | 0.28 | |
| 1991 | 0.31 | |
| 1992 | 0.31 | |
| 1993 | 0.28 | |
| 1994 | 0.26 | |
| 1995 | 0.28 | |
| 1996 | 0.29 | |
| 1997 | 0.31 | |
| 1998 | 0.33 | |
| 1999 | 0.34 | |
| 2000 | 0.36 | |
| 2001 | 0.37 | |
| 2002 | 0.36 | |
| 2003 | 0.35 | |
| 2004 | 0.34 | |
| 2005 | 0.52 | |
| 2006 | 0.7 | |
| 2007 | 0.71 | |
| 2008 | 0.84 | |
| 2009 | 0.93 | |
| 2010 | 0.83 | |
Source: United Nations Statistics Division