Telephone lines
| Year | Value | Footnotes |
|---|
| 1990 | 10516 | 1 |
| 1991 | 10730 | 1 |
| 1992 | 15337 | 1 |
| 1993 | 17298 | 1 |
| 1994 | 21400 | 1 |
| 1995 | 21715 | 1 |
| 1996 | 24050 | 1 |
| 1997 | 25132 | 1 |
| 1998 | 31415 | 1 |
| 1999 | 38166 | 1 |
| 2000 | 42763 | 1 |
| 2001 | 48384 | 1 |
| 2002 | 51156 | 1 |
| 2003 | 61099 | 1 |
| 2004 | 65949 | 2 |
| 2005 | 62831 | 3, 2 |
| 2006 | 82057 | 2 |
| 2007 | 99483 | 2 |
| 2008 | 140919 | 2 |
| 2009 | 178713 | 2 |
| 2010 | 213750 | 4 |
Telephone lines per 100 inhabitants
| Year | Value | Footnotes |
|---|
| 1990 | 0.29 | |
| 1991 | 0.29 | |
| 1992 | 0.4 | |
| 1993 | 0.44 | |
| 1994 | 0.54 | |
| 1995 | 0.53 | |
| 1996 | 0.57 | |
| 1997 | 0.58 | |
| 1998 | 0.7 | |
| 1999 | 0.82 | |
| 2000 | 0.89 | |
| 2001 | 0.98 | |
| 2002 | 1.01 | |
| 2003 | 1.18 | |
| 2004 | 1.25 | |
| 2005 | 1.16 | |
| 2006 | 1.48 | |
| 2007 | 1.76 | |
| 2008 | 2.44 | |
| 2009 | 3.03 | |
| 2010 | 3.55 | |
Source: United Nations Statistics Division