Pouch-type secondary battery including electrode lead having electrical current limiting function

Provided is a pouch-type secondary battery that includes an electrode assembly equipped with an electrode tab, an electrode lead connected to the electrode tab, a pouch housing accommodating and sealing the electrode assembly such that the electrode lead is partially exposed, and first and second sealants within the pouch housing. The electrode lead includes a joint portion joined to the electrode tab, a terminal portion exposed to an outside of the pouch housing and a fuse portion between the joint portion and the terminal portion. The fuse portion includes a separating groove and a breaking portion connected to the separating groove for separating the terminal portion from the joint portion. The first sealant and the second sealant have shapes that are different from each other such that, when the pressure inside the secondary battery is increased, a stress applied to the pouch housing causes the breaking portion to break.