| 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sierra Leone SL: BoP: Current Account: Services: Transport: Air: Freight: Debit (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 7.60
            
                                        2016
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1995 - 2016
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sierra Leone SL: BoP: Current Account: Primary Income: Investment Income: Portfo... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -2.50
            
                                        2016
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2001 - 2016
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sierra Leone SL: BoP: Current Account: Primary Income: Investment Income: Portfo... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 2.50
            
                                        2016
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2001 - 2016
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sierra Leone SL: BoP: Current Account: Primary Income: Investment Income: Portfo... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -2.50
            
                                        2016
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2001 - 2016
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sierra Leone SL: BoP: Current Account: Primary Income: Investment Income: Portfo... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 2.50
            
                                        2016
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2001 - 2016
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sierra Leone SL: BoP: Current Account: Primary Income: Investment Income: Portfo... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -2.05
            
                                        2013
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2001 - 2013
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sierra Leone SL: BoP: Current Account: Primary Income: Investment Income: Portfo... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -2.05
            
                                        2013
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2001 - 2013
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sierra Leone SL: BoP: Current Account: Primary Income: Investment Income: Portfo... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 2.06
            
                                        2013
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2001 - 2013
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sierra Leone SL: BoP: Current Account: Primary Income: Investment Income: Portfo... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 2.06
            
                                        2013
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2001 - 2013
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sierra Leone SL: BoP: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment: Liabilities: Equi... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 0.13
            
                                        2011
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2002 - 2011
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sierra Leone SL: BoP: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment: Assets: Debt Secu... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -1.68
            
                                        2016
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2002 - 2016
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sierra Leone SL: BoP: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment: Assets: Debt Secu... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -1.68
            
                                        2016
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2002 - 2016
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sierra Leone SL: BoP: Current Account: Goods: Net Exports of Goods under Merchan... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -8.32
            
                                        2013
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2002 - 2013
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sierra Leone SL: BoP: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment: Assets: Debt Secu... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -0.15
            
                                        2013
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2002 - 2013
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sierra Leone SL: BoP: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment: Assets: Debt Secu... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -0.23
            
                                        2013
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2002 - 2013
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sierra Leone SL: BoP: Current Account (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -162.36
            
                                        2016
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1977 - 2016
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sierra Leone SL: BoP: Current Account: Credit (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 1,371.30
            
                                        2016
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1977 - 2016
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sierra Leone SL: BoP: Current Account: Debit (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 1,533.66
            
                                        2016
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1977 - 2016
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sierra Leone SL: BoP: Current Account: Goods: General Merchandise on a BOP Basis (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -325.24
            
                                        2016
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1977 - 2016
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sierra Leone SL: BoP: Current Account: Goods: General Merchandise on a BOP Basis... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 647.56
            
                                        2016
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1977 - 2016
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sierra Leone SL: BoP: Current Account: Goods: General Merchandise on a BOP Basis... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 972.80
            
                                        2016
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1977 - 2016
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sierra Leone SL: BoP: Current Account: Services: Transport (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -116.22
            
                                        2016
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1977 - 2016
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sierra Leone SL: BoP: Current Account: Services: Transport: Credit (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 17.60
            
                                        2016
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1977 - 2016
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sierra Leone SL: BoP: Current Account: Services: Transport: Debit (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 133.82
            
                                        2016
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1977 - 2016
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sierra Leone SL: BoP: Current Account: Services: Transport: Others (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 9.28
            
                                        2016
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1977 - 2016
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sierra Leone SL: BoP: Current Account: Services: Transport: Others: Credit (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 9.28
            
                                        2016
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1977 - 2016
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sierra Leone SL: BoP: Current Account: Services: Transport: Freight (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -118.15
            
                                        2016
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1977 - 2016
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sierra Leone SL: BoP: Current Account: Services: Transport: Freight: Credit (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 0.05
            
                                        2013
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1977 - 2013
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sierra Leone SL: BoP: Current Account: Services: Transport: Freight: Debit (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 118.15
            
                                        2016
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1977 - 2016
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sierra Leone SL: BoP: Current Account: Services: Transport: Passenger (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -6.48
            
                                        2016
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1977 - 2016
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sierra Leone SL: BoP: Current Account: Services: Transport: Passenger: Debit (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 6.48
            
                                        2016
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1977 - 2016
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sierra Leone SL: BoP: Current Account: Services: Transport: Sea (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -104.67
            
                                        2016
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2001 - 2016
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sierra Leone SL: BoP: Current Account: Services: Transport: Sea: Credit (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 5.87
            
                                        2016
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2001 - 2016
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sierra Leone SL: BoP: Current Account: Services: Transport: Sea: Debit (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 110.55
            
                                        2016
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2001 - 2016
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sierra Leone SL: BoP: Current Account: Services: Transport: Sea: Freight (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -110.55
            
