| 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Imports: cif: Emerging and Developing Economies: Europ... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.02
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2011 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Imports: cif: Advanced Economies: Czech Republic (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.02
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1993 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Imports: cif: Advanced Economies: Estonia (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.05
            
                                            2009
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2000 - 2009
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Imports: cif: Advanced Economies: Latvia (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1998 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Imports: cif: Emerging and Developing Economies: Europ... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.18
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1997 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Imports: cif: Advanced Economies: Lithuania (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.01
            
                                            2010
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1994 - 2010
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Imports: cif: Emerging and Developing Economies: Europ... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.12
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1993 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Imports: cif: Emerging and Developing Economies: Europ... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.03
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1994 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Imports: cif: European Union (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 91.23
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1969 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Official Rate: End of Period: National Currency per SD... (STD/XDR)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 29.24
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1950 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Official Rate: End of Period: SDR per National Currenc... (XDR/STD)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.03
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1950 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Official Rate: End of Period: National Currency per US... (STD/USD)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 20.53
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1950 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Official Rate: End of Period: USD per National Currenc... (USD/STD)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.05
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1950 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Official Rate: Period Average: National Currency per S... (STD/XDR)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 30.14
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1950 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Official Rate: Period Average: SDR per National Curren... (XDR/STD)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.03
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1950 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Official Rate: Period Average: National Currency per U... (STD/USD)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 21.74
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1950 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: International Liquidity: International Reserves (XDR mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 41.39
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1950 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: International Liquidity: Special Drawing Rights (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.29
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1945 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: IMF Account: Fund Position: SDRs (XDR mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.20
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1945 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: IMF Account: Fund Position: Allocations of SDRs to Dat... (XDR mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 7.10
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1945 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: IMF Account: Fund Position: SDR Holdings: % of Allocat... (% pa)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 2.82
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1979 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: International Liquidity: Reserve Position in the Fund (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1945 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: IMF Account: Fund Position: Reserve Position in the Fu... (XDR mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1945 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: International Liquidity: Foreign Exchange (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 58.66
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1995 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: International Liquidity: Total Reserves Minus Gold (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 58.95
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1995 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: IMF Account: Fund Position: UFC: Outstanding Loans: St... (XDR mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 4.70
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1945 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: IMF Account: Fund Position: UFC: General Resources Acc... (XDR mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1945 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: IMF Account: Fund Position: Quota (XDR mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 14.80
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1945 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: IMF Account: Fund Position: Currency Holdings: % of Qu... (% pa)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 100.02
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1977 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: IMF Account: Fund Position: Fund Holdings of Currency (XDR mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 14.80
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1945 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: IMF Account: Fund Position: Use of Fund Credit (UFC) (XDR mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 4.70
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1945 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: IMF Account: Fund Position: UFC: % of Quota (% pa)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 31.79
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1977 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Monetary Authorities: Foreign Assets (STD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1,306,362.51
            
                                            2008
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1995 - 2008
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Monetary Authorities: Claims on Central Government (STD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 125,741.42
            
                                            2008
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1995 - 2008
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Monetary Authorities: Claims on Nonfinancial Public En... (STD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2008
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1995 - 2008
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Monetary Authorities: Claims on Private Sector (STD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 12,999.93
            
                                            2008
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1995 - 2008
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Monetary Authorities: Claims on Deposit Money Banks (STD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 603.10
            
                                            2008
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1995 - 2008
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Monetary Authorities: Reserve Money (STD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 495,795.20
            
                                            2008
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1995 - 2008
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Monetary Authorities: Reserve Money: of which Currency... (STD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 121,605.06
            
                                            2008
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1995 - 2008
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Monetary Authorities: Foreign Liabilities (STD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 107,134.83
            
                                            2008
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1995 - 2008
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Monetary Authorities: Central Government Deposits (STD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 532,131.55
            
                                            2008
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1995 - 2008
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Monetary Authorities: Capital Accounts (STD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 294,466.73
            
                                            2008
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1995 - 2008
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Monetary Authorities: Other Items: Net (STD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 13,692.03
            
                                            2008
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1995 - 2008
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Deposit Money Banks: Reserves (STD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 324,458.88
            
                                            2008
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1995 - 2008
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Deposit Money Banks: Foreign Assets (STD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 476,538.72
            
                                            2008
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1995 - 2008
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Deposit Money Banks: Claims on Private Sector (STD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 713,603.54
            
                                            2008
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1995 - 2008
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Deposit Money Banks: Demand Deposits (STD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 302,319.72
            
                                            2008
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1995 - 2008
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Deposit Money Banks: Time, Savings, and Foreign Curren... (STD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 560,261.88
            
                                            2008
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1995 - 2008
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Deposit Money Banks: Foreign Liabilities (STD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 487,675.05
            
                                            2008
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1995 - 2008
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Deposit Money Banks: Central Government Deposits (STD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 28,648.30
            
                                            2008
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1995 - 2008
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Deposit Money Banks: Credit From Monetary Authorities (STD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 603.10
            
