Abstract: An electrical contact component includes a base defining an external terminal to be mounted on a surface of a wiring board with a solder and a fitting portion having a substantially tubular shaped fitting periphery. The external terminal has a first principal surface opposing the surface of the wiring board, a second principal surface substantially parallel to the first principal surface, and sides substantially perpendicular to the first and second principal surfaces and connecting the first principal surface to the second principal surface. The fitting portion is continuously provided on the second principal surface. The fitting periphery of the fitting portion is electrically connected to the second principal surface and the sides of the external terminal by metal layers formed over their respective surfaces. The metal layer contains Ni as a principal constituent and Co, and the metal layer contains Au as a principal constituent.