| 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Zambia WS: CP: MF: Textile & Leather Industry (ZMW mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 35.20
            
                                            2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2011 - 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Zambia BoP: Current Account: GI: GS: Goods: Exports: ow Copper (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 2,049.775
            
                                            Mar 2018
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 1998 - Mar 2018
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Zambia BoP: Current Account: GI: GS: Goods: Exports: ow Cobalt (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 32.251
            
                                            Mar 2018
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 1998 - Mar 2018
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Zambia BoP: Current Account: GI: GS: Goods: Exports: ow NTEs (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 409.140
            
                                            Mar 2018
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 1998 - Mar 2018
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Zambia BoP: Current Account: GI: GS: Goods: Exports: ow Gold (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 42.214
            
                                            Mar 2018
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 1998 - Mar 2018
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Zambia BoP: Current Account: GI: GS: Services: Credit: ow Transportation (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 15.204
            
                                            Mar 2018
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 1998 - Mar 2018
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Zambia BoP: Current Account: GI: GS: Services: Credit: ow Travel (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 154.144
            
                                            Mar 2018
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 1998 - Mar 2018
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Zambia BoP: Current Account: GI: GS: Services: Debit: ow Transportation (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 251.595
            
                                            Mar 2018
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 1998 - Mar 2018
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Zambia BoP: Current Account: GI: GS: Services: Debit: ow Travel (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 45.375
            
                                            Mar 2018
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 1998 - Mar 2018
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Zambia BoP: Current Account: GI: GS: Services: Debit: ow Insurance & Pension Ser... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 30.249
            
                                            Mar 2018
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 1998 - Mar 2018
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Zambia BoP: Current Account: GI: Goods & Services (GS) (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 37.590
            
                                            Mar 2018
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 1998 - Mar 2018
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Zambia BoP: Current Account: GI: Primary Income: Credit (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 2.027
            
                                            Mar 2018
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 1998 - Mar 2018
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Zambia BoP: Current Account: GI: Primary Income: Debit (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 268.477
            
                                            Mar 2018
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 1998 - Mar 2018
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Zambia BoP: Current Account: Goods, Services & Primary Income (GI) (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 -228.860
            
                                            Mar 2018
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 1998 - Mar 2018
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Zambia BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment: Assets: Debt Instruments (DI) (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 692.159
            
                                            Mar 2018
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 1998 - Mar 2018
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Zambia BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment: Assets: DI: Central Bank (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 -16.389
            
                                            Mar 2018
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 1998 - Mar 2018
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Zambia BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment: Assets: DI: Deposit-taking Corp... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 -5.451
            
                                            Mar 2018
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 1998 - Mar 2018
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Zambia BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment: Assets: DI: Other Sectors (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 714.000
            
                                            Mar 2018
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 1998 - Mar 2018
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Zambia BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment: Assets: DI: Other Sectors: Fina... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.000
            
                                            Mar 2018
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 1998 - Mar 2018
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Zambia BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment: Assets: DI: Other Sectors: Nonf... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 714.000
            
                                            Mar 2018
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 1998 - Mar 2018
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Zambia BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment: Liabilities: Debt Instruments (... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 290.333
            
                                            Mar 2018
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 1998 - Mar 2018
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Zambia BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment: Liabilities: DI: Central Bank (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.000
            
                                            Mar 2018
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 1998 - Mar 2018
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Zambia BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment: Liabilities: DI: Deposit-taking... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 28.608
            
                                            Mar 2018
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 1998 - Mar 2018
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Zambia BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment: Liabilities: DI: General Govern... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 231.725
            
                                            Mar 2018
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 1998 - Mar 2018
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Zambia BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment: Liabilities: DI: Other Sectors (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 30.000
            
                                            Mar 2018
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 1998 - Mar 2018
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Zambia BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment: Liabilities: DI: Other Sectors:... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.000
            
                                            Mar 2018
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 1998 - Mar 2018
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Zambia BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment: Liabilities: DI: Other Sectors:... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 30.000
            
