Telephone lines
| Year | Value | Footnotes |
|---|
| 1990 | 66357 | 1 |
| 1991 | 68480 | 1 |
| 1992 | 69225 | 1 |
| 1993 | 66399 | 1 |
| 1994 | 69114 | 1 |
| 1995 | 77745 | 1 |
| 1996 | 83688 | 1 |
| 1997 | 87309 | 1 |
| 1998 | 103353 | 1 |
| 1999 | 103400 | 1 |
| 2000 | 117500 | 1 |
| 2001 | 124315 | 1 |
| 2002 | 128000 | 2 |
| 2003 | 138137 | 2 |
| 2004 | 145981 | 2 |
| 2005 | 156045 | 2 |
| 2006 | 195122 | 3 |
| 2007 | 183440 | 3 |
| 2008 | 200494 | 3 |
| 2009 | 188875 | 3, 4 |
| 2010 | 193239 | 5, 6 |
Telephone lines per 100 inhabitants
| Year | Value | Footnotes |
|---|
| 1990 | 3.03 | |
| 1991 | 3.08 | |
| 1992 | 3.07 | |
| 1993 | 2.92 | |
| 1994 | 3.02 | |
| 1995 | 3.37 | |
| 1996 | 3.6 | |
| 1997 | 3.72 | |
| 1998 | 4.37 | |
| 1999 | 4.33 | |
| 2000 | 4.87 | |
| 2001 | 5.11 | |
| 2002 | 5.21 | |
| 2003 | 5.56 | |
| 2004 | 5.81 | |
| 2005 | 6.13 | |
| 2006 | 7.55 | |
| 2007 | 6.99 | |
| 2008 | 7.52 | |
| 2009 | 6.97 | |
| 2010 | 7.01 | |
Source: United Nations Statistics Division