                                        2016
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2002 - 2016
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sierra Leone SL: BoP: Current Account: Services: Transport: Sea: Freight: Debit (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 110.55
            
                                        2016
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2002 - 2016
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sierra Leone SL: BoP: Current Account: Services: Transport: Sea: Others (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 5.87
            
                                        2016
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2002 - 2016
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sierra Leone SL: BoP: Current Account: Services: Transport: Sea: Others: Credit (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 5.87
            
                                        2016
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2002 - 2016
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sierra Leone SL: BoP: Current Account: Services: Transport: Air (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -10.87
            
                                        2016
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1995 - 2016
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sierra Leone SL: BoP: Current Account: Services: Transport: Air: Credit (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 3.22
            
                                        2016
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1995 - 2016
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sierra Leone SL: BoP: Current Account: Services: Transport: Air: Debit (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 14.08
            
                                        2016
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1995 - 2016
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sierra Leone SL: BoP: Current Account: Services: Transport: Air: Passenger (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -6.48
            
                                        2016
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1995 - 2016
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sierra Leone SL: BoP: Current Account: Services: Transport: Air: Passenger: Debi... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 6.48
            
                                        2016
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1995 - 2016
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sierra Leone SL: BoP: Current Account: Services: Transport: Air: Freight (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -7.60
            
                                        2016
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1995 - 2016
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sierra Leone SL: BoP: Current Account: Services: Transport: Air: Freight: Credit (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 0.05
            
                                        2013
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1995 - 2013
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sierra Leone SL: BoP: Current Account: Services: Transport: Air: Others (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 3.22
            
                                        2016
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1995 - 2016
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sierra Leone SL: BoP: Current Account: Services: Transport: Air: Others: Credit (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 3.22
            
                                        2016
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1995 - 2016
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sierra Leone SL: BoP: Current Account: Services: Transport: Other Modes (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 0.19
            
                                        2016
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2001 - 2016
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sierra Leone SL: BoP: Current Account: Services: Transport: Other Modes: Credit (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 0.19
            
                                        2016
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2001 - 2016
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sierra Leone SL: BoP: Current Account: Services: Transport: Other Modes: Others (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 0.19
            
                                        2016
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2001 - 2016
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sierra Leone SL: BoP: Current Account: Services: Transport: Other Modes: Others:... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 0.19
            
                                        2016
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2001 - 2016
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sierra Leone SL: BoP: Current Account: Services: Transport: Postal & Courier (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -0.88
            
                                        2016
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2002 - 2016
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sierra Leone SL: BoP: Current Account: Services: Transport: Postal & Courier: Cr... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 8.31
            
                                        2016
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2002 - 2016
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sierra Leone SL: BoP: Current Account: Services: Transport: Postal & Courier: De... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 9.19
            
                                        2016
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2002 - 2016
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sierra Leone SL: BoP: Current Account: Services: Travel (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 11.70
            
                                        2016
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1977 - 2016
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sierra Leone SL: BoP: Current Account: Services: Travel: Credit (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 41.34
            
                                        2016
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1977 - 2016
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sierra Leone SL: BoP: Current Account: Services: Travel: Debit (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 29.63
            
                                        2016
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1977 - 2016
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sierra Leone SL: BoP: Current Account: Services: Travel: Business (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 9.98
            
                                        2016
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1995 - 2016
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sierra Leone SL: BoP: Current Account: Services: Travel: Business: Credit (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 22.40
            
                                        2016
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1995 - 2016
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sierra Leone SL: BoP: Current Account: Services: Travel: Business: Debit (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 12.42
            
                                        2016
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1995 - 2016
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sierra Leone SL: BoP: Current Account: Services: Travel: Business: Others (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 9.98
            
                                        2016
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1995 - 2016
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sierra Leone SL: BoP: Current Account: Services: Travel: Business: Others: Credi... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 22.40
            
                                        2016
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1995 - 2016
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sierra Leone SL: BoP: Current Account: Services: Travel: Business: Others: Debit (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 12.42
            
                                        2016
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1995 - 2016
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sierra Leone SL: BoP: Current Account: Services: Travel: Personal (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 1.72
            
                                        2016
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2001 - 2016
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sierra Leone SL: BoP: Current Account: Services: Travel: Personal: Credit (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 18.94
            
                                        2016
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2001 - 2016
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sierra Leone SL: BoP: Current Account: Services: Travel: Personal: Debit (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 17.21
            
                                        2016
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2001 - 2016
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sierra Leone SL: BoP: Current Account: Services: Travel: Personal: Health Relate... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -1.83
            
                                        2016
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2002 - 2016
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sierra Leone SL: BoP: Current Account: Services: Travel: Personal: Health Relate... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 1.83
            
