Macau has overtaken Switzerland as the world 's fourth richest territory by the World Bank . Meanwhile , Swiss per capita GDP stayed nearly flat at $ 80,528 in 2013 compared to $ 78,929 the year before . Only Luxembourg , Italy and Spain are wealthier , according to the World Bank . But its tourism industry 's revenues have increased for the first time in nearly 20 years .
Macau has overtaken Switzerland as the world 's fourth richest territory by the World Bank . Only Luxembourg , Italy and Spain are wealthier , according to the World Bank . But its tourism industry 's revenues have increased for the first time in nearly 20 years .