Exhaust gas purification catalyst

An exhaust gas purification catalyst for purifying exhaust gas from an engine, the catalyst comprising:

• a catalyst substrate through which an exhaust gas passage passes;
• a catalyst layer containing Rh and located on or above the catalyst substrate;
• and
• a catalyst layer containing Pd and located on or above the catalyst substrate, wherein
• the catalyst layer containing Rh includes ZrLaY composite oxide containing ZrO2 as a main component, 2% by mass or more and 10% by mass or less of La2O3, and 2% by mass or more and 20% by mass or less of Y2O3,
• Rh is loaded on the ZrLaY composite oxide,
• the catalyst layer containing Rh also includes ZrCeNd composite oxide containing Zr, Ce, and Nd and activated alumina loaded with ZrLa composite oxide containing Zr and La,
• Rh is loaded on the ZrCeNd composite oxide and the activated alumina loaded with the ZrLa composite oxide, and
• the catalyst layer containing Rh is located closer to the exhaust gas passage than the catalyst layer containing Pd is.