                                        2016
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2002 - 2016
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sierra Leone SL: BoP: Current Account: Services: Travel: Personal: Education Rel... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -8.75
            
                                        2016
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2002 - 2016
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sierra Leone SL: BoP: Current Account: Services: Travel: Personal: Education Rel... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 8.75
            
                                        2016
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2002 - 2016
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sierra Leone SL: BoP: Current Account: Services: Travel: Personal: Others (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 12.31
            
                                        2016
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2002 - 2016
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sierra Leone SL: BoP: Current Account: Services: Travel: Personal: Others: Credi... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 18.94
            
                                        2016
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2002 - 2016
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sierra Leone SL: BoP: Current Account: Services: Travel: Personal: Others: Debit (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 6.63
            
                                        2016
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2002 - 2016
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sierra Leone SL: BoP: Current Account: Services: Travel: Business and Personal: ... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 3.51
            
                                        2016
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2008 - 2016
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sierra Leone SL: BoP: Current Account: Services: Travel: Business and Personal: ... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 12.40
            
                                        2016
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2008 - 2016
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sierra Leone SL: BoP: Current Account: Services: Travel: Business and Personal: ... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 8.89
            
                                        2016
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2008 - 2016
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sierra Leone SL: BoP: Current Account: Services: Insurance & Pension (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -27.26
            
                                        2016
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1977 - 2016
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sierra Leone SL: BoP: Current Account: Services: Insurance & Pension: Credit (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 0.51
            
                                        2016
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1977 - 2016
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sierra Leone SL: BoP: Current Account: Services: Insurance & Pension: Debit (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 27.76
            
                                        2016
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1977 - 2016
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sierra Leone SL: BoP: Current Account: Services: Insurance & Pension: Direct Ins... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -23.36
            
                                        2016
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1995 - 2016
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sierra Leone SL: BoP: Current Account: Services: Insurance & Pension: Direct Ins... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 0.06
            
                                        2016
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1995 - 2016
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sierra Leone SL: BoP: Current Account: Services: Insurance & Pension: Direct Ins... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 23.42
            
                                        2016
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1995 - 2016
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sierra Leone SL: BoP: Current Account: Services: Insurance & Pension: Reinsuranc... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -3.80
            
                                        2016
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2002 - 2016
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sierra Leone SL: BoP: Current Account: Services: Insurance & Pension: Reinsuranc... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 0.45
            
                                        2016
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2002 - 2016
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sierra Leone SL: BoP: Current Account: Services: Insurance & Pension: Reinsuranc... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 4.25
            
                                        2016
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2002 - 2016
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sierra Leone SL: BoP: Current Account: Services: Insurance & Pension: Pension & ... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -0.09
            
                                        2016
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2002 - 2016
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sierra Leone SL: BoP: Current Account: Services: Insurance & Pension: Pension & ... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 0.09
            
                                        2016
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2002 - 2016
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sierra Leone SL: BoP: Current Account: Services: Financial (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -5.16
            
                                        2016
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2002 - 2016
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sierra Leone SL: BoP: Current Account: Services: Financial: Credit (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 3.07
            
                                        2016
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2002 - 2016
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sierra Leone SL: BoP: Current Account: Services: Financial: Debit (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 8.23
            
                                        2016
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2002 - 2016
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sierra Leone SL: BoP: Current Account: Services: Financial: Explicitly Charged &... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -5.16
            
                                        2016
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2002 - 2016
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sierra Leone SL: BoP: Current Account: Services: Financial: Explicitly Charged &... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 3.07
            
                                        2016
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2002 - 2016
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sierra Leone SL: BoP: Current Account: Services: Financial: Explicitly Charged &... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 8.23
            
                                        2016
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2002 - 2016
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sierra Leone SL: BoP: Current Account: Services: Charges for the Use of Intellec... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 2.00
            
                                        2016
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1977 - 2016
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sierra Leone SL: BoP: Current Account: Services: Charges for the Use of Intellec... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 3.06
            
                                        2016
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1977 - 2016
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sierra Leone SL: BoP: Current Account: Services: Charges for the Use of Intellec... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 1.06
            
                                        2016
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1977 - 2016
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sierra Leone SL: BoP: Current Account: Services: Telecommunications, Computer & ... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 167.02
            
                                        2016
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2001 - 2016
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sierra Leone SL: BoP: Current Account: Services: Telecommunications, Computer & ... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 190.50
            
                                        2016
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2001 - 2016
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sierra Leone SL: BoP: Current Account: Services: Telecommunications, Computer & ... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 23.48
            
                                        2016
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2001 - 2016
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sierra Leone SL: BoP: Current Account: Services: Telecommunications, Computer & ... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 175.20
            
                                        2016
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2002 - 2016
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sierra Leone SL: BoP: Current Account: Services: Telecommunications, Computer & ... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 190.50
            
                                        2016
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2002 - 2016
                                     |