Telephone lines
| Year | Value | Footnotes |
|---|
| 1990 | 24400 | 1 |
| 1991 | 26020 | 1 |
| 1992 | 29128 | 1 |
| 1993 | 29816 | 1 |
| 1994 | 30446 | 1 |
| 1995 | 31027 | 1 |
| 1996 | 31680 | 1 |
| 1997 | 31200 | 1 |
| 1998 | 30200 | 1 |
| 1999 | 29789 | 1 |
| 2000 | 29969 | 1 |
| 2001 | 29656 | 2 |
| 2002 | 33711 | 2 |
| 2003 | 33499 | 2 |
| 2004 | 33845 | 2 |
| 2005 | 33986 | 2 |
| 2006 | 34347 | 2 |
| 2007 | 34700 | 2 |
| 2008 | 35000 | 3 |
| 2009 | 34400 | 3 |
| 2010 | 34131 | 4 |
Telephone lines per 100 inhabitants
| Year | Value | Footnotes |
|---|
| 1990 | 78.97 | |
| 1991 | 83.05 | |
| 1992 | 91.76 | |
| 1993 | 92.73 | |
| 1994 | 93.47 | |
| 1995 | 93.98 | |
| 1996 | 94.61 | |
| 1997 | 91.83 | |
| 1998 | 87.68 | |
| 1999 | 85.5 | |
| 2000 | 85.32 | |
| 2001 | 84.04 | |
| 2002 | 95.39 | |
| 2003 | 94.84 | |
| 2004 | 95.93 | |
| 2005 | 96.39 | |
| 2006 | 97.39 | |
| 2007 | 98.31 | |
| 2008 | 99.05 | |
| 2009 | 97.24 | |
| 2010 | 96.4 | |
Source: United Nations Statistics Division