| 
                                            
                                            
                                                Malawi MW: BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment: Assets: Other Accounts Rece... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 0.33
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2010 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Malawi MW: BoP: Current Account: Goods: General Merchandise on a BOP Basis: ow R... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -0.60
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2003 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Malawi MW: BoP: Current Account: Services: Transport: Postal & Courier (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 1.34
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2003 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Malawi MW: BoP: Current Account: Services: Transport: Postal & Courier: Credit (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 2.64
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2003 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Malawi MW: BoP: Current Account: Services: Transport: Postal & Courier: Debit (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 1.30
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2007 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Malawi MW: BoP: Current Account: Services: Travel: Personal: Health Related (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -3.10
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1994 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Malawi MW: BoP: Current Account: Services: Travel: Personal: Health Related: Cre... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 0.09
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2007 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Malawi MW: BoP: Current Account: Services: Travel: Personal: Health Related: Deb... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 3.19
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1994 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Malawi MW: BoP: Current Account: Services: Travel: Personal: Education Related (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -31.67
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1994 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Malawi MW: BoP: Current Account: Services: Travel: Personal: Education Related: ... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 1.71
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2007 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Malawi MW: BoP: Current Account: Services: Travel: Personal: Education Related: ... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 33.37
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1994 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Malawi MW: BoP: Current Account: Services: Travel: Personal: Others (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 1.41
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1994 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Malawi MW: BoP: Current Account: Services: Travel: Personal: Others: Credit (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 8.85
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1994 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Malawi MW: BoP: Current Account: Services: Travel: Personal: Others: Debit (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 7.44
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2003 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Malawi MW: BoP: Current Account: Services: Construction: Abroad (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 0.69
            
                                        2009
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2003 - 2009
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Malawi MW: BoP: Current Account: Services: Construction: Abroad: Credit (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 0.69
            
                                        2009
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2003 - 2009
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Malawi MW: BoP: Current Account: Services: Insurance & Pension: Direct Insurance (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -16.08
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2003 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Malawi MW: BoP: Current Account: Services: Insurance & Pension: Direct Insurance... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 0.40
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2003 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Malawi MW: BoP: Current Account: Services: Insurance & Pension: Direct Insurance... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 16.48
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2003 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Malawi MW: BoP: Current Account: Services: Insurance & Pension: Reinsurance (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 0.78
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2003 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Malawi MW: BoP: Current Account: Services: Insurance & Pension: Reinsurance: Cre... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 8.85
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2008 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Malawi MW: BoP: Current Account: Services: Insurance & Pension: Reinsurance: Deb... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 8.07
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2003 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Malawi MW: BoP: Current Account: Services: Insurance & Pension: Auxiliary Insura... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 0.24
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2003 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Malawi MW: BoP: Current Account: Services: Insurance & Pension: Auxiliary Insura... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 1.41
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2003 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Malawi MW: BoP: Current Account: Services: Insurance & Pension: Auxiliary Insura... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 1.16
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2003 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Malawi MW: BoP: Current Account: Services: Financial (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 14.72
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2011 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Malawi MW: BoP: Current Account: Services: Financial: Credit (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 14.72
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2011 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Malawi MW: BoP: Current Account: Services: Telecommunications, Computer & Inform... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 28.18
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2003 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Malawi MW: BoP: Current Account: Services: Telecommunications, Computer & Inform... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 37.88
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2003 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Malawi MW: BoP: Current Account: Services: Telecommunications, Computer & Inform... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 9.69
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2003 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Malawi MW: BoP: Current Account: Services: Telecommunications, Computer & Inform... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -16.04
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2003 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Malawi MW: BoP: Current Account: Services: Telecommunications, Computer & Inform... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 0.87
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2011 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Malawi MW: BoP: Current Account: Services: Telecommunications, Computer & Inform... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 16.90
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2003 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Malawi MW: BoP: Current Account: Services: Telecommunications, Computer & Inform... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -0.12
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2007 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Malawi MW: BoP: Current Account: Services: Telecommunications, Computer & Inform... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 0.12
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2007 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Malawi MW: BoP: Current Account: Services: Other Business: Research & Developmen... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 0.37
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1994 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Malawi MW: BoP: Current Account: Services: Other Business: Research & Developmen... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 0.37
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2007 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Malawi MW: BoP: Current Account: Services: Other Business: Professional & Manage... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -33.88
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1994 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Malawi MW: BoP: Current Account: Services: Other Business: Professional & Manage... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 4.70
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1994 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Malawi MW: BoP: Current Account: Services: Other Business: Professional & Manage... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 38.58
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1994 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Malawi MW: BoP: Current Account: Services: Personal, Cultural & Recreational: Au... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 0.47
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1994 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Malawi MW: BoP: Current Account: Services: Personal, Cultural & Recreational: Au... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 0.85
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2003 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Malawi MW: BoP: Current Account: Services: Personal, Cultural & Recreational: Au... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 0.38
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1994 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Malawi MW: BoP: Current Account: Services: Personal, Cultural & Recreational: Ot... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -11.32
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1994 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Malawi MW: BoP: Current Account: Services: Personal, Cultural & Recreational: Ot... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 11.32
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1994 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Malawi MW: BoP: Current Account: Primary Income: Investment Income: Direct Inves... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -52.47
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2003 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Malawi MW: BoP: Current Account: Primary Income: Investment Income: Direct Inves... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 52.47
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2003 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Malawi MW: BoP: Current Account: Primary Income: Investment Income: Direct Inves... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -21.19
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2003 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Malawi MW: BoP: Current Account: Primary Income: Investment Income: Direct Inves... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 21.19
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2003 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Malawi MW: BoP: Current Account: Primary Income: Investment Income: Portfolio In... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -0.07
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2003 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Malawi MW: BoP: Current Account: Primary Income: Investment Income: Portfolio In... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 0.07
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2003 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Malawi MW: BoP: Current Account: Primary Income: Investment Income: Reserve Asse... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 5.60
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2003 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Malawi MW: BoP: Current Account: Primary Income: Investment Income: Reserve Asse... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 5.60
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2003 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Malawi MW: BoP: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment: Assets: Equity: Other S... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -0.13
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2003 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Malawi MW: BoP: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment: Liabilities: Equity: Ot... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 0.48
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2003 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Malawi MW: BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment: Assets: Currency & Deposits... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 50.71
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2003 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Malawi MW: BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment: Assets: Currency & Deposits... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 31.08
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2003 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Malawi MW: BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment: Assets: Currency & Deposits... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 31.08
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2003 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Malawi MW: BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment: Assets: Currency & Deposits... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 31.08
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2003 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Malawi MW: BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment: Liabilities: Currency & Dep... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 0.00
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2004 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Malawi MW: BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment: Liabilities: Currency & Dep... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 7.70
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2003 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Malawi MW: BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment: Liabilities: Currency & Dep... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 50.10
            
