Credit risk is inherent in every credit institution and remains the main type of bank risk, so it is necessary to identify, evaluate, analyze, monitor its condition and take timely measures to minimize it. Within the framework of this article, the author accepts that credit risk is the possibility of a credit institution's losses (losses), non-receipt of planned income due to non-fulfillment, untimely, incomplete fulfillment by the debtor of financial or other property obligations to the credit institution in accordance with the terms of the agreement or the legislation of the Republic of Belarus, as well as as a result of the fulfillment of conditional obligations. The purpose of the study is to determine the classification of credit risk, the methodology for assessing credit risk, as well as to conduct a credit risk analysis on the example of one of the Belarusian commercial banks. As a result of the study, it can be concluded that credit risk is inherent in every credit institution and it is impossible to completely prevent it. However, it is possible to prevent and reduce negative consequences, and for this it is necessary to correctly identify and manage credit risk.