Gabon’s per capita gross domestic product (GDP) is among the highest in sub-Saharan Africa, at almost USD 15 000 at current value, a performance due in large part to the availability of natural resources, especially the exploitation of hydrocarbons. Through the Strategic Plan for Emerging Gabon (PSGE), the authorities have promoted the idea of turning the country into an emerging economy by 2025. This rests on three pillars: “Green Gabon”, “Industrial Gabon” and “Service-Industry Gabon”. The PSGE hopes to bring about an ambitious programme of structural change in the national economy, based on improved governance of the state, the recovery in public and private investment, the development of infrastructure and human resources and a more equitable distribution of national wealth.