Provided is a liquid ejecting apparatus for ejecting a liquid, including: a depressurizing pump: a liquid storing chamber which includes an inlet for the liquid and stores the liquid; a first partition wall portion which has flexibility and gas permeability; a first pressure control chamber which is adjacent to the liquid storing chamber with the first partition wall portion interposed therebetween; a pressure control valve which opens or seals the inlet in response to displacement of the first partition wall portion; and a switching valve which is connected to the first pressure control chamber and the depressurizing pump and selects an arbitrary state among a first communication state where the first pressure control chamber communicates with an atmosphere, a second communication state where the first pressure control chamber communicates with the depressurizing pump, and a sealed state where the first pressure control chamber is sealed.