Telephone lines
| Year | Value | Footnotes |
|---|
| 1990 | 28382 | |
| 1991 | 31475 | |
| 1992 | 35114 | |
| 1993 | 38748 | |
| 1994 | 41605 | |
| 1995 | 43725 | |
| 1996 | 45574 | |
| 1997 | 47479 | |
| 1998 | 49259 | |
| 1999 | 50652 | |
| 2000 | 51005 | |
| 2001 | 50709 | |
| 2002 | 52000 | |
| 2003 | 51928 | |
| 2004 | 53306 | |
| 2005 | 55310 | |
| 2006 | 57800 | |
| 2007 | 60209 | 1 |
| 2008 | 63006 | 1 |
| 2009 | 67426 | 1 |
| 2010 | 72200 | 2 |
Telephone lines per 100 inhabitants
| Year | Value | Footnotes |
|---|
| 1990 | 16.73 | |
| 1991 | 18.14 | |
| 1992 | 19.77 | |
| 1993 | 21.3 | |
| 1994 | 22.33 | |
| 1995 | 22.92 | |
| 1996 | 23.36 | |
| 1997 | 23.81 | |
| 1998 | 24.18 | |
| 1999 | 24.37 | |
| 2000 | 24.06 | |
| 2001 | 23.49 | |
| 2002 | 23.66 | |
| 2003 | 23.23 | |
| 2004 | 23.46 | |
| 2005 | 23.94 | |
| 2006 | 24.6 | |
| 2007 | 25.2 | |
| 2008 | 25.94 | |
| 2009 | 27.31 | |
| 2010 | 28.78 | |
Source: United Nations Statistics Division
