Telephone lines
| Year | Value | Footnotes |
|---|
| 1990 | 36673 | |
| 1991 | 40531 | |
| 1992 | 43522 | |
| 1993 | 47230 | |
| 1994 | 50643 | |
| 1995 | 54150 | |
| 1996 | 56844 | |
| 1997 | 63888 | |
| 1998 | 67308 | |
| 1999 | 70846 | |
| 2000 | 75308 | |
| 2001 | 77366 | |
| 2002 | 78680 | |
| 2003 | 79815 | |
| 2004 | 81709 | |
| 2005 | 81056 | |
| 2006 | 81500 | |
| 2007 | 82000 | 1 |
| 2008 | 83000 | 1 |
| 2009 | 83747 | 2 |
| 2010 | 84957 | 2 |
Telephone lines per 100 inhabitants
| Year | Value | Footnotes |
|---|
| 1990 | 9.01 | |
| 1991 | 9.81 | |
| 1992 | 10.39 | |
| 1993 | 11.13 | |
| 1994 | 11.77 | |
| 1995 | 12.42 | |
| 1996 | 12.86 | |
| 1997 | 14.26 | |
| 1998 | 14.82 | |
| 1999 | 15.39 | |
| 2000 | 16.13 | |
| 2001 | 16.34 | |
| 2002 | 16.39 | |
| 2003 | 16.4 | |
| 2004 | 16.57 | |
| 2005 | 16.23 | |
| 2006 | 16.14 | |
| 2007 | 16.07 | |
| 2008 | 16.11 | |
| 2009 | 16.11 | |
| 2010 | 16.19 | |
Source: United Nations Statistics Division