Document and Entity Information - shares	3 Months Ended
	Jul. 31, 2016	Feb. 24, 2017
Document And Entity Information
Entity Registrant Name	MMEX Resources Corp
Entity Central Index Key	0001440799
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Jul. 31, 2016
Amendment Flag	false
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--04-30
Is Entity a Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Is Entity a Voluntary Filer	No
Is Entity's Reporting Status Current	No
Entity Filer Category	Smaller Reporting Company
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		924,423,522
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2017