The role of credit in the economy is concretized by the results obtained through the manifestation of credit relations or by the contribution of credit to the achievement of certain economic policy objectives, the credit having a particular importance in the modern economic system. If business financing is concerned, credit plays a vital role. The overall objective of this paper is given by the analysis of the evolution of credits in Romania during the period 2010-2017, this analysis being carried out by sectors of activity.