                                            2008
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1995 - 2008
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Deposit Money Banks: Capital Accounts (STD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 392,506.46
            
                                            2008
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1995 - 2008
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Deposit Money Banks: Other Items: Net (STD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 -238,057.00
            
                                            2008
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1995 - 2008
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Monetary Survey: Foreign Assets: Net (STD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1,188,091.35
            
                                            2008
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1995 - 2008
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Monetary Survey: Domestic Credit (STD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 310,921.40
            
                                            2008
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1995 - 2008
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Monetary Survey: Claims on Central Government: Net (STD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 -435,038.43
            
                                            2008
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1995 - 2008
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Monetary Survey: Claims on Nonfinancial Public Enterpr... (STD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 19,356.36
            
                                            2008
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1995 - 2008
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Monetary Survey: Claims on Private Sector (STD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 726,603.46
            
                                            2008
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1995 - 2008
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Monetary Survey: Money (STD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 423,924.78
            
                                            2008
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1995 - 2008
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Monetary Survey: Money: Seasonally Adjusted (STD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 454,796.35
            
                                            2008
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1995 - 2008
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Monetary Survey: Quasi Money (STD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 562,748.48
            
                                            2008
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1995 - 2008
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Monetary Survey: Money Plus Quasi Money (STD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 986,673.26
            
                                            2008
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1995 - 2008
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Monetary Survey: Capital Accounts (STD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 686,973.20
            
                                            2008
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1995 - 2008
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Monetary Survey: Other Items: Net (STD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 -174,633.70
            
                                            2008
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1995 - 2008
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Central Bank Policy Rate: End of Period (% pa)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 9.00
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1989 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Deposit Rate (% pa)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 4.17
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2001 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Lending Rate (% pa)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 19.61
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2001 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Exports: fob: USD (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.61
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1955 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Imports: cif: USD (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 30,927.06
            
                                            1995
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1961 - 1995
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Population: Midyear Estimates (Person mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.20
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1950 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Monetary Authorities: MFSM 2000: Claims on Nonresident... (STD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1,839,815.60
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2001 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Monetary Authorities: MFSM 2000: Foreign Assets: Net (STD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1,474,224.03
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2001 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Monetary Authorities: MFSM 2000: Claims on Central Gov... (STD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 259,680.26
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2001 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Monetary Authorities: MFSM 2000: Claims on Central Gov... (STD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 -157,301.04
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2001 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Monetary Authorities: Claims on State and Local Govern... (STD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2008
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1995 - 2008
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Monetary Authorities: MFSM 2000: Claims on State and L... (STD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2001 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Monetary Authorities: MFSM 2000: Claims on Nonfinancia... (STD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2001 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Monetary Authorities: MFSM 2000: Claims on Private Sec... (STD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 101,575.61
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2001 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Monetary Authorities: MFSM 2000: Claims on Other Depos... (STD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 194,577.64
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2001 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Monetary Authorities: Claims on Nonbank Financial Inst... (STD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2008
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1995 - 2008
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Monetary Authorities: MFSM 2000: Claims on Other Finan... (STD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 33,489.50
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2001 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Monetary Authorities: MFSM 2000: Claims on Other Secto... (STD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 135,065.12
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2001 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Monetary Authorities: MFSM 2000: Monetary Base (STD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1,483,580.39
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2001 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Monetary Authorities: MFSM 2000: Currency in Circulati... (STD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 324,028.95
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2001 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Monetary Authorities: MFSM 2000: Liabilities to Other ... (STD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1,159,551.44
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2001 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Monetary Authorities: MFSM 2000: Liabilities to Other ... (STD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2001 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Monetary Authorities: Other Liabilities to Banking Ins... (STD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2008
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1995 - 2008
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Monetary Authorities: MFSM 2000: Other Liabilities to ... (STD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 56.28
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2001 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Monetary Authorities: MFSM 2000: Deposits and Securiti... (STD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 16,240.84
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2001 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Monetary Authorities: Time, Saving, and Foreign Curren... (STD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 2,486.60
            
                                            2008
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1995 - 2008
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Monetary Authorities: MFSM 2000: Deposits included in ... (STD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 16,240.84
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2001 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Monetary Authorities: MFSM 2000: Securities Other Than... (STD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2001 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Monetary Authorities: Liabilities of Central Bank: Sec... (STD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2008
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1995 - 2008
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Monetary Authorities: Restricted Deposits (STD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2008
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1995 - 2008
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Monetary Authorities: MFSM 2000: Deposits excluded fro... (STD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2001 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Monetary Authorities: MFSM 2000: Liabilities to Nonres... (STD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 365,591.57
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2001 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Monetary Authorities: MFSM 2000: Liabilities to Centra... (STD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 416,981.30
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2001 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Monetary Authorities: Liabilities to Nonbank Financial... (STD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2008
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1995 - 2008
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Monetary Authorities: MFSM 2000: Loans (STD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2001 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Monetary Authorities: MFSM 2000: Financial Derivatives (STD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2001 - 2017
                                         |