The plasma display apparatus includes a first electrode and a second electrode which include a transparent electrode and a bus electrode, and a black layer formed on the front substrate includes a first black layer formed on the position overlapped with the barrier rib, and a second black layer formed between the transparent electrode and the bus electrode. A contrast is improved by a separate type BM structure where the first black layer is separated from the second black layer, and the reactive current is reduced by lowering the panel capacitance. The light emission by a discharge is smoothly performed by controlling the width of the upper portion and the lower portion of the second barrier rib, and the width of the first barrier rib according to the width of the second barrier rib.