The invention discloses a bismuth cored wire. The bismuth cored wire consists of a steel tape sheath and core powder, and is 8 to 20 in diameter or in other diameters or other shapes, the alloy components of the core powder are Ca, Si, S, Fe and Bi, wherein, the content of Ca is 0 to 20 percent by weight, the content of Si is 0 to 15 percent by weight, the content of S is 0 to 10 percent by weight, the content of Fe is 0 to 20 percent by weight, and the content of Bi is 50 to 100 percent by weight. The invention adopts the form of the bismuth cored wire or bismuth composite cored wire, the bismuth cored wire is fed into molten steel by a wire-feeding machine, the recovery rate of bismuth in the molten steel is increased, the cost is reduced, pollution is reduced, moreover, the recovery of bismuth is stable, and component control is accurate.