The invention relates to an epoxy molding compound for packaging a tantalum capacitor and a manufacturing method for the epoxy molding compound, and belongs to the technical field of epoxy molding compounds. The epoxy molding compound for packaging the tantalum capacitor is characterized by comprising the following components in percentage by mass: 3 to 10 percent of multifunctional epoxy resin, 1 to 5 percent of multifunctional phenolic resin, 0.5 to 3 percent of reactive diluent, 0.5 to 2 percent of stress-releasing agent, 0.1 to 1 percent of accelerant and 70 to 90 percent of mineral filler. The manufacturing method comprises the following steps of: adding the components of the epoxy molding compound into a mixer, mixing the components uniformly, extruding the mixture by using a twin-screw extruder at the temperature of between 100 and 150 DEG C, cooling, crushing and performing pre-press molding to obtain the epoxy molding compound for packaging the tantalum capacitor. The epoxy molding compound for packaging the tantalum capacitor is halogen-free and antimony-free, can package tantalum capacitors at low temperature and under low pressure, and is low in stress, and high in moldability, relux resistance, wet resistance and reliability; the manufacturing method is convenient to operate, high in production efficiency, safe and reliable, and product quality is stable; and the epoxy molding compound is particularly suitable for packaging a polymer solid chip tantalum capacitor.