Telephone lines
| Year | Value | Footnotes |
|---|
| 1990 | 8679 | 1 |
| 1991 | 9349 | 1 |
| 1992 | 10068 | 1 |
| 1993 | 10909 | 1 |
| 1994 | 12110 | 1 |
| 1995 | 13111 | 1 |
| 1996 | 15712 | 1 |
| 1997 | 17844 | 1 |
| 1998 | 18750 | 1 |
| 1999 | 19635 | 1 |
| 2000 | 20621 | 2 |
| 2001 | 21247 | 2 |
| 2002 | 21249 | 2 |
| 2003 | 21191 | 2 |
| 2004 | 21268 | 2 |
| 2005 | 21404 | 2 |
| 2006 | 20679 | 2 |
| 2007 | 22722 | 3, 2 |
| 2008 | 22322 | 4, 5 |
| 2009 | 26078 | 6, 7 |
| 2010 | 22045 | 8, 9 |
Telephone lines per 100 inhabitants
| Year | Value | Footnotes |
|---|
| 1990 | 12.22 | |
| 1991 | 13.02 | |
| 1992 | 13.88 | |
| 1993 | 14.89 | |
| 1994 | 16.36 | |
| 1995 | 17.54 | |
| 1996 | 20.81 | |
| 1997 | 23.41 | |
| 1998 | 24.35 | |
| 1999 | 25.23 | |
| 2000 | 26.21 | |
| 2001 | 26.68 | |
| 2002 | 26.35 | |
| 2003 | 25.95 | |
| 2004 | 25.74 | |
| 2005 | 25.63 | |
| 2006 | 24.53 | |
| 2007 | 26.74 | |
| 2008 | 26.09 | |
| 2009 | 30.3 | |
| 2010 | 25.48 | |
Source: United Nations Statistics Division