The invention discloses ferritic stainless steel with excellent surface quality and a manufacturing method of the ferritic stainless steel. The ferritic stainless steel comprises the following chemical components in percentage by weight: 0.005-0.02 percent of C, 0.3-0.7 percent of Si, 0.1-0.5 percent of Mn, less than or equal to 0.04 percent of P, less than or equal to 0.01 percent of S, 16.0-18.0 percent of Cr, 1.0-2.0 percent of Mo, 0.005-0.02 percent of N, 0.4-0.6 percent of Nb, impurity elements such as less than or equal to 0.01 percent of Ti, less than or equal to 0.05 percent of Al and less than or equal to 0.008 percent of O, and the balance of Fe and inevitable impurities. The plasticity and surface quality of the material are improved by controlling low carbon and nitrogen content and adding a certain amount of niobium under the condition that the material has high corrosion resistance; and the quantity of occluded foreign substances in the material is reduced by strictly controlling the content of impurity elements such as titanium, aluminum and oxygen, and the surface quality of the material is further improved. In addition, according to large-deformation cold rolling processing and high-temperature short-cycle annealing treatment, uniform and small grain size of the material is guaranteed, and the surface quality and plasticity of the product are further improved.