The invention discloses a load current detection circuit and method for a
switching power supply converter. Only a switching tube
peak current sampling circuit, a sampling hold circuit, an inductive
current compensation circuit and a low-pass filter circuit need to be arranged; the method comprises the following steps: sampling to obtain a
peak current of the Boost type or Buck-Boost type
switching power supply converter in an inductive current rising period, namely a switching tube conduction period, in a current switching period; sampling and holding a
peak current sampling value of an inductive current rising period, namely a switching tube conduction period, through a sampling and holding circuit; and in the conduction period of the follow current tube, compensating the peak current sampling value in the conduction period of the switching tube through the inductive
current compensation circuit, outputting the compensated inductive current
signal to the low-pass filter after being maintained by the sample hold circuit, and acquiring the load current
signal of the
switching power supply converter after being smoothed by the low-pass filter. The circuit is simplified, the detection accuracy and reliability are improved, and the cost and
power consumption are reduced.