| 
                                            
                                            
                                                Zambia ZM: BoP: Financial Account: Direct Investment: Assets: Equity (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 0.43
            
                                        Dec 2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2015 - Dec 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Zambia ZM: BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment: Liabilities: Other Accounts... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 0.00
            
                                        Dec 2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2017 - Dec 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Zambia ZM: BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment: Liabilities: Other Accounts... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 0.00
            
                                        Dec 2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2017 - Dec 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Zambia ZM: BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment: Liabilities: Other Accounts... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 0.00
            
                                        Dec 2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2017 - Dec 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Zambia ZM: BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment: Liabilities: Other Accounts... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 0.00
            
                                        Dec 2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2017 - Dec 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Zambia ZM: BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment: Assets: Loans: Other Sector... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 328.38
            
                                        Dec 2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2017 - Dec 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Zambia ZM: BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment: Assets: Loans: Other Sector... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 328.38
            
                                        Dec 2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2017 - Dec 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Zambia ZM: BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment: Assets: Currency & Deposits... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 250.00
            
                                        Dec 2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2017 - Dec 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Zambia ZM: BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment: Assets: Currency & Deposits... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 250.00
            
                                        Dec 2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2017 - Dec 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Zambia ZM: BoP: Financial Account: Financial Derivatives & Employee Stock Option... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 0.00
            
                                        Dec 2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2017 - Dec 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Zambia ZM: BoP: Financial Account: Financial Derivatives & Employee Stock Option... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 0.00
            
                                        Dec 2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2017 - Dec 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Zambia ZM: BoP: Financial Account: Financial Derivatives & Employee Stock Option... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 0.00
            
                                        Dec 2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2017 - Dec 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Zambia ZM: BoP: Capital Account: Acquisitions/Disposal of Non Produced Non Finan... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 0.00
            
                                        Dec 2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2017 - Dec 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Zambia ZM: BoP: Capital Account: Acquisitions/Disposal of Non Produced Non Finan... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 14.85
            
                                        Dec 2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2017 - Dec 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Zambia ZM: BoP: Capital Account: Acquisitions/Disposal of Non Produced Non Finan... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 14.85
            
                                        Dec 2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2017 - Dec 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Zambia ZM: BoP: Current Account: Primary Income: Investment Income: Direct Inves... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 0.00
            
                                        Dec 2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2017 - Dec 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Zambia ZM: BoP: Current Account: Primary Income: Investment Income: Direct Inves... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 0.00
            
                                        Dec 2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2017 - Dec 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Zambia ZM: BoP: Current Account: Primary Income: Investment Income: Direct Inves... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 0.00
            
                                        Dec 2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2017 - Dec 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Zambia ZM: BoP: Current Account: Primary Income: Investment Income: Direct Inves... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 0.00
            
                                        Dec 2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2017 - Dec 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Zambia ZM: BoP: Current Account: Primary Income: Investment Income: Direct Inves... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 0.52
            
                                        Dec 2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2017 - Dec 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Zambia ZM: BoP: Current Account: Primary Income: Investment Income: Direct Inves... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 0.52
            
                                        Dec 2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2017 - Dec 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Zambia ZM: BoP: Current Account: Services: Transport: Postal & Courier: Credit (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 0.00
            
                                        Dec 2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2017 - Dec 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Zambia ZM: BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment: Other Accounts Receivable/P... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 0.00
            
                                        Dec 2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2015 - Dec 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Zambia ZM: BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment: Liabilities: Other Accounts... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 1.75
            
                                        Dec 2016
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2015 - Dec 2016
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Zambia ZM: BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment: Liabilities: Other Accounts... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 1.75
            
                                        Dec 2016
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2015 - Dec 2016
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Zambia ZM: BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment: Liabilities: Other Accounts... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 0.00
            
                                        Dec 2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2015 - Dec 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Zambia ZM: BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment: Liabilities: Other Accounts... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 0.00
            
                                        Dec 2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2015 - Dec 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Zambia ZM: BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment: Liabilities: Other Accounts... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 0.00
            
                                        Dec 2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2015 - Dec 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Zambia ZM: BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment: Assets: Loans: Deposit Taki... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -3.65
            
                                        Dec 2015
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2015 - Dec 2015
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Zambia ZM: BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment: Assets: Loans: Deposit Taki... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -3.65
            
                                        Dec 2015
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2015 - Dec 2015
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Zambia ZM: BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment: Assets: Loans (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 328.38
            
                                        Dec 2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2015 - Dec 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Zambia ZM: BoP: Financial Account: Financial Derivatives & Employee Stock Option... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 1.10
            
                                        Dec 2015
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2015 - Dec 2015
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Zambia ZM: BoP: Financial Account: Financial Derivatives & Employee Stock Option... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 1.10
            
                                        Dec 2015
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2015 - Dec 2015
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Zambia ZM: BoP: Financial Account: Direct Investment: Assets: Equity: Equity Oth... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -35.39
            
