Provided is high purity cobalt chloride having a purity of 5N (99.999%) or higher, and a manufacturing method of the high purity cobalt chloride via electrolysis, wherein cobalt having a purity of 5N or higher is used as an anode, a diluted hydrochloric acid bath having a pH of 1.5 to 3.0 is used as an electrolytic solution, the cobalt anode and a cathode plate are partitioned with an anion exchange membrane, and electrodeposition of the cobalt onto the cathode plate is thereby inhibited. An object of this invention is to provide a manufacturing method capable of providing high purity cobalt chloride at a higher purity and at a lower production cost than conventional methods. Under circumstances where demands for cobalt chloride may increase, cobalt chloride needs to be manufactured at high volume and at low cost, and the present invention offers a technique capable of satisfying the foregoing requirements.