| 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sao Tome and Principe ST: BoP: Current Account: Secondary Income: Financial Corp... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 0.00
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2013 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sao Tome and Principe ST: BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment: Liabilities:... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 0.00
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1974 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sao Tome and Principe ST: BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment: Liabilities:... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 0.00
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1974 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sao Tome and Principe ST: BoP: Current Account: Services: Transport: Others: Deb... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 0.00
            
                                        2012
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1974 - 2012
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sao Tome and Principe ST: BoP: Current Account: Services: Transport: Air: Others... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 0.00
            
                                        2012
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1997 - 2012
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sao Tome and Principe ST: BoP: Current Account: Services: Other Business: Techni... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -9.71
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1974 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sao Tome and Principe ST: BoP: Current Account: Services: Other Business: Techni... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 1.39
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1974 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sao Tome and Principe ST: BoP: Current Account: Services: Other Business: Techni... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 11.10
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1974 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sao Tome and Principe ST: BoP: Capital Account: Acquisitions/Disposal of Non Pro... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 0.00
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1997 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sao Tome and Principe ST: BoP: Capital Account: Acquisitions/Disposal of Non Pro... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 0.00
            
                                        2012
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1997 - 2012
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sao Tome and Principe ST: BoP: Financial Account: Direct Investment: Assets: Equ... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 0.00
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1974 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sao Tome and Principe ST: BoP: Financial Account: Direct Investment: Assets: Equ... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 0.00
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1974 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sao Tome and Principe ST: BoP: Financial Account: Direct Investment: Assets: Equ... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 0.00
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1974 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sao Tome and Principe ST: BoP: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment: Assets (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 0.67
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1974 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sao Tome and Principe ST: BoP: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 0.59
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1974 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sao Tome and Principe ST: BoP: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment: Assets: ... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 0.67
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1974 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sao Tome and Principe ST: BoP: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment: Assets: ... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 0.67
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2009 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sao Tome and Principe ST: BoP: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment: Assets: ... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 0.00
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2009 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sao Tome and Principe ST: BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment: Liabilities:... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 0.01
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1974 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sao Tome and Principe ST: BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment: Liabilities:... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 0.00
            
                                        2012
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1974 - 2012
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sao Tome and Principe ST: BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment: Liabilities:... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 0.00
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1974 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sao Tome and Principe ST: BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment: Liabilities:... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 0.00
            
                                        2012
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1974 - 2012
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sao Tome and Principe ST: BoP: Reserves & Related Items: Exceptional Financing (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 10.36
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1974 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sao Tome and Principe ST: BoP: Current Account: Goods: General Merchandise on a ... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 4.72
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2013 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sao Tome and Principe ST: BoP: Current Account: Services: Maintenance & Repair, ... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 0.00
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2011 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sao Tome and Principe ST: BoP: Current Account: Services: Maintenance & Repair, ... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 0.00
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2011 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sao Tome and Principe ST: BoP: Current Account: Services: Transport: Passenger: ... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 0.00
            
                                        2012
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1974 - 2012
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sao Tome and Principe ST: BoP: Current Account: Services: Transport: Sea: Passen... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -0.87
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1997 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sao Tome and Principe ST: BoP: Current Account: Services: Transport: Sea: Passen... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 0.11
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1997 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sao Tome and Principe ST: BoP: Current Account: Services: Transport: Sea: Passen... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 0.97
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1997 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sao Tome and Principe ST: BoP: Current Account: Services: Transport: Air: Passen... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 0.65
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1997 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sao Tome and Principe ST: BoP: Current Account: Services: Travel: Business: Debi... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 1.25
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1974 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sao Tome and Principe ST: BoP: Current Account: Services: Travel: Business: Acqu... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 0.00
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2011 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sao Tome and Principe ST: BoP: Current Account: Services: Travel: Business: Acqu... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 0.00
            
                                        2012
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2011 - 2012
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sao Tome and Principe ST: BoP: Current Account: Services: Travel: Business: Acqu... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 0.00
            
                                        2012
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2011 - 2012
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sao Tome and Principe ST: BoP: Current Account: Services: Construction (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -2.00
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1997 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sao Tome and Principe ST: BoP: Current Account: Services: Construction: Credit (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 1.55
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1997 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sao Tome and Principe ST: BoP: Current Account: Services: Construction: Debit (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 3.55
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1997 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sao Tome and Principe ST: BoP: Current Account: Services: Construction: In Repor... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -2.00
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2011 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sao Tome and Principe ST: BoP: Current Account: Services: Construction: In Repor... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 1.55
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2011 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sao Tome and Principe ST: BoP: Current Account: Services: Construction: In Repor... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 3.55
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2011 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sao Tome and Principe ST: BoP: Current Account: Services: Insurance & Pension: R... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -0.16
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2011 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sao Tome and Principe ST: BoP: Current Account: Services: Insurance & Pension: R... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 0.16
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2011 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sao Tome and Principe ST: BoP: Current Account: Services: Telecommunications, Co... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -0.11
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2011 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sao Tome and Principe ST: BoP: Current Account: Services: Telecommunications, Co... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 0.20
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2011 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sao Tome and Principe ST: BoP: Current Account: Services: Personal, Cultural & R... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 1.25
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1979 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sao Tome and Principe ST: BoP: Current Account: Services: Personal, Cultural & R... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 0.14
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1979 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sao Tome and Principe ST: BoP: Current Account: Services: Personal, Cultural & R... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 1.25
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2007 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sao Tome and Principe ST: BoP: Current Account: Services: Personal, Cultural & R... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 0.14
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2007 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sao Tome and Principe ST: BoP: Current Account: Primary Income: Compensation of ... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 0.00
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1974 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sao Tome and Principe ST: BoP: Current Account: Primary Income: Investment Incom... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 0.00
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1997 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sao Tome and Principe ST: BoP: Current Account: Primary Income: Investment Incom... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 0.00
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1997 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sao Tome and Principe ST: BoP: Current Account: Primary Income: Investment Incom... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 0.00
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1997 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sao Tome and Principe ST: BoP: Current Account: Primary Income: Investment Incom... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 0.00
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1997 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sao Tome and Principe ST: BoP: Current Account: Primary Income: Investment Incom... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 0.00
            
