Telephone lines
| Year | Value | Footnotes |
|---|
| 1990 | 2199285 | |
| 1991 | 2456437 | |
| 1992 | 2997852 | |
| 1993 | 3597900 | |
| 1994 | 4319900 | |
| 1995 | 5090363 | |
| 1996 | 5824968 | |
| 1997 | 6503466 | |
| 1998 | 7354992 | |
| 1999 | 8371167 | |
| 2000 | 9486260 | |
| 2001 | 10896572 | |
| 2002 | 12887525 | |
| 2003 | 15340805 | |
| 2004 | 16342050 | |
| 2005 | 20339000 | |
| 2006 | 22626944 | |
| 2007 | 23835000 | 1 |
| 2008 | 24800000 | 1 |
| 2009 | 25804100 | 2 |
| 2010 | 26848900 | 2 |
Telephone lines per 100 inhabitants
| Year | Value | Footnotes |
|---|
| 1990 | 4.01 | |
| 1991 | 4.38 | |
| 1992 | 5.25 | |
| 1993 | 6.21 | |
| 1994 | 7.35 | |
| 1995 | 8.52 | |
| 1996 | 9.58 | |
| 1997 | 10.5 | |
| 1998 | 11.65 | |
| 1999 | 13.02 | |
| 2000 | 14.52 | |
| 2001 | 16.43 | |
| 2002 | 19.17 | |
| 2003 | 22.54 | |
| 2004 | 23.72 | |
| 2005 | 29.17 | |
| 2006 | 32.06 | |
| 2007 | 33.37 | |
| 2008 | 34.31 | |
| 2009 | 35.28 | |
| 2010 | 36.3 | |
Source: United Nations Statistics Division
