| Zambia Foreign Direct Investment: Flow: Mali (USD mn) | 0.00
            
                                        Jun 2016 | quarterly | Dec 2014 - Jun 2016 | 
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | Zambia Foreign Direct Investment: Stock: Democratic Republic of Congo (USD mn) | 196.300
            
                                        Dec 2016 | quarterly | Dec 2013 - Dec 2016 | 
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | Zambia Foreign Direct Investment: Stock: India (USD mn) | 534.200
            
                                        Dec 2016 | quarterly | Dec 2013 - Dec 2016 | 
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | Zambia Foreign Direct Investment: Stock: Kenya (USD mn) | 39.000
            
                                        Dec 2016 | quarterly | Dec 2013 - Dec 2016 | 
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | Zambia Foreign Direct Investment: Stock: South Africa (USD mn) | 1,412.600
            
                                        Dec 2016 | quarterly | Dec 2013 - Dec 2016 | 
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | Zambia Foreign Direct Investment: Flow: Democratic Republic of Congo (USD mn) | 31.100
            
                                        Dec 2016 | quarterly | Dec 2014 - Dec 2016 | 
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | Zambia Foreign Direct Investment: Flow: Kenya (USD mn) | 12.000
            
                                        Dec 2016 | quarterly | Dec 2014 - Dec 2016 | 
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | Zambia Foreign Direct Investment: Stock: Bangladesh (USD mn) | 0.00
            
                                        Jun 2016 | quarterly | Dec 2013 - Jun 2016 | 
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | Zambia Foreign Direct Investment: Stock: Botswana (USD mn) | 62.00
            
                                        Jun 2016 | quarterly | Dec 2013 - Jun 2016 | 
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | Zambia Foreign Direct Investment: Stock: Bulgaria (USD mn) | 1.20
            
                                        Jun 2016 | quarterly | Dec 2015 - Jun 2016 | 
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | Zambia Foreign Direct Investment: Stock: Cameroon (USD mn) | 1.00
            
                                        Jun 2016 | quarterly | Dec 2013 - Jun 2016 | 
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | Zambia Foreign Direct Investment: Stock: Congo (USD mn) | 0.60
            
                                        Jun 2016 | quarterly | Dec 2015 - Jun 2016 | 
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | Zambia Foreign Direct Investment: Stock: Croatia (USD mn) | 0.10
            
                                        Jun 2016 | quarterly | Dec 2015 - Jun 2016 | 
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | Zambia Foreign Direct Investment: Stock: DBSA (USD mn) | 19.50
            
                                        Jun 2016 | quarterly | Dec 2013 - Jun 2016 | 
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | Zambia Foreign Direct Investment: Stock: Egypt (USD mn) | 7.90
            
                                        Jun 2016 | quarterly | Dec 2013 - Jun 2016 | 
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | Zambia Foreign Direct Investment: Stock: Eritrea (USD mn) | 0.30
            
                                        Jun 2015 | quarterly | Dec 2013 - Jun 2015 | 
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | Zambia Foreign Direct Investment: Stock: Estonia (USD mn) | 10.60
            
                                        Jun 2016 | quarterly | Dec 2015 - Jun 2016 | 
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | Zambia Foreign Direct Investment: Stock: Ghana (USD mn) | 0.80
            
                                        Jun 2016 | quarterly | Dec 2013 - Jun 2016 | 
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | Zambia Foreign Direct Investment: Stock: Guernsey (USD mn) | 0.20
            
                                        Jun 2016 | quarterly | Dec 2013 - Jun 2016 | 
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | Zambia Foreign Direct Investment: Stock: Hong Kong (USD mn) | -3.70
            
                                        Jun 2016 | quarterly | Dec 2015 - Jun 2016 | 
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | Zambia Foreign Direct Investment: Stock: Kazakhstan (USD mn) | 8.30
            
                                        Jun 2015 | quarterly | Dec 2013 - Jun 2015 | 
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | Zambia Foreign Direct Investment: Stock: Lebanon (USD mn) | 0.00
            
                                        Jun 2016 | quarterly | Dec 2013 - Jun 2016 | 
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | Zambia Foreign Direct Investment: Stock: Malawi (USD mn) | 6.10
            
                                        Jun 2016 | quarterly | Dec 2013 - Jun 2016 | 
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | Zambia Foreign Direct Investment: Stock: Mali (USD mn) | 0.20
            
                                        Jun 2016 | quarterly | Dec 2013 - Jun 2016 | 
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | Zambia Foreign Direct Investment: Stock: Mauritius (USD mn) | 448.40
            
                                        Jun 2016 | quarterly | Dec 2013 - Jun 2016 | 
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | Zambia Foreign Direct Investment: Stock: Mozambique (USD mn) | 0.00
            
                                        Jun 2016 | quarterly | Dec 2013 - Jun 2016 | 
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | Zambia Foreign Direct Investment: Stock: Namibia (USD mn) | 0.50
            
