Telephone lines
| Year | Value | Footnotes |
|---|
| 1990 | 15980 | 1 |
| 1991 | 13670 | 1 |
| 1992 | 16820 | 1 |
| 1993 | 19210 | 1 |
| 1994 | 24284 | 1 |
| 1995 | 25890 | 1 |
| 1996 | 28000 | 1 |
| 1997 | 31000 | 1 |
| 1998 | 34000 | 1 |
| 1999 | 36500 | 1 |
| 2000 | 38300 | 1 |
| 2001 | 37264 | 1, 2 |
| 2002 | 38046 | 1 |
| 2003 | 38000 | 1 |
| 2004 | 38000 | 1 |
| 2005 | 36480 | 1 |
| 2006 | 37500 | 1 |
| 2007 | 37900 | 1 |
| 2008 | 38000 | 1 |
| 2009 | 37350 | 3 |
| 2010 | 41740 | 4 |
Telephone lines per 100 inhabitants
| Year | Value | Footnotes |
|---|
| 1990 | 25.69 | |
| 1991 | 21.78 | |
| 1992 | 26.36 | |
| 1993 | 29.45 | |
| 1994 | 36.3 | |
| 1995 | 37.72 | |
| 1996 | 39.74 | |
| 1997 | 42.86 | |
| 1998 | 45.83 | |
| 1999 | 48.04 | |
| 2000 | 49.32 | |
| 2001 | 47.07 | |
| 2002 | 47.26 | |
| 2003 | 46.5 | |
| 2004 | 45.87 | |
| 2005 | 43.47 | |
| 2006 | 44.14 | |
| 2007 | 44.1 | |
| 2008 | 43.74 | |
| 2009 | 42.54 | |
| 2010 | 47.05 | |
Source: United Nations Statistics Division