                                        2014
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2008 - 2014
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Malawi MW: BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment: Liabilities: Currency & Dep... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 50.10
            
                                        2014
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2008 - 2014
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Malawi MW: BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment: Assets: Loans: Deposit Taki... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 1.13
            
                                        2014
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1977 - 2014
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Malawi MW: BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment: Assets: Loans: Deposit Taki... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 1.13
            
                                        2014
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1977 - 2014
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Malawi MW: BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment: Assets: Loans: Other Sector... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -1.44
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2003 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Malawi MW: BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment: Assets: Loans: Other Sector... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 0.06
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2003 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Malawi MW: BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment: Assets: Loans: Other Sector... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -1.50
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2008 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Malawi MW: BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment: Liabilities: Loans: Deposit... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 37.72
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1977 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Malawi MW: BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment: Liabilities: Loans: Deposit... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 37.72
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1977 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Malawi MW: BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment: Liabilities: Loans: Other S... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 65.81
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2003 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Malawi MW: BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment: Liabilities: Loans: Other S... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 50.22
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2003 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Malawi MW: BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment: Liabilities: Loans: Other S... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 15.59
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2004 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Malawi MW: BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment: Assets: Trade Credit & Adva... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 0.20
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2003 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Malawi MW: BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment: Assets: Trade Credit & Adva... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 0.01
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2008 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Malawi MW: BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment: Assets: Trade Credit & Adva... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 0.19
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2003 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Malawi MW: BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment: Liabilities: Trade Credit &... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 107.19
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2003 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Malawi MW: BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment: Liabilities: Trade Credit &... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -1.89
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2008 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Malawi MW: BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment: Liabilities: Trade Credit &... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 109.08
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2003 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Malawi MW: BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment: Assets: Other Accounts Rece... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 0.33
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2010 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Malawi MW: BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment: Liabilities: Other Accounts... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 78.80
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2010 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Malawi MW: BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment: Liabilities: Other Accounts... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 78.80
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2010 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Malawi MW: BoP: Financial Account: Official Reserve Assets: Monetary Gold (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 0.00
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1977 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Malawi MW: BoP: Financial Account: Official Reserve Assets: Monetary Gold: Gold ... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 0.00
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2003 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Malawi MW: BoP: Financial Account: Official Reserve Assets: Others: Currency & D... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 64.20
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1994 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Malawi MW: BoP: Financial Account: Official Reserve Assets: Others: Other Claims (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -1.60
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2003 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Malawi MW: BoP: Current Account (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -1,021.37
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1977 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Malawi MW: BoP: Current Account: Credit (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 1,662.76
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1977 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Malawi MW: BoP: Current Account: Debit (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 2,684.13
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1977 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Malawi MW: BoP: Current Account: Goods (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -1,038.21
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1977 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Malawi MW: BoP: Current Account: Goods: General Merchandise on a BOP Basis (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -1,038.21
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1977 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Malawi MW: BoP: Current Account: Goods: General Merchandise on a BOP Basis: Cred... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 1,105.68
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1977 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Malawi MW: BoP: Current Account: Goods: General Merchandise on a BOP Basis: Debi... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 2,143.88
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1977 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Malawi MW: BoP: Current Account: Services: Credit (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 135.76
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1977 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Malawi MW: BoP: Current Account: Services: Transport (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -69.19
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1977 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Malawi MW: BoP: Current Account: Services: Transport: Credit (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 23.95
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1977 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Malawi MW: BoP: Current Account: Services: Transport: Debit (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 93.14
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1977 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Malawi MW: BoP: Current Account: Services: Transport: Others (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 3.79
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1977 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Malawi MW: BoP: Current Account: Services: Transport: Others: Credit (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 9.00
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1977 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Malawi MW: BoP: Current Account: Services: Transport: Others: Debit (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 5.20
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1977 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Malawi MW: BoP: Current Account: Services: Transport: Freight (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -44.58
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1977 - 2017
                                     |