Electrolytic capacitor and method for producing same

An electrolytic capacitor comprising a capacitor element, wherein:

• the capacitor element includes:
• an electrode group that includes an anode body, a cathode body, and a separator, the anode body and the cathode body each having a foil shape, the anode body having a dielectric layer on a surface of the anode body, and
• an electrolyte layer that is in contact with the anode body, the cathode body, and the separator,
• the electrode group is a wound body in which the anode body and the cathode body facing each other are wound with the separator interposed between the anode body and the cathode body, or a laminate in which the anode body and the cathode body facing each other are laminated with the separator interposed between the anode body and the cathode body,
• the electrolyte layer contains a conductive polymer and a hydroxyl group-containing compound having a melting point of 50° C. or higher, the hydroxyl group-containing compound being at least one compound selected from the group consisting of a sugar and a polyhydric alcohol,
• the hydroxyl group-containing compound is unevenly distributed more in a peripheral portion of the capacitor element than in a central portion of the capacitor element, and
• the conductive polymer is unevenly distributed more in the peripheral portion of the capacitor element than in the central portion of the capacitor element.