| 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Permanent Cropland: % of Land Area (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 40.63
            
                                            2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            年次
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1961 - 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Forest Area (sq km)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 536.00
            
                                            2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            年次
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1990 - 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Forest Area: % of Land Area (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 55.83
            
                                            2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            年次
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1990 - 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Average Precipitation in Depth (mm/Year)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 3,200.00
            
                                            2014
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            年次
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1962 - 2014
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Land Area (sq km)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 960.00
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            年次
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1961 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Surface Area (sq km)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 960.00
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            年次
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1961 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Cereal Yield: per Hectare (kg/ha)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 2,098.40
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            年次
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1961 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: BOP: Current Account: Trade in Services: % of GDP (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 36.35
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            年次
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2001 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Service: Communications... (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 34.90
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            年次
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1974 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: BOP: Current Account: Primary Income: Payments (百万米ドル)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 4.05
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            年次
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1974 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Goods and Services (百万米ドル)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 193.19
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            年次
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1974 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Service: Insurance and ... (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1.68
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            年次
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1974 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Goods (百万米ドル)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 127.67
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            年次
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1974 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Service (百万米ドル)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 65.51
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            年次
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1974 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: BOP: Current Account: Charges for the Use of Intellect... (百万米ドル)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            年次
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1974 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Goods, Services and Pri... (百万米ドル)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 197.24
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            年次
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1974 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Service: Transport: % o... (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 37.17
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            年次
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1974 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Service: Travel: % of S... (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 26.25
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            年次
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1974 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: BOP: Current Account: Personal Remittances: Paid (百万米ドル)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.58
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            年次
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1978 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: BOP: Current Account: Balance (百万米ドル)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 -73.14
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            年次
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1974 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: BOP: Current Account: Balance: % of GDP (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 -18.71
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            年次
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2001 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: BOP: Current Account: Primary Income: Net (百万米ドル)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 -1.42
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            年次
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1974 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: BOP: Current Account: Net Trade: Goods and Services (百万米ドル)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 -101.03
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            年次
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1974 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: BOP: Current Account: Net Trade: Goods (百万米ドル)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 -112.08
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            年次
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1974 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: BOP: Net Errors and Omissions (百万米ドル)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 -4.83
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            年次
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1974 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net (百万米ドル)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 -40.74
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            年次
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1974 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: BOP: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment: Net (百万米ドル)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.59
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            年次
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1974 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: BOP: Reserves and Related Items (百万米ドル)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 -14.87
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            年次
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1974 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: BOP: Current Account: Secondary Income: Net (百万米ドル)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 29.31
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            年次
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1974 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: BOP: Capital Account: Net (百万米ドル)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 29.71
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            年次
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1974 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: ICT: Service Exports: BOP (百万米ドル)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1.61
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            年次
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1979 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: ICT: Service Exports: % of Service Exports: BOP (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 2.10
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            年次
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1979 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Service: Communications... (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 12.45
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            年次
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1974 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: BOP: Current Account: Primary Income: Receipts (百万米ドル)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 2.63
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            年次
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1974 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Goods and Services (百万米ドル)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 92.15
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            年次
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1974 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Service: Insurance and ... (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.44
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            年次
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1974 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Goods (百万米ドル)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 15.59
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            年次
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1974 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Service (百万米ドル)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 76.56
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            年次
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1974 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: International Liquidity: MFSM 2000: Central Bank: Othe... (百万米ドル)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 19.37
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            年次
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2001 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: International Liquidity: MFSM 2000: Central Bank: Othe... (百万米ドル)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1.00
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            年次
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2001 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: International Liquidity: MFSM 2000: Other Depository C... (百万米ドル)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 33.62
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            年次
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2001 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: International Liquidity: MFSM 2000: Other Depository C... (百万米ドル)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 28.10
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            年次
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2001 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: BOP: Current Account: Charges for the Use of Intellect... (百万米ドル)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            年次
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1974 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Goods, Services and Pri... (百万米ドル)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 94.78
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            年次
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1974 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Service: Transport: % o... (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.98
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            年次
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1974 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Service: Travel: % of S... (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 86.13
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            年次
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1974 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net... (百万米ドル)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 41.03
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            年次
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1987 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net... (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 10.50
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            年次
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2001 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Pri... (百万米ドル)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.07
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            年次
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: BOP: Financial Account: Portfolio Equity: Net Inflows (百万米ドル)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.09
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            年次
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1974 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: BOP: Current Account: Secondary Income: Receipts (百万米ドル)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 32.61
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            年次
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1974 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: BOP: Current Account: Personal Transfers: Receipts (百万米ドル)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 18.19
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            年次
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1974 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: BOP: Current Account: Personal Remittances: Received (百万米ドル)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 18.19
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            年次
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1978 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: BOP: Current Account: Personal Remittances: Received: ... (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 4.65
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            年次
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2001 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Net Bilateral Aid Flows from Development Assistance Co... (百万米ドル)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.01
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            年次
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2011 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Net Bilateral Aid Flows from Development Assistance Co... (百万米ドル)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.01
            
