Telephone lines
| Year | Value | Footnotes |
|---|
| 1990 | 27886 | 1, 2 |
| 1991 | 28405 | 1, 2 |
| 1992 | 30047 | 1, 2 |
| 1993 | 20770 | 1, 2 |
| 1994 | 30449 | 1, 2 |
| 1995 | 38972 | 1, 2 |
| 1996 | 47927 | 1, 2 |
| 1997 | 54074 | 1, 2 |
| 1998 | 56919 | 1, 2 |
| 1999 | 57239 | 3 |
| 2000 | 61678 | 3 |
| 2001 | 56149 | 3 |
| 2002 | 54976 | 3 |
| 2003 | 60995 | 3 |
| 2004 | 71568 | 3 |
| 2005 | 87513 | 3 |
| 2006 | 108140 | 3 |
| 2007 | 165788 | 3 |
| 2008 | 168481 | 3 |
| 2009 | 233533 | 3 |
| 2010 | 327114 | 4 |
Telephone lines per 100 inhabitants
| Year | Value | Footnotes |
|---|
| 1990 | 0.16 | |
| 1991 | 0.16 | |
| 1992 | 0.16 | |
| 1993 | 0.11 | |
| 1994 | 0.15 | |
| 1995 | 0.19 | |
| 1996 | 0.22 | |
| 1997 | 0.24 | |
| 1998 | 0.25 | |
| 1999 | 0.24 | |
| 2000 | 0.25 | |
| 2001 | 0.22 | |
| 2002 | 0.21 | |
| 2003 | 0.23 | |
| 2004 | 0.26 | |
| 2005 | 0.31 | |
| 2006 | 0.37 | |
| 2007 | 0.55 | |
| 2008 | 0.54 | |
| 2009 | 0.72 | |
| 2010 | 0.98 | |
Source: United Nations Statistics Division