| 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Monetary Authorities: MFSM 2000: Securities Other Than... (STD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2001 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Monetary Authorities: MFSM 2000: Shares and Other Equi... (STD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 407,213.64
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2001 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Monetary Authorities: MFSM 2000: Other Items: Net (STD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 -260,530.40
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2001 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Money Supply: Base Money (STD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1,640,322.20
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1995 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Deposit Money Banks: MFSM 2000: Claims on Central Bank (STD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1,183,061.52
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2001 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Deposit Money Banks: MFSM 2000: Currency (STD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 29,098.34
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2001 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Deposit Money Banks: MFSM 2000: Reserve Deposits and S... (STD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1,153,963.18
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2001 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Deposit Money Banks: Claims on Monetary Authorities: S... (STD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2008
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1995 - 2008
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Deposit Money Banks: Claims on Monetary Authorities: O... (STD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2008
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1995 - 2008
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Deposit Money Banks: MFSM 2000: Other Claims on Centra... (STD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2001 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Deposit Money Banks: MFSM 2000: Claims on Nonresidents (STD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 656,672.38
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2001 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Deposit Money Banks: MFSM 2000: Foreign Assets: Net (STD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 107,880.48
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2001 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Deposit Money Banks: Claims on Central Government (STD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2008
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1995 - 2008
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Deposit Money Banks: MFSM 2000: Claims on Central Gove... (STD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 427,216.39
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2001 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Deposit Money Banks: MFSM 2000: Claims on Central Gove... (STD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 -39,035.95
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2001 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Deposit Money Banks: Claims on State and Local Governm... (STD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2008
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1995 - 2008
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Deposit Money Banks: MFSM 2000: Claims on State and Lo... (STD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 638.71
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2001 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Deposit Money Banks: Claims on Nonfinancial Public Ent... (STD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 19,356.36
            