                                            2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            年次
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1982 - 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Net Bilateral Aid Flows from Development Assistance Co... (百万米ドル)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1.41
            
                                            2008
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            年次
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1975 - 2008
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Net Bilateral Aid Flows from Development Assistance Co... (百万米ドル)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.03
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            年次
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1982 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Net Bilateral Aid Flows from Development Assistance Co... (百万米ドル)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 6.08
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            年次
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1976 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Net Bilateral Aid Flows from Development Assistance Co... (百万米ドル)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            年次
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1978 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Net Bilateral Aid Flows from Development Assistance Co... (百万米ドル)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.01
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            年次
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1988 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Net Bilateral Aid Flows from Development Assistance Co... (百万米ドル)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.47
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            年次
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1976 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Net Bilateral Aid Flows from Development Assistance Co... (百万米ドル)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.08
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            年次
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1981 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Net Bilateral Aid Flows from Development Assistance Co... (百万米ドル)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            年次
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1999 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Net Bilateral Aid Flows from Development Assistance Co... (百万米ドル)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.29
            
                                            2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            年次
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1982 - 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Net Bilateral Aid Flows from Development Assistance Co... (百万米ドル)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 2.37
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            年次
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1981 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Net Bilateral Aid Flows from Development Assistance Co... (百万米ドル)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            年次
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1995 - 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Net Bilateral Aid Flows from Development Assistance Co... (百万米ドル)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.34
            
                                            2014
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            年次
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1993 - 2014
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Net Bilateral Aid Flows from Development Assistance Co... (百万米ドル)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 15.08
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            年次
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1961 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Net Bilateral Aid Flows from Development Assistance Co... (百万米ドル)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 24.18
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            年次
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1961 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Net Bilateral Aid Flows from Development Assistance Co... (百万米ドル)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.05
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            年次
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1982 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: External Debt: AMT: PPG: Official Creditors: Bilateral (百万米ドル)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.44
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            年次
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: External Debt: AMT: PPG: Official Creditors: Bilateral... (百万米ドル)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.21
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            年次
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: External Debt: AMT: IMF Repurchases (百万米ドル)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.79
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            年次
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: External Debt: AMT: Principal Repayments: Long-Term an... (百万米ドル)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1.91
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            年次
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: External Debt: AMT: Principal Repayments: Long-Term (百万米ドル)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 2.78
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            年次
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: External Debt: AMT: Principal Repayments: Private Non-... (百万米ドル)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            年次
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: External Debt: AMT: Principal Repayments: Public and P... (百万米ドル)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1.12
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            年次
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: External Debt: AMT: Public and Publicly Guaranteed (PP... (百万米ドル)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            年次
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: External Debt: AMT: PPG: International Development Ass... (百万米ドル)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.15
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            年次
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: External Debt: AMT: PPG: Official Creditors: Multilate... (百万米ドル)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 2.33
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            年次
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: External Debt: AMT: PPG: Official Creditors: Multilate... (百万米ドル)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.65
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            年次
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: External Debt: AMT: PPG: Official Creditors (百万米ドル)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 2.78
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            年次
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: External Debt: AMT: PPG: Private Creditors: Bonds (百万米ドル)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            年次
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: External Debt: AMT: PPG: Private Creditors: Commercial... (百万米ドル)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            年次
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: External Debt: AMT: Private Non-Guaranteed (PNG): Bond... (百万米ドル)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            年次
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: External Debt: AMT: PNG: Commercial Banks and Other Cr... (百万米ドル)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            年次
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: External Debt: AMT: PPG: Private Creditors: Others (百万米ドル)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            年次
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: External Debt: AMT: PPG: Private Creditors (百万米ドル)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            年次
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: External Debt: Principal Arrears: Public and Publicly ... (百万米ドル)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 72.42
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            年次
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Imports: cif: Emerging and Developing Economies: Weste... (百万米ドル)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            年次
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2014 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: External Debt: Principal Arrears: Official Creditors (百万米ドル)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 72.42
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            年次
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: External Debt: Principal Arrears: Private Creditors (百万米ドル)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            年次
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: External Debt: Principal Forgiven (百万米ドル)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.11
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            年次
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: External Debt: Principal Rescheduled (百万米ドル)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            年次
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: External Debt: Principal Rescheduled: Official (百万米ドル)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            年次
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: External Debt: Principal Rescheduled: Private (百万米ドル)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            年次
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: External Debt: COM: Commitments: Public and Publicly G... (百万米ドル)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 32.60
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            年次
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: External Debt: COM: Commitments: The International Ban... (百万米ドル)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            年次
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: External Debt: COM: Commitments: International Develop... (百万米ドル)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            年次
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         |