Telephone lines
| Year | Value | Footnotes |
|---|
| 1990 | 11632 | 1 |
| 1991 | 12404 | 1 |
| 1992 | 13700 | 1 |
| 1993 | 15900 | 1 |
| 1994 | 16700 | 1 |
| 1995 | 17800 | 1 |
| 1996 | 18737 | 1 |
| 1997 | 19200 | 2 |
| 1998 | 20070 | 1 |
| 1999 | 21332 | 1 |
| 2000 | 22700 | 3 |
| 2001 | 23250 | 4, 5 |
| 2002 | 23708 | 4 |
| 2003 | 22468 | 4 |
| 2004 | 20963 | 4 |
| 2005 | 19000 | 4 |
| 2006 | 17500 | 4 |
| 2007 | 17450 | 4 |
| 2008 | 17500 | 6 |
| 2009 | 16500 | 6 |
| 2010 | 15484 | 7 |
Telephone lines per 100 inhabitants
| Year | Value | Footnotes |
|---|
| 1990 | 16.4 | |
| 1991 | 17.51 | |
| 1992 | 19.31 | |
| 1993 | 22.34 | |
| 1994 | 23.41 | |
| 1995 | 24.94 | |
| 1996 | 26.32 | |
| 1997 | 27.1 | |
| 1998 | 28.5 | |
| 1999 | 30.47 | |
| 2000 | 32.58 | |
| 2001 | 33.48 | |
| 2002 | 34.21 | |
| 2003 | 32.47 | |
| 2004 | 30.34 | |
| 2005 | 27.57 | |
| 2006 | 25.47 | |
| 2007 | 25.5 | |
| 2008 | 25.68 | |
| 2009 | 24.29 | |
| 2010 | 22.85 | |
Source: United Nations Statistics Division
