A multilayer ceramic electronic component includes: a ceramic body including a recess portion formed in a length direction of at least one main surface thereof so as to be inwardly concave and satisfying T (thickness)/W (width)>1.0; first and second internal electrodes disposed to face each other in the ceramic body; and first and second external electrodes extended from the end surfaces of the ceramic body to the at least one main surface, wherein when the ceramic body is divided into an upper region At, corresponding to 70% to 90% of an overall thickness of the ceramic body, and a lower region Ab, corresponding to 10% to 30% of the overall thickness of the ceramic body, a ratio of an average particle size of Ab materials to an average particle size of At materials is less than 0.5.