Telephone lines
| Year | Value | Footnotes |
|---|
| 1990 | 62000 | 1 |
| 1991 | 63600 | 2 |
| 1992 | 64000 | 1 |
| 1993 | 64000 | 1 |
| 1994 | 64000 | 2 |
| 1995 | 75000 | 2 |
| 1996 | 99000 | 2 |
| 1997 | 112544 | 2 |
| 1998 | 162225 | 2 |
| 1999 | 251420 | 2 |
| 2000 | 386775 | 2 |
| 2001 | 448000 | 2 |
| 2002 | 671842 | 2 |
| 2003 | 936756 | 3 |
| 2004 | 1028899 | 3 |
| 2005 | 570000 | 3 |
| 2006 | 499000 | 3 |
| 2007 | 345194 | 3 |
| 2008 | 366200 | 3 |
| 2009 | 370423 | 3 |
| 2010 | 374700 | 4 |
Telephone lines per 100 inhabitants
| Year | Value | Footnotes |
|---|
| 1990 | 0.23 | |
| 1991 | 0.23 | |
| 1992 | 0.23 | |
| 1993 | 0.22 | |
| 1994 | 0.22 | |
| 1995 | 0.25 | |
| 1996 | 0.32 | |
| 1997 | 0.35 | |
| 1998 | 0.5 | |
| 1999 | 0.75 | |
| 2000 | 1.13 | |
| 2001 | 1.28 | |
| 2002 | 1.88 | |
| 2003 | 2.56 | |
| 2004 | 2.74 | |
| 2005 | 1.48 | |
| 2006 | 1.27 | |
| 2007 | 0.85 | |
| 2008 | 0.88 | |
| 2009 | 0.87 | |
| 2010 | 0.86 | |
Source: United Nations Statistics Division
