A steel wire rod is obtained, in which a gas flow rate during gas stirring in molten steel treatment is controlled to be 0.0005 Nm3/min to 0.004 Nm3/min per molten steel of 1 ton, thereby the rod satisfies a specified composition, and oxide base inclusions in any section including an axis line of the steel wire rod satisfy the following composition X, the inclusions having width of 2 μm or more perpendicular to a rolling direction, wherein the number of the oxide base inclusions of the following composition A is 1 to 20, and the number of the oxide base inclusions of the following composition B is less than 1: composition X: when composition of inclusions is converted to Al2O3+MgO+CaO+SiO2+MnO=100%, Al2O3+CaO+SiO2≧70% is given. composition A: when composition of inclusions is converted to Al2O3+CaO+SiO2=100%, 20%≦CaO≦50% and Al2O3≦30% are given; and composition B: when composition of inclusions is converted to Al2O3+CaO+SiO2=100%, CaO>50% is given. In the steel wire rod, drawability and fatigue properties are improved to the utmost.