A sliding component includes a pair of the sliding members being slidable relative to each other on sliding surfaces of the sliding members. One of the sliding surfaces includes a dimple group in which a plurality of dimples is arranged and each of the dimples has an opening portion whose shape has a long axis and a short axis orthogonal to the long axis. The dimple group includes a clockwise dimple group in which the dimples are arranged in a clockwise direction from an inner diameter side to an outer diameter side of the sliding surface and a counterclockwise dimple group in which the dimples are arranged in a counterclockwise direction from the inner diameter side to the outer diameter side of the one of the sliding surfaces.