                                            Mar 2018
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 1998 - Mar 2018
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Zambia BoP: Reserve & Related Items: Credit & Loans from the IMF (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 -3.917
            
                                            Mar 2018
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 1998 - Mar 2018
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Zambia BoP: Reserve & Related Items: Exceptional Financing (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.000
            
                                            Mar 2018
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 1998 - Mar 2018
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Zambia ZM: BoP: Current Account: Services: Transport: Air: Credit (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2015 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Zambia ZM: BoP: Current Account: Services: Transport: Other Modes: Passenger: Cr... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1997 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Zambia ZM: BoP: Current Account: Services: Transport: Other Modes: Others: Debit (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 60.43
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1997 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Zambia ZM: BoP: Current Account: Services: Transport: Other Modes: Others (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 -60.43
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1997 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Zambia ZM: BoP: Current Account: Services: Transport: Other Modes: Freight: Debi... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 619.57
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1997 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Zambia ZM: BoP: Current Account: Services: Transport: Other Modes: Freight: Cred... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 48.80
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1997 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Zambia ZM: BoP: Current Account: Services: Transport: Other Modes: Freight (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 -570.77
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1997 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Zambia ZM: BoP: Current Account: Services: Transport: Other Modes: Passenger: De... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 92.84
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1997 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Zambia ZM: BoP: Current Account: Services: Transport: Other Modes: Passenger (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 -92.84
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1997 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Zambia ZM: BoP: Current Account: Services: Transport: Other Modes: Debit (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 772.84
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1997 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Zambia ZM: BoP: Current Account: Services: Transport: Other Modes: Credit (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 48.80
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1997 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Zambia ZM: BoP: Current Account: Services: Transport: Other Modes (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 -724.04
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1997 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Zambia ZM: BoP: Current Account: Services: Transport: Air: Debit (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 115.53
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2007 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Zambia ZM: BoP: Current Account: Services: Transport: Air (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 -115.53
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2007 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Zambia ZM: BoP: Current Account: Services: Transport: Passenger: Debit (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 187.36
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1978 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Zambia ZM: BoP: Current Account: Services: Transport: Passenger (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 -187.36
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1978 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Zambia ZM: BoP: Current Account: Services: Transport: Freight: Debit (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 640.57
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1978 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Zambia ZM: BoP: Current Account: Services: Transport: Freight: Credit (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 48.80
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1978 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Zambia ZM: BoP: Current Account: Services: Transport: Freight (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 -591.77
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1978 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Zambia ZM: BoP: Current Account: Services: Transport: Others: Debit (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 60.43
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1978 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Zambia ZM: BoP: Current Account: Services: Transport: Others (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 -60.43
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1978 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Zambia ZM: BoP: Current Account: Services: Transport: Debit (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 888.37
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1978 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Zambia ZM: BoP: Current Account: Services: Transport: Credit (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 48.80
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1978 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Zambia ZM: BoP: Current Account: Services: Transport (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 -839.57
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1978 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Zambia ZM: BoP: Current Account: Services: Debit (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1,524.69
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1978 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Zambia ZM: BoP: Current Account: Services: Credit (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 864.94
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1978 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Zambia ZM: BoP: Current Account: Services (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 -659.75
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1978 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Zambia ZM: BoP: Current Account: Goods: Non Monetary Gold: Credit (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 156.05
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2005 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Zambia ZM: BoP: Current Account: Goods: Non Monetary Gold (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 156.05
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2005 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Zambia ZM: BoP: Current Account: Goods: General Merchandise on a BOP Basis: Debi... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 7,851.46
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1978 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Zambia ZM: BoP: Current Account: Goods: General Merchandise on a BOP Basis: Cred... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 8,059.50
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1978 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Zambia ZM: BoP: Current Account: Goods: General Merchandise on a BOP Basis (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 208.04
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1978 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Zambia ZM: BoP: Current Account: Goods: Debit (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 7,851.46
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1978 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Zambia ZM: BoP: Current Account: Goods: Credit (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 8,215.55
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1978 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Zambia ZM: BoP: Current Account: Goods (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 364.09
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1978 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Zambia ZM: BoP: Current Account: Debit (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 10,545.34
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1978 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Zambia ZM: BoP: Current Account: Credit (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 9,538.97
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1978 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Zambia ZM: BoP: Current Account (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 -1,006.37
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1978 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Zambia ZM: BoP: Current Account: Services: Transport: Air: Freight: Credit (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2016 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Zambia ZM: BoP: Current Account: Goods: Non Monetary Gold: Debit (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2016 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Zambia ZM: BoP: Current Account: Services: Maintenance & Repair, n.i.e.: Credit (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2016 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Zambia ZM: BoP: Current Account: Services: Transport: Air: Passenger: Credit (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2016 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Zambia ZM: BoP: Current Account: Services: Transport: Other Modes: Others: Credi... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2016 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Zambia ZM: BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment: Other Accounts Receivable/P... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 2015 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Zambia ZM: BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment: Liabilities: Other Accounts... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1.75
            
