The invention discloses an insulating cable residual service life comprehensive evaluation method based on physical, chemical and electric properties. An insulating cable is an XLPE (Cross Linked Polyethylene) insulating cable. The method comprises a partial discharging amount test, a gradual layer voltage-resisting test, a thermal aging test and an activating energy test; an insulating state of an XLPE insulating cable sample is obtained according to a partial discharging amount calculated by he partial discharging amount test; a residual service life numerical value range of the XLPE insulating cable sample is obtained according to testing results of the gradual layer voltage-resisting test, the thermal aging test and the activating energy test. The method can integrate a plurality of indexes of cable aging evaluation, and combines macroscopic and microscopic change conditions, so that the residual service life data of the cable is completely analyzed in the three aspects of physical performances, chemical performances and electric performances, and the method has important guiding meanings on line modification and power grid planning.