The invention relates to a folding type transversely-moving electric stair climbing wheelchair. The folding type transversely-moving electric stair climbing wheelchair comprises stair climbing control handles, a seat frame, a backrest frame, armrests, a pedal, a stair climbing motor, front legs and rear legs, and is characterized in that walking push handles are arranged on the backrest frame; the stair climbing control handles are arranged at the front end of the seat frame; the rear legs can rise and fall; front stair climbing wheels, rear stair climbing wheels and antiskid positioning legs are arranged at the bottom of the seat frame; stair climbing legs are arranged on the two sides of the seat frame and are each composed of a horizontal rod, a fixed vertical leg and a length-adjustable vertical leg; a main shaft and an auxiliary shaft are arranged on the seat frame, the main shaft is connected with the stair climbing motor, the two ends of the main shaft are connected with one end of a main shaft crank, the two ends of the auxiliary shaft are connected with one end of an auxiliary shaft crank, the other end of the main shaft crank is connected with a horizontal rod, and the other end of the auxiliary shaft crank is connected with the horizontal rod; in the unfolded state, the backrest frame leans backwards in a flat and straight mode, the stair climbing control handles lean upwards towards the front, a headrest is arranged on the upper portion of the backrest frame, and the armrests and the pedal are horizontally arranged; in the folded state, the headrest is detached, the backrest frame is turned backwards to be vertical, the stair climbing control handles are turned backwards to be horizontal, the armrests are turned backwards to be in the same plane as the backrest frame, and the pedal is turned backwards to be vertical.