| 
                                            
                                            
                                                Nigeria BoP: CA: Goods: Imports: Crude Oil & Gas (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -2,576.682
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2008 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Nigeria BoP: CA: Goods: Exports: Crude Oil & Gas (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 13,426.531
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2008 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Nigeria BoP: CA: Goods: Exports: Non Oil & Electricity (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 967.077
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2008 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Nigeria BoP: CA: Goods: Imports: Non Oil (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -6,064.915
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2008 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Nigeria BoP: CA: Goods: Exports: Crude Oil & Gas: Crude Oil (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 11,726.156
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2008 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Nigeria BoP: CA: Goods: Exports: Crude Oil & Gas: Gas (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 1,700.375
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2008 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Nigeria BoP: CA: Goods: Exports: Non Oil & Electricity: Non Oil (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 31.874
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2008 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Nigeria BoP: CA: Goods: Exports: Non Oil & Electricity: Electricity (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 935.203
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2008 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Nigeria BoP: CA: Goods: Imports: Trading Partner Adjustment (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 0.000
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2008 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Nigeria BoP: CA: Services: Transportation: Passenger (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -507.978
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2008 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Nigeria BoP: CA: Services: Transportation: Passenger: Credit (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 13.562
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2008 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Nigeria BoP: CA: Services: Transportation: Passenger: Debit (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -521.540
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2008 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Nigeria BoP: CA: Services: Transportation: Freight (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -510.710
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2008 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Nigeria BoP: CA: Services: Transportation: Freight: Credit (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 50.348
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2008 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Nigeria BoP: CA: Services: Transportation: Freight: Debit (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -561.058
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2008 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Nigeria BoP: CA: Services: Transportation: Other (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 232.241
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2008 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Nigeria BoP: CA: Services: Transportation: Other: Credit (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 253.027
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2008 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Nigeria BoP: CA: Services: Transportation: Other: Debit (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -20.785
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2008 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Nigeria BoP: CA: Services: Travel: Business (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -180.779
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2008 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Nigeria BoP: CA: Services: Travel: Business: Credit (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 0.000
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2008 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Nigeria BoP: CA: Services: Travel: Business: Debit (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -180.779
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2008 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Nigeria BoP: CA: Services: Travel: Personal (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -1,253.676
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2008 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Nigeria BoP: CA: Services: Travel: Personal: Education Related Expenditure (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -673.533
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2008 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Nigeria BoP: CA: Services: Travel: Personal: Education Related Expenditure: Cred... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 0.000
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2008 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Nigeria BoP: CA: Services: Travel: Personal: Education Related Expenditure: Debi... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -673.533
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2008 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Nigeria BoP: CA: Services: Travel: Personal: Health Related Expenditure (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -258.984
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2008 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Nigeria BoP: CA: Services: Travel: Personal: Health Related Expenditure: Credit (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 0.000
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2008 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Nigeria BoP: CA: Services: Travel: Personal: Health Related Expenditure: Debit (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -258.984
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2008 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Nigeria BoP: CA: Services: Travel: Personal: Others (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -321.159
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2008 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Nigeria BoP: CA: Services: Travel: Personal: Others: Credit (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 49.711
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2008 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Nigeria BoP: CA: Services: Travel: Personal: Others: Debit (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -370.870
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2008 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Nigeria BoP: CA: Services: Communication (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 9.527
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2008 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Nigeria BoP: CA: Services: Communication: Credit (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 55.304
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2008 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Nigeria BoP: CA: Services: Communication: Debit (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -45.777
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2008 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Nigeria BoP: CA: Services: Financial: Credit (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 112.396
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2008 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Nigeria BoP: CA: Services: Financial: Debit (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -76.563
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2008 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Nigeria BoP: CA: Services: Computer & Information (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -50.221
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2008 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Nigeria BoP: CA: Services: Computer & Information: Credit (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 0.000
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2008 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Nigeria BoP: CA: Services: Computer & Information: Debit (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -50.221
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2008 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Nigeria BoP: CA: Services: Royalties & License Fees (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -63.210
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2008 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Nigeria BoP: CA: Services: Royalties & License Fees: Credit (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 0.000
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2008 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Nigeria BoP: CA: Services: Royalties & License Fees: Debit (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -63.210
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2008 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Nigeria BoP: CA: Services: Other Business (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -2,163.442
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2008 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Nigeria BoP: CA: Services: Other Business: Operational Leasing (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -262.653
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2008 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Nigeria BoP: CA: Services: Other Business: Operational Leasing: Credit (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 0.000
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2008 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Nigeria BoP: CA: Services: Other Business: Operational Leasing: Debit (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -262.653
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2008 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Nigeria BoP: CA: Services: Other Business: Other, Professional & Technical (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -1,900.789
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2008 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Nigeria BoP: CA: Services: Other Business: Other, Professional & Technical: Cred... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 20.081
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2008 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Nigeria BoP: CA: Services: Other Business: Other, Professional & Technical: Debi... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -1,920.870
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2008 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Nigeria BoP: CA: Services: Personal, Cultural & Recreational: Credit (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 0.000
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2008 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Nigeria BoP: CA: Services: Personal, Cultural & Recreational: Debit (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -3.896
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2008 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Nigeria BoP: CA: Services: Government (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 53.274