                                        Jun 2016 | quarterly | Dec 2013 - Jun 2016 | 
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | Zambia Foreign Direct Investment: Stock: Nigeria (USD mn) | 216.80
            
                                        Jun 2016 | quarterly | Dec 2013 - Jun 2016 | 
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | Zambia Foreign Direct Investment: Stock: Other (USD mn) | 28.10
            
                                        Jun 2016 | quarterly | Dec 2013 - Jun 2016 | 
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | Zambia Foreign Direct Investment: Stock: Peru (USD mn) | 7.90
            
                                        Jun 2016 | quarterly | Dec 2013 - Jun 2016 | 
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | Zambia Foreign Direct Investment: Stock: Samoa (USD mn) | 9.50
            
                                        Jun 2016 | quarterly | Dec 2015 - Jun 2016 | 
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | Zambia Foreign Direct Investment: Stock: Saudi Arabia (USD mn) | 2.30
            
                                        Jun 2016 | quarterly | Dec 2015 - Jun 2016 | 
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | Zambia Foreign Direct Investment: Stock: Senegal (USD mn) | 0.50
            
                                        Jun 2016 | quarterly | Dec 2013 - Jun 2016 | 
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | Zambia Foreign Direct Investment: Stock: Seychelles (USD mn) | 0.00
            
                                        Jun 2016 | quarterly | Dec 2015 - Jun 2016 | 
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | Zambia Foreign Direct Investment: Stock: Swaziland (USD mn) | 1.30
            
                                        Jun 2016 | quarterly | Dec 2013 - Jun 2016 | 
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | Zambia Foreign Direct Investment: Stock: Tanzania (USD mn) | 24.40
            
                                        Jun 2016 | quarterly | Dec 2013 - Jun 2016 | 
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | Zambia Foreign Direct Investment: Stock: Thailand (USD mn) | 9.60
            
                                        Jun 2016 | quarterly | Dec 2013 - Jun 2016 | 
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | Zambia Foreign Direct Investment: Stock: Togo (USD mn) | 38.00
            
                                        Jun 2016 | quarterly | Dec 2013 - Jun 2016 | 
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | Zambia Foreign Direct Investment: Stock: Uganda (USD mn) | 0.00
            
                                        Jun 2016 | quarterly | Dec 2013 - Jun 2016 | 
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | Zambia Foreign Direct Investment: Stock: United Arab Emirates (USD mn) | 66.30
            
                                        Jun 2016 | quarterly | Dec 2013 - Jun 2016 | 
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | Zambia Foreign Direct Investment: Stock: United States (USD mn) | 274.70
            
                                        Jun 2016 | quarterly | Dec 2013 - Jun 2016 | 
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | Zambia Foreign Direct Investment: Stock: Virgin Islands, British (USD mn) | 84.70
            
                                        Jun 2016 | quarterly | Dec 2013 - Jun 2016 | 
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | Zambia Foreign Direct Investment: Stock: Yemen (USD mn) | 14.50
            
                                        Jun 2016 | quarterly | Dec 2015 - Jun 2016 | 
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | Zambia Foreign Direct Investment: Stock: Zimbabwe (USD mn) | 14.80
            
                                        Jun 2016 | quarterly | Dec 2013 - Jun 2016 | 
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | Zambia Foreign Direct Investment: Flow: Bangladesh (USD mn) | 0.00
            
                                        Jun 2016 | quarterly | Dec 2014 - Jun 2016 | 
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | Zambia Foreign Direct Investment: Flow: Botswana (USD mn) | 5.10
            
                                        Jun 2016 | quarterly | Dec 2014 - Jun 2016 | 
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | Zambia Foreign Direct Investment: Flow: Brazil (USD mn) | 2.50
            
                                        Jun 2016 | quarterly | Dec 2014 - Jun 2016 | 
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | Zambia Foreign Direct Investment: Flow: Cameroon (USD mn) | 3.60
            
                                        Jun 2016 | quarterly | Dec 2014 - Jun 2016 | 
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | Zambia Foreign Direct Investment: Flow: Congo (USD mn) | 0.00
            
                                        Jun 2016 | quarterly | Dec 2015 - Jun 2016 | 
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | Zambia Foreign Direct Investment: Flow: DBSA (USD mn) | 0.20
            
                                        Jun 2016 | quarterly | Dec 2014 - Jun 2016 | 
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | Zambia Foreign Direct Investment: Flow: Egypt (USD mn) | -4.60
            
                                        Jun 2016 | quarterly | Dec 2014 - Jun 2016 | 
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | Zambia Foreign Direct Investment: Flow: Ghana (USD mn) | 0.00
            
                                        Jun 2016 | quarterly | Dec 2014 - Jun 2016 | 
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | Zambia Foreign Direct Investment: Flow: Guernsey (USD mn) | -0.10
            
                                        Jun 2016 | quarterly | Dec 2014 - Jun 2016 | 
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | Zambia Foreign Direct Investment: Flow: Malawi (USD mn) | 0.00
            
