The invention discloses a pumping unit with a wide swing angle, which comprises a motor, a bracket, a connecting rod, a speed change mechanism, a lifting rope, a fixed pulley, a wellhead oil pumping device, a rocker arm, a rocker arm pillar and two crankshaft wheels, wherein one end of the rocker arm is movably connected on the rocker arm pillar, the other end of the rocker arm is connected with the lifting rope, the lifting rope is connected with the wellhead oil pumping device by the fixed pulley which is arranged on the bracket, the two crankshaft wheels are connected with the speed change mechanism, one end of the connecting rod is movably connected with the rocker arm, and the other end of the connecting rod is movably connected with the crankshaft wheels. According to the pumping unit disclosed by the invention, the speed change mechanism is matched with the crankshaft wheels to pump oil, so that a pumping unit can be started and the working of the pumping unit can be maintained by a motor with relatively small power, and the pumping speed and the stroke of the pumping unit can be conveniently regulated.