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2008 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Nigeria BoP: CA: Services: Government: Credit (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 117.844
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2008 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Nigeria BoP: CA: Services: Government: Debit (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -64.571
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2008 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Nigeria BoP: CA: Income: Compensation of Employees (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 58.624
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2008 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Nigeria BoP: CA: Income: Compensation of Employees: Credit (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 60.279
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2008 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Nigeria BoP: CA: Income: Compensation of Employees: Debit (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -1.655
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2008 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Nigeria BoP: CA: Income: Investment: Direct: Income on Equity (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -3,159.769
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2008 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Nigeria BoP: CA: Income: Investment: Direct: Income on Equity: Dividends & Distr... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -2,765.433
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2008 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Nigeria BoP: CA: Income: Investment: Direct: Income on Equity: Dividends & Distr... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 96.537
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2008 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Nigeria BoP: CA: Income: Investment: Direct: Income on Equity: Dividends & Distr... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -2,861.970
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2008 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Nigeria BoP: CA: Income: Investment: Direct: Income on Equity: Reinvested Earnin... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -394.336
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2008 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Nigeria BoP: CA: Income: Investment: Direct: Income on Equity: Reinvested Earnin... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 10.726
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2008 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Nigeria BoP: CA: Income: Investment: Direct: Income on Equity: Reinvested Earnin... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -405.062
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2008 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Nigeria BoP: CA: Income: Investment: Direct: Income on Direct Investment Loans (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -37.039
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2008 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Nigeria BoP: CA: Income: Investment: Direct: Income on Direct Investment Loans: ... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 1.073
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2008 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Nigeria BoP: CA: Income: Investment: Direct: Income on Direct Investment Loans: ... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -38.112
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2008 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Nigeria BoP: CA: Income: Investment: Portfolio: Credit (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 63.058
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2008 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Nigeria BoP: CA: Income: Investment: Portfolio: Debit (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -291.695
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2008 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Nigeria BoP: CA: Income: Investment: Other (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 94.656
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2008 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Nigeria BoP: CA: Income: Investment: Other: Interest Income on Debt (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 94.656
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2008 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Nigeria BoP: CA: Income: Investment: Other: Interest Income on Debt: Credit (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 211.767
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2008 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Nigeria BoP: CA: Income: Investment: Other: Interest Income on Debt: Debit (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -117.111
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2008 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Nigeria BoP: CA: Current Transfers: Other Sectors: Workers Remittances (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 6,024.261
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2008 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Nigeria BoP: CA: Current Transfers: Other Sectors: Workers Remittances: Credit (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 6,039.526
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2008 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Nigeria BoP: CA: Current Transfers: Other Sectors: Workers Remittances: Debit (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -15.265
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2008 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Nigeria BoP: CF: Financial Account: Assets: Direct Investment: Equity Capital (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -326.511
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2008 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Nigeria BoP: CF: Financial Account: Assets: Direct Investment: Equity Capital: C... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -326.511
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2008 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Nigeria BoP: CF: Financial Account: Assets: Direct Investment: Reinvested Earnin... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -10.726
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2008 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Nigeria BoP: CF: Financial Account: Assets: Direct Investment: Other Capital (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 0.000
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2008 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Nigeria BoP: CF: Financial Account: Assets: Portfolio Investment: Equity Securit... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -0.216
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2008 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Nigeria BoP: CF: Financial Account: Assets: Portfolio Investment: Debt Securitie... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -0.054
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2008 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Nigeria BoP: CF: Financial Account: Assets: Portfolio Investment: Debt Securitie... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -0.054
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2008 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Nigeria BoP: CF: Financial Account: Assets: Other Investment: Trade Credits (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -2,159.041
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2008 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Nigeria BoP: CF: Financial Account: Assets: Other Investment: Loans (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -224.765
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2008 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Nigeria BoP: CF: Financial Account: Assets: Other Investment: Currency & Deposit... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -12,837.844
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2008 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Nigeria BoP: CF: Financial Account: Assets: Other Investment: Currency & Deposit... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -159.141
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2008 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Nigeria BoP: CF: Financial Account: Assets: Other Investment: Currency & Deposit... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -1,013.541
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2008 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Nigeria BoP: CF: Financial Account: Assets: Other Investment: Currency & Deposit... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -11,665.162
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2008 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Nigeria BoP: CF: Financial Account: Assets: Reserves Assets: Foreign Exchange (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -7,321.959
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2008 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Nigeria BoP: CF: Financial Account: Liabilities: Foreign Direct Investment: Equi... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 223.334
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2008 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Nigeria BoP: CF: Financial Account: Liabilities: Foreign Direct Investment: Equi... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 223.334
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2008 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Nigeria BoP: CF: Financial Account: Liabilities: Foreign Direct Investment: Rein... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 405.062
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2008 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Nigeria BoP: CF: Financial Account: Liabilities: Foreign Direct Investment: Othe... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 180.168
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2008 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Nigeria BoP: CF: Financial Account: Liabilities: Foreign Direct Investment: Othe... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 180.168
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2008 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Nigeria BoP: CF: Financial Account: Liabilities: Portfolio Investment: Equity Se... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 681.463
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2008 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Nigeria BoP: CF: Financial Account: Liabilities: Portfolio Investment: Debt Secu... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 4,460.484
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2008 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Nigeria BoP: CF: Financial Account: Liabilities: Portfolio Investment: Debt Secu... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 932.884
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2008 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Nigeria BoP: CF: Financial Account: Liabilities: Portfolio Investment: Debt Secu... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 3,527.600
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2008 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Nigeria BoP: CF: Financial Account: Liabilities: Other Investment: Trade Credits (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 0.000
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2008 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Nigeria BoP: CF: Financial Account: Liabilities: Other Investment: Trade Credits... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 0.000
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2008 - Mar 2018
                                     |