Document And Entity Information - shares	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2018	Aug. 03, 2018
Document Information [Line Items]
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Jun. 30, 2018
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2018
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2
Entity Registrant Name	Global Medical REIT Inc.
Entity Central Index Key	0001533615
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Trading Symbol	GMRE
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		21,630,675