Telephone lines
| Year | Value | Footnotes |
|---|
| 1990 | 17000 | 1 |
| 1991 | 17170 | 1 |
| 1992 | 20293 | 1 |
| 1993 | 24223 | 1 |
| 1994 | 25012 | 1 |
| 1995 | 30576 | 1 |
| 1996 | 33783 | 1 |
| 1997 | 36992 | 1 |
| 1998 | 40373 | 1 |
| 1999 | 44465 | 1 |
| 2000 | 48900 | 2 |
| 2001 | 50000 | 1 |
| 2002 | 51121 | 1 |
| 2003 | 49000 | 1 |
| 2004 | 42000 | 1 |
| 2005 | 39000 | 1 |
| 2006 | 40900 | 1 |
| 2007 | 40900 | 1 |
| 2008 | 40940 | 1 |
| 2009 | 41000 | 3 |
| 2010 | 41100 | 3 |
Telephone lines per 100 inhabitants
| Year | Value | Footnotes |
|---|
| 1990 | 12.32 | |
| 1991 | 12.26 | |
| 1992 | 14.3 | |
| 1993 | 16.87 | |
| 1994 | 17.22 | |
| 1995 | 20.79 | |
| 1996 | 22.67 | |
| 1997 | 24.49 | |
| 1998 | 26.36 | |
| 1999 | 28.65 | |
| 2000 | 31.13 | |
| 2001 | 31.47 | |
| 2002 | 31.85 | |
| 2003 | 30.24 | |
| 2004 | 25.67 | |
| 2005 | 23.6 | |
| 2006 | 24.49 | |
| 2007 | 24.23 | |
| 2008 | 23.99 | |
| 2009 | 23.77 | |
| 2010 | 23.58 | |
Source: United Nations Statistics Division