A vector control device for a permanent magnet synchronous motor drive by an inverter. The vector control device includes: a current command generation unit for generating a d-axis current command id* and q-axis current command iq* from a given torque command T*; and a current control unit operating so that the motor current coincides with the current command. The current command generation unit includes: d-axis basic current command id1* by using the torque command; a limiter unit for inputting the current command id1* and outputting a value limited to below zero as a second d-axis basic current command id2*; a d-axis current command compensation unit for outputting the current command id2* corrected in accordance with the d-axis current command compensation value dV as a d-axis current command id*; and a q-axis current command generation unit for generating a q-axis current command iq* from the d-axis current command id*.