                                        2012
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1997 - 2012
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sao Tome and Principe ST: BoP: Current Account: Primary Income: Investment Incom... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 0.00
            
                                        2012
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1997 - 2012
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sao Tome and Principe ST: BoP: Current Account: Primary Income: Investment Incom... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 1.46
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2013 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sao Tome and Principe ST: BoP: Current Account: Primary Income: Investment Incom... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 1.46
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2013 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sao Tome and Principe ST: BoP: Current Account: Primary Income: Others (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 0.72
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2013 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sao Tome and Principe ST: BoP: Current Account: Primary Income: Others: Credit (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 0.72
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2013 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sao Tome and Principe ST: BoP: Current Account: Primary Income: Others: Rent (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 0.72
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2013 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sao Tome and Principe ST: BoP: Current Account: Primary Income: Others: Rent: Cr... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 0.72
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2013 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sao Tome and Principe ST: BoP: Current Account: Secondary Income: General Govern... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 12.60
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2013 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sao Tome and Principe ST: BoP: Current Account: Secondary Income: General Govern... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 14.42
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2013 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sao Tome and Principe ST: BoP: Current Account: Secondary Income: General Govern... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 1.82
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2013 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sao Tome and Principe ST: BoP: Current Account: Secondary Income: Financial Corp... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 0.00
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1974 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sao Tome and Principe ST: BoP: Current Account: Secondary Income: Financial Corp... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -1.48
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2013 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sao Tome and Principe ST: BoP: Current Account: Secondary Income: Financial Corp... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 1.48
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2013 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sao Tome and Principe ST: BoP: Current Account: Secondary Income: Financial Corp... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 0.00
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2013 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sao Tome and Principe ST: BoP: Current Account: Secondary Income: Financial Corp... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 0.00
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2013 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sao Tome and Principe ST: BoP: Financial Account: Direct Investment: Liabilities... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 0.99
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1974 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sao Tome and Principe ST: BoP: Financial Account: Direct Investment: Liabilities... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 0.99
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1974 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sao Tome and Principe ST: BoP: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment: Liabilit... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 0.08
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1974 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sao Tome and Principe ST: BoP: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment: Liabilit... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 0.09
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1974 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sao Tome and Principe ST: BoP: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment: Liabilit... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 0.09
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1974 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sao Tome and Principe ST: BoP: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment: Assets: ... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 0.00
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2011 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sao Tome and Principe ST: BoP: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment: Assets: ... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 0.00
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2011 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sao Tome and Principe ST: BoP: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment: Liabilit... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -0.01
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1974 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sao Tome and Principe ST: BoP: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment: Liabilit... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 0.00
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1974 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sao Tome and Principe ST: BoP: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment: Liabilit... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 0.00
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1997 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sao Tome and Principe ST: BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment: Assets: Curr... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -0.19
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2011 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sao Tome and Principe ST: BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment: Assets: Loan... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 3.42
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1974 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sao Tome and Principe ST: BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment: Assets: Loan... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 3.42
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1974 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sao Tome and Principe ST: BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment: Liabilities:... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 1.24
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1974 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sao Tome and Principe ST: BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment: Liabilities:... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 0.00
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1974 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sao Tome and Principe ST: BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment: Liabilities:... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 0.00
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1997 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sao Tome and Principe ST: BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment: Liabilities:... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 1.24
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1974 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sao Tome and Principe ST: BoP: Current Account: Services: Travel: Business: Othe... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 1.25
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1997 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sao Tome and Principe ST: BoP: Current Account: Services: Transport: Postal & Co... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 0.00
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2011 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sao Tome and Principe ST: BoP: Current Account: Services: Transport: Postal & Co... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 0.00
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2011 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sao Tome and Principe ST: BoP: Current Account: Services: Charges for the Use of... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -0.00
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1974 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sao Tome and Principe ST: BoP: Current Account: Services: Charges for the Use of... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 0.00
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1974 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sao Tome and Principe ST: BoP: Current Account: Services: Telecommunications, Co... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 0.09
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2011 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sao Tome and Principe ST: BoP: Current Account: Primary Income: Investment Incom... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -0.06
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1974 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sao Tome and Principe ST: BoP: Current Account: Primary Income: Investment Incom... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 0.06
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1974 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sao Tome and Principe ST: BoP: Current Account: Primary Income: Investment Incom... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -0.03
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1974 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sao Tome and Principe ST: BoP: Current Account: Primary Income: Investment Incom... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 0.03
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1974 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sao Tome and Principe ST: BoP: Current Account: Primary Income: Investment Incom... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -0.03
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1974 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sao Tome and Principe ST: BoP: Current Account: Primary Income: Investment Incom... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 0.03
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1974 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sao Tome and Principe ST: BoP: Current Account: Primary Income: Investment Incom... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -0.03
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2013 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sao Tome and Principe ST: BoP: Current Account: Primary Income: Investment Incom... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 0.03
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2013 - 2017
                                     |