Telephone lines
| Year | Value | Footnotes |
|---|
| 1990 | 98536 | 1 |
| 1991 | 137135 | 2 |
| 1992 | 152727 | 1 |
| 1993 | 260000 | 1 |
| 1994 | 442000 | 1 |
| 1995 | 775000 | 1 |
| 1996 | 1186367 | 1 |
| 1997 | 1332909 | 1 |
| 1998 | 1743567 | 1 |
| 1999 | 2105891 | 1 |
| 2000 | 2542718 | 1 |
| 2001 | 3049925 | 1 |
| 2002 | 3929140 | 1 |
| 2003 | 4402000 | 1 |
| 2004 | 10124899 | 3 |
| 2006 | 8567520 | 4 |
| 2007 | 11165617 | 4 |
| 2008 | 14767629 | 4 |
| 2009 | 17427365 | 4 |
| 2010 | 16400000 | 5 |
Telephone lines per 100 inhabitants
| Year | Value | Footnotes |
|---|
| 1990 | 0.15 | |
| 1991 | 0.2 | |
| 1992 | 0.22 | |
| 1993 | 0.36 | |
| 1994 | 0.61 | |
| 1995 | 1.05 | |
| 1996 | 1.58 | |
| 1997 | 1.75 | |
| 1998 | 2.26 | |
| 1999 | 2.7 | |
| 2000 | 3.23 | |
| 2001 | 3.83 | |
| 2002 | 4.88 | |
| 2003 | 5.41 | |
| 2004 | 12.31 | |
| 2006 | 10.19 | |
| 2007 | 13.13 | |
| 2008 | 17.18 | |
| 2009 | 20.05 | |
| 2010 | 18.67 | |
Source: United Nations Statistics Division