                                        Dec 2015
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2015 - Dec 2015
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Zambia ZM: BoP: Financial Account: Direct Investment: Assets: Equity: Equity Oth... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 8.41
            
                                        Dec 2016
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2015 - Dec 2016
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Zambia ZM: BoP: Current Account: Goods: Net Exports of Goods under Merchanting: ... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 0.00
            
                                        Dec 2016
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2016 - Dec 2016
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Zambia ZM: BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment: Other Equity (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -0.55
            
                                        Dec 2016
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2016 - Dec 2016
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Zambia ZM: BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment: Liabilities: Other Equity (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 0.55
            
                                        Dec 2016
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2016 - Dec 2016
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Zambia ZM: BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment: Assets: Currency & Deposits... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 0.00
            
                                        Dec 2016
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2016 - Dec 2016
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Zambia ZM: BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment: Assets: Other Equity (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 0.00
            
                                        Dec 2016
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2016 - Dec 2016
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Zambia ZM: BoP: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment: Liabilities: Debt Secur... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 0.00
            
                                        Dec 2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2016 - Dec 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Zambia ZM: BoP: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment: Liabilities: Debt Secur... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 0.00
            
                                        Dec 2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2016 - Dec 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Zambia ZM: BoP: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment: Liabilities: Equity: Ot... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 0.00
            
                                        Dec 2016
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2016 - Dec 2016
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Zambia ZM: BoP: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment: Assets: Equity: Other S... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 0.00
            
                                        Dec 2016
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2016 - Dec 2016
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Zambia ZM: BoP: Financial Account: Direct Investment: Liabilities: Equity: Equit... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 0.00
            
                                        Dec 2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2016 - Dec 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Zambia ZM: BoP: Financial Account: Direct Investment: Liabilities: Equity: Equit... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 0.00
            
                                        Dec 2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2016 - Dec 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Zambia ZM: BoP: Financial Account: Direct Investment: Assets: Equity: Equity Oth... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 8.41
            
                                        Dec 2016
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2016 - Dec 2016
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Zambia ZM: BoP: Current Account: Secondary Income: General Government: Miscellan... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 0.00
            
                                        Dec 2016
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2016 - Dec 2016
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Zambia ZM: BoP: Current Account: Secondary Income: General Government: Miscellan... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 0.00
            
                                        Dec 2016
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2016 - Dec 2016
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Zambia ZM: BoP: Current Account: Primary Income: Investment Income: Portfolio In... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 0.00
            
                                        Dec 2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2016 - Dec 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Zambia ZM: BoP: Current Account: Primary Income: Investment Income: Portfolio In... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 0.00
            
                                        Dec 2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2016 - Dec 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Zambia ZM: BoP: Current Account: Primary Income: Investment Income: Portfolio In... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 0.00
            
                                        Dec 2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2016 - Dec 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Zambia ZM: BoP: Current Account: Primary Income: Investment Income: Direct Inves... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 0.00
            
                                        Dec 2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2016 - Dec 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Zambia ZM: BoP: Current Account: Primary Income: Investment Income: Direct Inves... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 0.00
            
                                        Dec 2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2016 - Dec 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Zambia ZM: BoP: Current Account: Primary Income: Investment Income: Direct Inves... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 0.00
            
                                        Dec 2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2016 - Dec 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Zambia ZM: BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment: Liabilities: Trade Credit &... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 0.00
            
                                        Dec 2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2017 - Dec 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Zambia ZM: BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment: Assets: Other Accounts Rece... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 0.00
            
                                        Dec 2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2017 - Dec 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Zambia ZM: BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment: Assets: Other Accounts Rece... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 0.00
            
                                        Dec 2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2017 - Dec 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Zambia ZM: BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment: Assets: Other Accounts Rece... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 0.00
            
                                        Dec 2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2017 - Dec 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Zambia ZM: BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment: Assets: Trade Credit & Adva... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 52.27
            
                                        Dec 2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2017 - Dec 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Zambia ZM: BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment: Assets: Trade Credit & Adva... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 52.27
            
                                        Dec 2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2017 - Dec 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Zambia ZM: BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment: Assets: Trade Credit & Adva... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 52.27
            
                                        Dec 2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2017 - Dec 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Zambia ZM: BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment: Assets: Loans: Other Sector... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 328.38
            
                                        Dec 2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2017 - Dec 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Zambia ZM: BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment: Assets: Loans: Other Sector... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 328.38
            
                                        Dec 2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2017 - Dec 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Zambia ZM: BoP: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment: Liabilities: Debt Secur... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 0.00
            
                                        Dec 2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2016 - Dec 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Zambia ZM: BoP: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment: Liabilities: Debt Secur... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 0.00
            
                                        Dec 2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2016 - Dec 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Zambia ZM: BoP: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment: Liabilities: Debt Secur... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 0.00
            
                                        Dec 2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2016 - Dec 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Zambia ZM: BoP: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment: Liabilities: Debt Secur... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 0.00
            
