Telephone lines
| Year | Value | Footnotes |
|---|
| 1990 | 182686 | 1 |
| 1991 | 204059 | 1 |
| 1992 | 208034 | 1 |
| 1993 | 231739 | 1 |
| 1994 | 242823 | 2 |
| 1995 | 246881 | 1 |
| 1996 | 348595 | 2 |
| 1997 | 384530 | 1 |
| 1998 | 452381 | 1 |
| 1999 | 502568 | 3 |
| 2000 | 510755 | 3 |
| 2001 | 524391 | 3 |
| 2002 | 590638 | 3 |
| 2003 | 610261 | 3 |
| 2004 | 625428 | 3 |
| 2005 | 646291 | 3 |
| 2006 | 666553 | 3 |
| 2007 | 678198 | 3 |
| 2008 | 788972 | 4 |
| 2009 | 804217 | 4 |
| 2010 | 848202 | 4 |
Telephone lines per 100 inhabitants
| Year | Value | Footnotes |
|---|
| 1990 | 2.74 | |
| 1991 | 2.99 | |
| 1992 | 2.98 | |
| 1993 | 3.25 | |
| 1994 | 3.32 | |
| 1995 | 3.3 | |
| 1996 | 4.56 | |
| 1997 | 4.93 | |
| 1998 | 5.68 | |
| 1999 | 6.17 | |
| 2000 | 6.15 | |
| 2001 | 6.19 | |
| 2002 | 6.83 | |
| 2003 | 6.92 | |
| 2004 | 6.96 | |
| 2005 | 7.07 | |
| 2006 | 7.16 | |
| 2007 | 7.17 | |
| 2008 | 8.2 | |
| 2009 | 8.23 | |
| 2010 | 8.54 | |
Source: United Nations Statistics Division
