An electric double layer capacitor having a pair of polarized electrodes and an electrolytic solution capable of forming an electric double layer at the interface with the polarized electrodes, wherein the electrolytic solution contains a salt of the Formula 1 as the electrolyte and at least dimethyl carbonate as a solvent: R1R2R3R4N+X−  Formula 1 wherein R1 is a n-propyl group and each of R2, R3 and R4 which are independent of one another, is a methyl group or an ethyl group, provided that two selected from R1 to R4 may together form a tetramethylene group, and X− is an anion.