Inductor

The invention provides an inductor capable of simplifying a manufacturing process. The inductor includes: a coil having a winding portion and a lead-out portion; a base body including a coil therein, the base body including a magnetic portion and having a bottom surface and end surfaces adjacent to the bottom surface and facing each other; and an external electrode disposed on at least the bottom surface of the base body and connected to the lead-out portion. The coil is disposed such that the winding axis direction intersects the bottom surface. The cross-section of the conductor has a substantially rectangular shape defined by the thickness and width. The conductor has a pair of first surfaces defined by the extension direction and the thickness direction, and a pair of second surfaces defined by the extension direction and the width direction. The winding portion is wound into a spiral shape with one side of the second surface as the outer peripheral side and the other side of the second surface as the inn