Telephone lines
| Year | Value | Footnotes |
|---|
| 1990 | 93995 | 1 |
| 1991 | 100581 | 1 |
| 1992 | 112530 | 1 |
| 1993 | 124353 | 1 |
| 1994 | 135853 | 1 |
| 1995 | 140850 | 1 |
| 1996 | 144391 | 1 |
| 1997 | 152303 | 1 |
| 1998 | 157619 | 1 |
| 1999 | 165369 | 1 |
| 2000 | 170976 | 1 |
| 2001 | 173855 | 1 |
| 2002 | 175446 | 1 |
| 2003 | 185756 | 1 |
| 2004 | 191553 | 2 |
| 2005 | 193520 | 2 |
| 2006 | 194196 | 2 |
| 2007 | 203541 | 3, 2 |
| 2008 | 220386 | 3, 2 |
| 2009 | 238000 | 4 |
| 2010 | 228000 | 4 |
Telephone lines per 100 inhabitants
| Year | Value | Footnotes |
|---|
| 1990 | 19.07 | |
| 1991 | 19.85 | |
| 1992 | 21.65 | |
| 1993 | 23.36 | |
| 1994 | 24.91 | |
| 1995 | 25.19 | |
| 1996 | 25.12 | |
| 1997 | 25.68 | |
| 1998 | 25.79 | |
| 1999 | 26.38 | |
| 2000 | 26.79 | |
| 2001 | 27.06 | |
| 2002 | 27.33 | |
| 2003 | 28.7 | |
| 2004 | 28.52 | |
| 2005 | 26.7 | |
| 2006 | 23.93 | |
| 2007 | 21.99 | |
| 2008 | 20.94 | |
| 2009 | 20.35 | |
| 2010 | 18.07 | |
Source: United Nations Statistics Division
