电流（英文：Current）是指一群电荷的流动 。电流的大小称为电流强度，是指单位时间内通过导线某一截面的电荷，每秒通过1库仑的电荷量称为1安培。安培是国际单位制七个基本单位之一。安培计是专门测量电流的仪器。

大自然有很多种承载电荷的载子，例如，导电体内可移动的电子、电解液内的离子、电浆内的电子和离子、强子内的夸克。这些载子的移动，形成了电流。有一些效应和电流有关，例如电流的热效应，根据安培定律，电流也会产生磁场，马达、电感和发电机都和和此效应有关。

An electric current is a flow of electric charge. In electric circuits this charge is often carried by moving electrons in a wire. It can also be carried by ions in an electrolyte, or by both ions and electrons such as in a plasma.

The SI unit for measuring an electric current is the ampere, which is the flow of electric charge across a surface at the rate of one coulomb per second. Electric current is measured using a device called an ammeter.