Telephone lines
| Year | Value | Footnotes |
|---|
| 1990 | 289190 | 1 |
| 1991 | 294166 | 1 |
| 1992 | 320934 | 1 |
| 1993 | 342287 | 1 |
| 1994 | 368715 | 1 |
| 1995 | 405073 | 1 |
| 1996 | 412779 | 1 |
| 1997 | 404177 | 1 |
| 1998 | 438619 | 1 |
| 1999 | 473316 | 1 |
| 2000 | 553374 | 1 |
| 2001 | 600321 | 2 |
| 2002 | 702000 | 2 |
| 2003 | 888534 | 2 |
| 2004 | 1027519 | 2 |
| 2005 | 1223258 | 2 |
| 2006 | 1687972 | 2 |
| 2007 | 1579664 | 3, 2 |
| 2008 | 1307625 | 2, 4 |
| 2009 | 1482000 | 2, 4 |
| 2010 | 1050237 | 4, 5 |
Telephone lines per 100 inhabitants
| Year | Value | Footnotes |
|---|
| 1990 | 0.3 | |
| 1991 | 0.29 | |
| 1992 | 0.31 | |
| 1993 | 0.33 | |
| 1994 | 0.34 | |
| 1995 | 0.37 | |
| 1996 | 0.37 | |
| 1997 | 0.35 | |
| 1998 | 0.37 | |
| 1999 | 0.39 | |
| 2000 | 0.45 | |
| 2001 | 0.47 | |
| 2002 | 0.54 | |
| 2003 | 0.67 | |
| 2004 | 0.75 | |
| 2005 | 0.87 | |
| 2006 | 1.18 | |
| 2007 | 1.07 | |
| 2008 | 0.87 | |
| 2009 | 0.96 | |
| 2010 | 0.66 | |
Source: United Nations Statistics Division