Abstract
This study aims to investigate the relationship between credit risk management and the profitability of commercial banks by testing the impact of credit risk indicators on assessing the profitability of a sample of Algerian commercial banks during the period 2009-2020 by using a panel-data model. The results of the applied study indicate that: the ratio of loan loss provisions to total loans and capital adequacy ratio are the most important indicators of credit risk management that affect and contribute to evaluating the profitability of Algerian commercial banks.