Telephone lines
| Year | Value | Footnotes |
|---|
| 1990 | 53000 | 1 |
| 1991 | 56939 | 1 |
| 1992 | 60974 | 1 |
| 1993 | 66749 | 1 |
| 1994 | 69784 | 1 |
| 1995 | 78499 | 1 |
| 1996 | 85549 | 1 |
| 1997 | 99904 | 1 |
| 1998 | 105877 | 1 |
| 1999 | 108193 | 1 |
| 2000 | 110176 | 1 |
| 2001 | 117398 | 1 |
| 2002 | 121413 | 2 |
| 2003 | 127380 | 2 |
| 2004 | 127935 | 2 |
| 2005 | 138997 | 2 |
| 2006 | 136163 | 2 |
| 2007 | 138171 | 3 |
| 2008 | 145360 | 3 |
| 2009 | 148672 | 3 |
| 2010 | 152000 | 4 |
Telephone lines per 100 inhabitants
| Year | Value | Footnotes |
|---|
| 1990 | 3.75 | |
| 1991 | 3.89 | |
| 1992 | 4.03 | |
| 1993 | 4.28 | |
| 1994 | 4.35 | |
| 1995 | 4.75 | |
| 1996 | 5.03 | |
| 1997 | 5.7 | |
| 1998 | 5.87 | |
| 1999 | 5.85 | |
| 2000 | 5.81 | |
| 2001 | 6.06 | |
| 2002 | 6.15 | |
| 2003 | 6.34 | |
| 2004 | 6.26 | |
| 2005 | 6.68 | |
| 2006 | 6.43 | |
| 2007 | 6.4 | |
| 2008 | 6.61 | |
| 2009 | 6.63 | |
| 2010 | 6.66 | |
Source: United Nations Statistics Division