                                        Dec 2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2016 - Dec 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Zambia ZM: BoP: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment: Assets: Debt Securities... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 0.00
            
                                        Dec 2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2017 - Dec 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Zambia ZM: BoP: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment: Assets: Debt Securities... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 0.00
            
                                        Dec 2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2017 - Dec 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Zambia ZM: BoP: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment: Assets: Debt Securities... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 0.00
            
                                        Dec 2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2017 - Dec 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Zambia ZM: BoP: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment: Assets: Debt Securities (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 0.00
            
                                        Dec 2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2017 - Dec 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Zambia ZM: BoP: Financial Account: Direct Investment: Liabilities: Debt Instrume... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 0.00
            
                                        Dec 2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2016 - Dec 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Zambia ZM: BoP: Financial Account: Direct Investment: Liabilities: Debt Instrume... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 0.00
            
                                        Dec 2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2016 - Dec 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Zambia ZM: BoP: Financial Account: Direct Investment: Assets: Debt Instruments: ... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -57.64
            
                                        Dec 2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2016 - Dec 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Zambia ZM: BoP: Financial Account: Direct Investment: Assets: Equity: Reinvested... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 0.43
            
                                        Dec 2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2016 - Dec 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Zambia ZM: BoP: Capital Account: Capital Transfers: General Government: Others: ... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 0.00
            
                                        Dec 2016
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2016 - Dec 2016
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Zambia ZM: BoP: Capital Account: Capital Transfers: General Government: Debit (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 0.00
            
                                        Dec 2016
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2016 - Dec 2016
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Zambia ZM: BoP: Capital Account: Capital Transfers: Debit (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 0.00
            
                                        Dec 2016
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2016 - Dec 2016
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Zambia ZM: BoP: Capital Account: Debit (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 0.00
            
                                        Dec 2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2016 - Dec 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Zambia ZM: BoP: Current Account: Secondary Income: General Government: Debit (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 0.00
            
                                        Dec 2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2016 - Dec 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Zambia ZM: BoP: Current Account: Primary Income: Investment Income: Portfolio In... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 42.50
            
                                        Dec 2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2016 - Dec 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Zambia ZM: BoP: Current Account: Primary Income: Investment Income: Portfolio In... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -42.50
            
                                        Dec 2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2016 - Dec 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Zambia ZM: BoP: Current Account: Primary Income: Investment Income: Portfolio In... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 42.50
            
                                        Dec 2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2016 - Dec 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Zambia ZM: BoP: Current Account: Primary Income: Investment Income: Portfolio In... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -42.50
            
                                        Dec 2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2016 - Dec 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Zambia ZM: BoP: Current Account: Primary Income: Investment Income: Portfolio In... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 42.50
            
                                        Dec 2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2016 - Dec 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Zambia ZM: BoP: Current Account: Primary Income: Investment Income: Portfolio In... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -42.50
            
                                        Dec 2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2016 - Dec 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Zambia ZM: BoP: Current Account: Primary Income: Investment Income: Direct Inves... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 19.90
            
                                        Dec 2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2016 - Dec 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Zambia ZM: BoP: Current Account: Primary Income: Investment Income: Direct Inves... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 0.00
            
                                        Dec 2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2016 - Dec 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Zambia ZM: BoP: Current Account: Primary Income: Investment Income: Direct Inves... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -19.90
            
                                        Dec 2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2016 - Dec 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Zambia ZM: BoP: Current Account: Primary Income: Investment Income: Direct Inves... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 19.90
            
                                        Dec 2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2016 - Dec 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Zambia ZM: BoP: Current Account: Primary Income: Investment Income: Direct Inves... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 0.43
            
                                        Dec 2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2016 - Dec 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Zambia ZM: BoP: Current Account: Primary Income: Investment Income: Direct Inves... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 0.53
            
                                        Dec 2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2016 - Dec 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Zambia ZM: BoP: Current Account: Primary Income: Investment Income: Direct Inves... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 0.95
            
                                        Dec 2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2016 - Dec 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Zambia ZM: BoP: Current Account: Primary Income: Investment Income: Direct Inves... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 0.95
            
                                        Dec 2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2016 - Dec 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Zambia ZM: BoP: Current Account: Primary Income: Compensation of Employees: Cred... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 0.00
            
                                        Dec 2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2016 - Dec 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Zambia ZM: BoP: Current Account: Services: Charges for the Use of Intellectual P... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 0.00
            
                                        Dec 2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2017 - Dec 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Zambia ZM: BoP: Current Account: Services: Transport: Others: Credit (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 0.00
            
                                        Dec 2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2016 - Dec 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Zambia ZM: BoP: Current Account: Services: Transport: Passenger: Credit (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 0.00
            
                                        Dec 2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2016 - Dec 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Zambia ZM: BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment: Liabilities: Loans: Other S... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 0.00
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2018 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Zambia ZM: BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment: Liabilities: Loans: Other S... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 0.00
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2018 - Mar 2018
                                     |