Telephone lines
| Year | Value | Footnotes |
|---|
| 1990 | 15200 | 1 |
| 1991 | 16200 | 1 |
| 1992 | 18508 | 1 |
| 1993 | 20100 | 1 |
| 1994 | 21000 | 1 |
| 1995 | 23200 | 1 |
| 1996 | 24100 | 1 |
| 1997 | 26500 | 1 |
| 1998 | 27484 | 1 |
| 1999 | 29429 | 1 |
| 2000 | 31355 | 1 |
| 2001 | 32750 | 1 |
| 2002 | 33544 | 1 |
| 2003 | 32644 | 1 |
| 2004 | 32705 | 1 |
| 2005 | 27426 | 1 |
| 2006 | 27702 | 1 |
| 2007 | 28530 | 1 |
| 2008 | 28579 | 1 |
| 2009 | 28332 | 2 |
| 2010 | 28369 | 2 |
Telephone lines per 100 inhabitants
| Year | Value | Footnotes |
|---|
| 1990 | 15.8 | |
| 1991 | 16.81 | |
| 1992 | 19.06 | |
| 1993 | 20.47 | |
| 1994 | 21.15 | |
| 1995 | 23.16 | |
| 1996 | 23.93 | |
| 1997 | 26.23 | |
| 1998 | 27.15 | |
| 1999 | 29.04 | |
| 2000 | 30.88 | |
| 2001 | 32.19 | |
| 2002 | 32.9 | |
| 2003 | 31.94 | |
| 2004 | 31.92 | |
| 2005 | 26.7 | |
| 2006 | 26.89 | |
| 2007 | 27.6 | |
| 2008 | 27.55 | |
| 2009 | 27.22 | |
| 2010 | 27.15 | |
Source: United Nations Statistics Division