Provided are a ferritic stainless steel for automotive exhaust systems with improved heat resistance and condensate corrosion resistance and a method for manufacturing the same. The ferritic stainless steel according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a stainless steel base material comprising, in % by weight, C: 0.01% or less, Si: 0.5 to 1.0%, Mn: 0.5% or less, P: 0.035% or less, S: 0.01% or less, Cr: 11 to 18%, N: 0.013% or less, Ti: 0.15 to 0.5%, Sn: 0.03 to 0.5%, and the remainder of Fe and other inevitable impurities, and an Al-plated layer formed on the stainless steel base material, wherein the ferritic stainless steel comprises a plating compound comprising (Al19FeMnSi2)5.31 (Aluminum Iron Manganese Silicide) at an interface between the stainless steel base material and the Al-plated layer.