                                            2008
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1995 - 2008
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Deposit Money Banks: MFSM 2000: Claims on Nonfinancial... (STD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 51,952.68
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2001 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Deposit Money Banks: MFSM 2000: Claims on Private Sect... (STD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1,975,716.85
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2001 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Deposit Money Banks: MFSM 2000: Claims on Other Financ... (STD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 4,552.41
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2001 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Deposit Money Banks: MFSM 2000: Claims on Other Sector... (STD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 2,032,860.65
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2001 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Deposit Money Banks: MFSM 2000: Transferable Deposits ... (STD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1,846,760.09
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2001 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Deposit Money Banks: MFSM 2000: Other Deposits include... (STD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 539,405.72
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2001 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Deposit Money Banks: MFSM 2000: Securities Other Than ... (STD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2001 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Deposit Money Banks: Money Market Instruments (STD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2008
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1995 - 2008
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Deposit Money Banks: Restricted Deposits (STD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2008
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1995 - 2008
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Deposit Money Banks: MFSM 2000: Deposits excluded from... (STD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 19,214.01
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2001 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Deposit Money Banks: MFSM 2000: Liabilities to Nonresi... (STD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 548,791.90
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2001 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Deposit Money Banks: MFSM 2000: Liabilities to Central... (STD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 466,252.33
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2001 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Deposit Money Banks: MFSM 2000: Liabilities to Central... (STD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 155,031.60
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2001 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Deposit Money Banks: Liabilities to Nonbank Financial ... (STD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2008
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1995 - 2008
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Deposit Money Banks: MFSM 2000: Loans (STD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 16,752.62
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2001 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Deposit Money Banks: MFSM 2000: Financial Derivatives (STD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2001 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Deposit Money Banks: MFSM 2000: Insurance Technical Re... (STD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2001 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Deposit Money Banks: MFSM 2000: Securities Other Than ... (STD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2001 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Deposit Money Banks: MFSM 2000: Shares and Other Equit... (STD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 580,727.34
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2001 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Deposit Money Banks: MFSM 2000: Other Items: Net (STD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 126,875.31
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2001 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Monetary Survey: MFSM 2000: Claims on Nonresidents (STD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 2,496,487.98
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2001 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Monetary Survey: MFSM 2000: Foreign Assets: Net (STD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1,582,104.51
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2001 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Monetary Survey: MFSM 2000: Domestic Claims (STD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1,971,588.78
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2001 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Monetary Survey: MFSM 2000: Claims on Central Governme... (STD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 686,896.65
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2001 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Monetary Survey: MFSM 2000: Claims on Central Governme... (STD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 -196,336.99
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2001 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Monetary Survey: Claims on State and Local Government (STD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2008
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1995 - 2008
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Monetary Survey: MFSM 2000: Claims on State and Local ... (STD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 638.71
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2001 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Monetary Survey: MFSM 2000: Claims on Nonfinancial Pub... (STD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 51,952.68
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2001 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Monetary Survey: MFSM 2000: Claims on Private Sector (STD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 2,077,292.46
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2001 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Monetary Survey: Claims on Nonbank Financial Instituti... (STD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2008
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1995 - 2008
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Monetary Survey: MFSM 2000: Claims on Other Financial ... (STD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 38,041.91
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2001 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Monetary Survey: MFSM 2000: Claims on Other Sectors (STD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 2,167,925.77
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2001 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Monetary Survey: MFSM 2000: Transferable Deposits (STD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1,846,760.09
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2001 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Monetary Survey: MFSM 2000: Currency Outside Depositor... (STD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 294,930.61
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2001 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Monetary Survey: MFSM 2000: Other Deposits (STD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 555,646.56
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2001 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Monetary Survey: MFSM 2000: Broad Money Liabilities (STD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 2,697,337.26
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2001 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Monetary Survey: MFSM 2000: Broad Money Liabilities: S... (STD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 2,581,170.08
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2001 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Monetary Survey: MFSM 2000: Securities Other Than Shar... (STD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2001 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Monetary Survey: Money Market Instruments (STD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2008
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1995 - 2008
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Monetary Survey: Liabilities of Central Bank: Securiti... (STD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2008
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1995 - 2008
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Monetary Survey: Restricted Deposits (STD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2008
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1995 - 2008
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Monetary Survey: MFSM 2000: Deposits excluded from Bro... (STD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 19,214.01
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2001 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Monetary Survey: MFSM 2000: Liabilities to Nonresident... (STD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 914,383.47
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2001 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Monetary Survey: MFSM 2000: Liabilities to Central Gov... (STD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 883,233.64
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2001 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Monetary Survey: Liabilities to Nonbank Financial Inst... (STD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2008
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1995 - 2008
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Monetary Survey: MFSM 2000: Loans (STD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 16,752.62
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2001 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Monetary Survey: MFSM 2000: Financial Derivatives (STD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2001 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Monetary Survey: MFSM 2000: Insurance Technical Reserv... (STD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2001 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Monetary Survey: MFSM 2000: Securities Other Than Shar... (STD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2001 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Monetary Survey: MFSM 2000: Shares and Other Equity (STD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 987,940.98
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2001 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Monetary Survey: MFSM 2000: Other Items: Net (STD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 -167,556.58
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2001 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Money Supply: Broad Money (STD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 2,697,337.26
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2001 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Money Supply: Currency Issued by Central Government (STD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2001 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Money Supply: Deposits in Nonfinancial Corporation (STD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2001 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Money Supply: Securities Issued by Central Government (STD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2001 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Money Supply: M1 (STD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1,522,227.62
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1995 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Money Supply: M2 (STD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1,909,396.04
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1995 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Money Supply: M3 (STD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 2,703,233.51
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1995 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Exports: fob: Emerging and Developing Economies: Expor... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.28
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1969 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Exports: fob: Emerging and Developing Economies: Expor... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 10.77
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1969 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Exports: fob: Emerging and Developing Economies (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1.01
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1969 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Exports: fob: Emerging and Developing Economies: Weste... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.18
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1982 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Exports: fob: Emerging and Developing Economies: Middl... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.01
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1984 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Exports: fob: Emerging and Developing Economies: Emerg... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.12
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1988 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Exports: fob: Emerging and Developing Economies: Afric... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.46
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1969 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Exports: fob: Emerging and Developing Economies: Europ... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.01
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2006 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Imports: cif: Emerging and Developing Economies: Expor... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 35.69
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1969 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Imports: cif: Emerging and Developing Economies: Expor... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 111.36
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1969 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Imports: cif: Advanced Economies (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 95.59
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1969 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Imports: cif: Emerging and Developing Economies (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 51.18
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1969 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Imports: cif: Emerging and Developing Economies: Weste... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 2.33
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1986 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Imports: cif: Emerging and Developing Economies: Middl... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 2.08
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1993 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Imports: cif: Emerging and Developing Economies: Emerg... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 10.28
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1969 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Imports: cif: Emerging and Developing Economies: Afric... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 35.36
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1969 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Imports: cif: Emerging and Developing Economies: Europ... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.02
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1999 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Monetary Survey: Broad Money: % Change over Previous Y... (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 -4.82
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1996 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Agricultural Land (sq km)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 487.00
            
                                            2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1961 - 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Agricultural Land: % of Land Area (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 50.73
            
                                            2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1961 - 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Arable Land (ha)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 8,700.00
            
                                            2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1961 - 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Arable Land: Hectares per Person (ha)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.04
            
                                            2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1961 - 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Arable Land: % of Land Area (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 9.06
            
                                            2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1961 - 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Land under Cereal Production (ha)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 485.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1961 - 2016
                                         |