                                        Jun 2016 | quarterly | Dec 2014 - Jun 2016 | 
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | Zambia Foreign Direct Investment: Flow: Mozambique (USD mn) | 0.00
            
                                        Jun 2016 | quarterly | Dec 2014 - Jun 2016 | 
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | Zambia Foreign Direct Investment: Flow: Namibia (USD mn) | -1.70
            
                                        Jun 2016 | quarterly | Dec 2014 - Jun 2016 | 
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | Zambia Foreign Direct Investment: Flow: Nigeria (USD mn) | 6.10
            
                                        Jun 2016 | quarterly | Dec 2014 - Jun 2016 | 
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | Zambia Foreign Direct Investment: Flow: Other (USD mn) | 0.10
            
                                        Jun 2016 | quarterly | Dec 2014 - Jun 2016 | 
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | Zambia Foreign Direct Investment: Flow: Samoa (USD mn) | 0.00
            
                                        Jun 2016 | quarterly | Dec 2015 - Jun 2016 | 
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | Zambia Foreign Direct Investment: Flow: Senegal (USD mn) | 0.00
            
                                        Jun 2016 | quarterly | Dec 2014 - Jun 2016 | 
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | Zambia Foreign Direct Investment: Flow: Tanzania (USD mn) | 0.10
            
                                        Jun 2016 | quarterly | Dec 2014 - Jun 2016 | 
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | Zambia Foreign Direct Investment: Flow: Thailand (USD mn) | 3.70
            
                                        Jun 2016 | quarterly | Dec 2014 - Jun 2016 | 
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | Zambia Foreign Direct Investment: Flow: Togo (USD mn) | 8.20
            
                                        Jun 2016 | quarterly | Dec 2014 - Jun 2016 | 
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | Zambia Foreign Direct Investment: Flow: Uganda (USD mn) | 0.00
            
                                        Jun 2016 | quarterly | Dec 2014 - Jun 2016 | 
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | Zambia Foreign Direct Investment: Flow: United States (USD mn) | 74.10
            
                                        Jun 2016 | quarterly | Dec 2014 - Jun 2016 | 
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | Zambia Foreign Direct Investment: Flow: Virgin Islands, British (USD mn) | 73.20
            
                                        Jun 2016 | quarterly | Dec 2014 - Jun 2016 | 
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | Zambia Foreign Direct Investment: Flow: Yemen (USD mn) | 0.20
            
                                        Jun 2016 | quarterly | Dec 2015 - Jun 2016 | 
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | Zambia Foreign Direct Investment: Flow: Zimbabwe (USD mn) | -2.10
            
                                        Jun 2016 | quarterly | Dec 2014 - Jun 2016 | 
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | Zambia Foreign Direct Investment: Stock: Virgin Islands, US (USD mn) | 4.70
            
                                        Dec 2016 | quarterly | Dec 2016 - Dec 2016 | 
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | Zambia Foreign Direct Investment: Stock: Tunisia (USD mn) | 0.50
            
                                        Dec 2016 | quarterly | Dec 2016 - Dec 2016 | 
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | Zambia Foreign Direct Investment: Stock: Serbia (USD mn) | 1.20
            
                                        Dec 2016 | quarterly | Dec 2016 - Dec 2016 | 
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | Zambia Foreign Direct Investment: Stock: Israel (USD mn) | 3.90
            
                                        Dec 2016 | quarterly | Dec 2016 - Dec 2016 | 
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | Zambia Foreign Direct Investment: Stock: Cyprus (USD mn) | 1.00
            
                                        Dec 2016 | quarterly | Dec 2016 - Dec 2016 | 
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | Zambia Foreign Direct Investment: Stock: Bahamas (USD mn) | 0.70
            
                                        Dec 2016 | quarterly | Dec 2016 - Dec 2016 | 
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | Zambia Foreign Direct Investment: Flow: Virgin Islands, US (USD mn) | 0.60
            
                                        Dec 2016 | quarterly | Dec 2015 - Dec 2016 | 
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | Zambia Foreign Direct Investment: Flow: Tunisia (USD mn) | -0.30
            
                                        Dec 2016 | quarterly | Dec 2015 - Dec 2016 | 
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | Zambia Foreign Direct Investment: Flow: Serbia (USD mn) | 0.50
            
                                        Dec 2016 | quarterly | Dec 2015 - Dec 2016 | 
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | Zambia Foreign Direct Investment: Flow: Mauritiania (USD mn) | -0.80
            
                                        Dec 2016 | quarterly | Dec 2015 - Dec 2016 | 
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | Zambia Foreign Direct Investment: Flow: Israel (USD mn) | 3.80
            
                                        Dec 2016 | quarterly | Dec 2015 - Dec 2016 | 
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | Zambia Foreign Direct Investment: Flow: Cyprus (USD mn) | 0.60
            
                                        Dec 2016 | quarterly | Dec 2015 - Dec 2016 | 
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | Zambia Foreign Direct Investment: Flow: Bahamas (USD mn) | 0.20
            
                                        Dec 2016 | quarterly | Dec 2015 - Dec 2016 |