Document and Entity Information - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Feb. 25, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015
Document And Entity Information
Entity Registrant Name	BANK OF SOUTH CAROLINA CORP
Entity Central Index Key	0001007273
Document Type	10-K
Trading Symbol	BKSC
Document Period End Date	Dec. 31, 2015
Amendment Flag	false
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity a Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Entity a Voluntary Filer	No
Entity's Reporting Status Current	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Smaller Reporting Company
Entity Public Float			$ 77,467,885
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		4,916,600
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2015