Telephone lines
| Year | Value | Footnotes |
|---|
| 1990 | 121388 | |
| 1991 | 125834 | |
| 1992 | 135504 | |
| 1993 | 157774 | |
| 1994 | 180724 | |
| 1995 | 204350 | |
| 1996 | 255049 | |
| 1997 | 341622 | |
| 1998 | 523529 | |
| 1999 | 669113 | |
| 2000 | 767411 | |
| 2001 | 827195 | |
| 2002 | 883108 | |
| 2003 | 939013 | |
| 2004 | 991239 | |
| 2005 | 1243994 | |
| 2006 | 1884078 | |
| 2007 | 2742059 | 1 |
| 2008 | 3446411 | 1 |
| 2009 | 3435958 | 1 |
| 2010 | 3578463 | 2 |
Telephone lines per 100 inhabitants
| Year | Value | Footnotes |
|---|
| 1990 | 0.7 | |
| 1991 | 0.72 | |
| 1992 | 0.76 | |
| 1993 | 0.88 | |
| 1994 | 1 | |
| 1995 | 1.12 | |
| 1996 | 1.39 | |
| 1997 | 1.85 | |
| 1998 | 2.83 | |
| 1999 | 3.6 | |
| 2000 | 4.09 | |
| 2001 | 4.37 | |
| 2002 | 4.62 | |
| 2003 | 4.85 | |
| 2004 | 5.05 | |
| 2005 | 6.27 | |
| 2006 | 9.39 | |
| 2007 | 13.53 | |
| 2008 | 16.83 | |
| 2009 | 16.62 | |
| 2010 | 17.15 | |
Source: United Nations Statistics Division