                                            Dec 2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 2015 - Dec 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Zambia ZM: BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment: Liabilities: Other Accounts... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1.75
            
                                            Dec 2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 2015 - Dec 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Zambia ZM: BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment: Liabilities: Other Accounts... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 2015 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Zambia ZM: BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment: Liabilities: Other Accounts... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 2015 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Zambia ZM: BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment: Liabilities: Other Accounts... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 2015 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Zambia ZM: BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment: Assets: Loans: Deposit Taki... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 -3.65
            
                                            Dec 2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 2015 - Dec 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Zambia ZM: BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment: Assets: Loans: Deposit Taki... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 -3.65
            
                                            Dec 2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 2015 - Dec 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Zambia ZM: BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment: Assets: Loans (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 328.38
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 2015 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Zambia ZM: BoP: Financial Account: Financial Derivatives & Employee Stock Option... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1.10
            
                                            Dec 2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 2015 - Dec 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Zambia ZM: BoP: Financial Account: Financial Derivatives & Employee Stock Option... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1.10
            
                                            Dec 2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 2015 - Dec 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Zambia ZM: BoP: Financial Account: Direct Investment: Assets: Equity: Equity Oth... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 -35.39
            
                                            Dec 2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 2015 - Dec 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Zambia ZM: BoP: Financial Account: Direct Investment: Assets: Equity: Equity Oth... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 8.41
            
                                            Dec 2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 2015 - Dec 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Zambia ZM: BoP: Financial Account: Direct Investment: Assets: Equity (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.43
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 2015 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Zambia ZM: BoP: Financial Account: Financial Derivatives & Employee Stock Option... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 79.09
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2009 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Zambia ZM: BoP: Financial Account: Financial Derivatives & Employee Stock Option... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 147.34
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2009 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Zambia ZM: BoP: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment: Liabilities: Debt Secur... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 7.94
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2004 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Zambia ZM: BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment: Currency & Deposits (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 529.05
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1978 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Zambia ZM: BoP: Current Account: Primary Income: Investment Income: Credit (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 9.98
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1978 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Zambia ZM: BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment: Liabilities: Currency & Dep... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.39
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1978 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Zambia ZM: BoP: Current Account: Services: Other Business (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 -51.17
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1978 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Zambia ZM: BoP: Current Account: Secondary Income: Financial Corporations, Non F... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 93.64
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1978 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Zambia ZM: BoP: Financial Account: Direct Investment: Assets (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 -206.00
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1978 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Zambia ZM: BoP: Current Account: Services: Government Goods & Services, n.i.e.: ... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 58.18
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1978 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Zambia ZM: BoP: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment: Liabilities (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 236.80
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1978 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Zambia ZM: BoP: Financial Account: Direct Investment: Liabilities: Equity: Reinv... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 523.62
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1978 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Zambia ZM: BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment: Liabilities: Loans: Other S... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 -100.20
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1978 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Zambia ZM: BoP: Current Account: Primary Income: Compensation of Employees: Debi... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 31.70
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1978 - 2017
                                         |