| 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: BoP: Current Account: Secondary Income: Credit (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 11.11
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 2011 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: BoP: Current Account: Secondary Income: General Govern... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 6.27
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 2011 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: BoP: Current Account: Secondary Income: Financial Corp... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 4.84
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 2011 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: BoP: Current Account: Secondary Income: Debit (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1.43
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 2011 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: BoP: Current Account: Secondary Income: General Govern... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.97
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 2011 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: BoP: Current Account: Secondary Income: Financial Corp... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.45
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 2011 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: BoP: Current Account: Secondary Income: Financial Corp... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 4.84
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 2011 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: BoP: Current Account: Secondary Income: Financial Corp... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 4.84
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 2011 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: BoP: Current Account: Secondary Income: Financial Corp... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 4.84
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 2011 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: BoP: Current Account: Secondary Income: Financial Corp... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 4.84
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 2011 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: BoP: Current Account: Secondary Income: Financial Corp... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 -0.45
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 2011 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: BoP: Current Account: Secondary Income: Financial Corp... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.45
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 2011 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: BoP: Current Account: Goods, Services & Primary Income (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 -21.32
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 2011 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: BoP: Current Account: Goods & Services (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 -20.72
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 2011 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: BoP: Current Account: Goods & Services: Credit (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 29.31
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 2011 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: BoP: Current Account: Goods & Services: Debit (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 50.03
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 2011 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: BoP: Capital Account (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 4.03
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 2011 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: BoP: Capital Account: Credit (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 4.03
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 2011 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: BoP: Capital Account: Capital Transfers (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 4.03
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 2011 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: BoP: Capital Account: Capital Transfers: General Gover... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 4.03
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 2011 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: BoP: Capital Account: Capital Transfers: Credit (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 4.03
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 2011 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: BoP: Capital Account: Capital Transfers: General Gover... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 4.03
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 2011 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: BoP: Capital Account: Capital Transfers: General Gover... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 2011 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: BoP: Capital Account: Capital Transfers: General Gover... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 2011 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: BoP: Capital Account: Capital Transfers: General Gover... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 4.03
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 2011 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: BoP: Capital Account: Capital Transfers: General Gover... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 4.03
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 2011 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: BoP: Financial Account (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 -6.11
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 2011 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: BoP: Financial Account: Direct Investment: Assets (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 -0.04
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 2011 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: BoP: Financial Account: Direct Investment: Liabilities (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 4.89
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 2011 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: BoP: Financial Account: Direct Investment (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 -4.92
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 2011 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: BoP: Financial Account: Direct Investment: Liabilities... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 4.77
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 2011 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: BoP: Financial Account: Direct Investment: Liabilities... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 4.77
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 2011 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: BoP: Financial Account: Direct Investment: Liabilities... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 4.77
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 2011 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: BoP: Financial Account: Direct Investment: Assets: Deb... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 -0.04
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 2011 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: BoP: Financial Account: Direct Investment: Assets: Deb... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 -0.04
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 2011 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment: Assets (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 -0.29
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 2011 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment: Liabilities (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 -0.40
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 2011 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.11
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 2011 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment: Assets: Curr... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 -0.56
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 2011 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment: Assets: Curr... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 -0.00
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 2011 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment: Currency & D... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 -0.56
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 2011 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment: Assets: Loan... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.27
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 2011 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment: Assets: Loan... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 2011 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment: Assets: Loan... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 -0.65
            
                                            Dec 2012
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 2011 - Dec 2012
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment: Liabilities:... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 -0.40
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 2011 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment: Liabilities:... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1.53
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 2011 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment: Liabilities:... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1.53
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 2011 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment: Loans (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.67
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 2011 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment: Assets: Othe... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 2011 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment: Assets: Othe... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 2011 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment: Assets: Othe... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 2011 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment: Liabilities:... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 2011 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment: Liabilities:... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 2011 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment: Liabilities:... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.64
            
                                            Dec 2012
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 2011 - Dec 2012
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment: Other Accoun... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 2011 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment: Assets: Debt... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 -0.29
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 2011 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment: Assets: Debt... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.40
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 2011 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment: Assets: Debt... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.27
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 2011 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment: Assets: Debt... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 -0.95
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 2011 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment: Liabilities:... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 -3.37
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 2011 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: BoP: Financial Account: Official Reserve Assets (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 -1.32
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 2011 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: BoP: Reserves & Related Items: Reserve Assets (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 -1.22
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 2011 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: BoP: Financial Account: Official Reserve Assets: SDRs (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.10
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 2011 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: BoP: Financial Account: Official Reserve Assets: Reser... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 2011 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: BoP: Financial Account: Official Reserve Assets: Other... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 -1.42
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 2011 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: BoP: Financial Account: Official Reserve Assets: Other... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 -1.42
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 2011 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: BoP: Financial Account: Official Reserve Assets: Other... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 -1.52
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 2011 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: BoP: Financial Account: Official Reserve Assets: Other... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 2011 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: BoP: Financial Account: Official Reserve Assets: Other... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 2011 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: BoP: Financial Account: Official Reserve Assets: Other... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.32
            
                                            Dec 2012
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 2011 - Dec 2012
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: BoP: Financial Account: Official Reserve Assets: Other... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 2011 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: BoP: Net Errors & Omissions (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1.50
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 2011 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: BoP: Exceptional Financing (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1.18
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 2011 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: BoP: Current plus Capital minus Financial Accounts (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 -5.79
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 2011 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: BoP: Reserves & Related Items (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 -4.20
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 2011 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Consumer Price Index (2010=100)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 171.58
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1996 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment: Liabilities:... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1974 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment: Liabilities:... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1974 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: BoP: Reserves & Related Items: Credit & Loans from the... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1.80
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 2011 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment: Liabilities:... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 2011 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Exports: fob: Emerging and Developing Economies: Middl... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.06
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1983 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Imports: cif: Emerging and Developing Economies: Middl... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 2.95
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1993 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Monetary Authorities: MFSM 2000: Memo Item: Total Asse... (STD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 3,522,940.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2001 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Deposit Money Banks: MFSM 2000: Memo Item: Total Asset... (STD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 5,712,540.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2001 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Number of Death: Infant (Person)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 176.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1966 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Number of Death: Under-5 (Person)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 226.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Number of Death: Neonatal (Person)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 102.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1986 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Labour Force Participation Rate: Modeled ILO Estimate:... (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 21.52
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1990 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Labour Force Participation Rate: Modeled ILO Estimate:... (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 49.65
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1990 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Labour Force Participation Rate: Modeled ILO Estimate:... (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 35.69
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1990 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: BOP: Financial Account: Net (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 -48.26
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1974 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: GDP: per Capita (STD)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 41,770,837.85
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2001 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: GDP: GNI per Capita (STD)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 42,008,767.72
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2001 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Prevalence of Anemia among Children: % of Children Und... (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 65.30
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1990 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Cause of Death: by Communicable Diseases & Maternal, P... (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 33.90
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2000 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Cause of Death: by Injury: % of Total (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 11.40
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2000 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Cause of Death: by Non-Communicable Diseases: % of Tot... (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 54.70
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2000 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Mortality Rate: Under-5: Female: per 1000 Live Births (Ratio)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 30.10
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1990 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Mortality Rate: Under-5: Male: per 1000 Live Births (Ratio)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 37.40
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1990 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sao Tome and Principe ST: Prevalence of Anemia among Pregnant Women: % (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 54.80
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1990 - 2016
                                         |