The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in East Timor expanded 8 percent in 2013 from the previous year.
GDP Annual Growth Rate in East Timor averaged 6.75 percent from 2001 until 2013, reaching an all time high of 16.30 percent in 2001 and a record low of -6.70 percent in 2002. East Timor is one of the youngest countries in the world. After years of wars and political turmoil, the economy of this once poorest country in Asia, has been steady growing due to offshore oil and gas extraction.(http://www.tradingeconomics.com/east-timor/gdp-growth-annual)