Simple numbers about Italy

European banks have total claims and potential exposures of €998.7 billion to Italy, more than six times the 162.4 billion euro exposure they have to Greece, according to Barclays Capital. European banks have €774 billion of exposure to Spain and €534 billion of exposure to Ireland.

In the United States, banks are also more exposed to Italy than to any other euro zone country, to the tune of €269 billion, according to Barclays. American banks’ next biggest exposure is to Spain, with total claims estimated at €179 billion.

But at the end of the day, “if Italy goes, it’s no longer a domino,” said Mr. Gros, the analyst in Brussels. “It’s a brick.”

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