Document and Entity Information - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2019	Feb. 14, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019
Details
Registrant CIK	0000752294
Fiscal Year End	--12-31
Registrant Name	ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY INC
SEC Form	10-K
Period End date	Dec. 31, 2019
Trading Symbol	ELST
Trading Exchange	NONE
Tax Identification Number (TIN)	91-1238077
Number of common stock shares outstanding		4,946,502
Public Float			$ 1,266,127
Filer Category	Non-accelerated Filer
Current with reporting	Yes
Interactive Data Current	Yes
Voluntary filer	No
Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Shell Company	false
Small Business	true
Emerging Growth Company	false
Entity File Number	000-27793
Entity Address, Address Line One	415 N. Quay St., Bldg B1
Entity Address, City or Town	Kennewick
Entity Address, State or Province	WA
Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code	WA
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code	99336
City Area Code	509
Local Phone Number	735-9092
Title of 12(g) Security	Common
Amendment Flag	false
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2019
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Document Annual Report	true
Document Transition Report	false