The present invention provides a conductive material for a secondary battery, and a secondary battery containing the same, the conductive material comprising carbon nanotubes, having a secondary structure in which carbon nanotube units having a diameter of 20-150 nm are entangled, having a ratio of true density to bulk density (TD/BD) of 30-120, having a metal content of 50 ppm or less, and having both excellent dispersibility and high purity, thereby being capable of improving, by increasing the conductivity within an electrode, battery performance, particularly, battery performance at room temperature and low temperature when applied to a battery.