Trade and other payables - Components (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Trade and other current payables [abstract]
Trade payables	$ 18,193	$ 23,792
Invoices not yet received	19,248	25,824
Accrued employee benefit costs	11,772	12,698
Share-based compensation - Cash settled payable	566	2,010
Trade Deposits	1,082	1,510
Sundry accruals	13,578	11,012
Trade and Other Payables	64,439	76,846
Current	64,230	76,077
Non-current	$ 209	$ 769

The amount of accruals classified as current. [Refer: Accruals]

Name:	ifrs-full_AccrualsClassifiedAsCurrent
Namespace Prefix:	ifrs-full_
Data Type:	xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type:	credit
Period Type:	instant

- Definition

The amount of deposit liabilities from customers held by the entity.

+ References

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Name IAS
-Number 1
-IssueDate 2022-03-24
-Paragraph 55
-URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IAS&num=1&code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&anchor=para_55&doctype=Standard
-URIDate 2022-03-24

+ Details

Name:	ifrs-full_DepositsFromCustomers
Namespace Prefix:	ifrs-full_
Data Type:	xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type:	credit
Period Type:	instant

- Definition

The amount of non-current trade payables and non-current other payables. [Refer: Other non-current payables; Non-current trade payables]

+ References

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Name IAS
-Number 1
-IssueDate 2022-03-24
-Paragraph 54
-Subparagraph k
-URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IAS&num=1&code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&anchor=para_54_k&doctype=Standard
-URIDate 2022-03-24

+ Details

Name:	ifrs-full_NoncurrentPayables
Namespace Prefix:	ifrs-full_
Data Type:	xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type:	credit
Period Type:	instant

- Definition

The amount of accruals for employee benefits (other than termination benefits) that are expected to be settled wholly within twelve months after the end of the annual reporting period in which the employees render the related services. [Refer: Accruals classified as current]

+ References

+ Details

Name:	ifrs-full_ShorttermEmployeeBenefitsAccruals
Namespace Prefix:	ifrs-full_
Data Type:	xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type:	credit
Period Type:	instant

- Definition

The amount of current trade payables and current other payables. [Refer: Current trade payables; Other current payables]

+ References

+ Details

Name:	ifrs-full_TradeAndOtherCurrentPayables
Namespace Prefix:	ifrs-full_
Data Type:	xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type:	credit
Period Type:	instant

- References

No definition available.

+ Details

Name:	ifrs-full_TradeAndOtherCurrentPayablesAbstract
Namespace Prefix:	ifrs-full_
Data Type:	xbrli:stringItemType
Balance Type:	na
Period Type:	duration

- Definition

The current amount of payment due to suppliers for goods and services used in entity's business. [Refer: Current liabilities; Trade payables]

+ References

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Name IAS
-Number 1
-IssueDate 2022-03-24
-Paragraph 78
-URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IAS&num=1&code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&anchor=para_78&doctype=Standard
-URIDate 2022-03-24

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/exampleRef
-Name IAS
-Number 1
-IssueDate 2022-03-24
-Paragraph 70
-URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IAS&num=1&code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&anchor=para_70&doctype=Standard
-URIDate 2022-03-24

+ Details

Name:	ifrs-full_TradeAndOtherCurrentPayablesToTradeSuppliers
Namespace Prefix:	ifrs-full_
Data Type:	xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type:	credit
Period Type:	instant

- Definition

The amount of trade payables and other payables. [Refer: Trade payables; Other payables]

+ References

+ Details

Name:	ifrs-full_TradeAndOtherPayables
Namespace Prefix:	ifrs-full_
Data Type:	xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type:	credit
Period Type:	instant

- Definition

The amount of payment due to suppliers for invoices not yet received.

+ References

No definition available.

+ Details

Name:	jmia_InvoicesNotYetReceivedCurrent
Namespace Prefix:	jmia_
Data Type:	xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type:	credit
Period Type:	instant

- Definition

Share Based Compensation Cash Settled Payable

+ References

No definition available.

+ Details

Name:	jmia_ShareBasedCompensationCashSettledPayable
Namespace Prefix:	jmia_
Data Type:	xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type:	credit
Period Type:	instant