The invention relates to the field of pulse width modulation, and discloses a voltage space vector pulse width modulation method. The method comprises the following steps of: 1, giving a reference voltage vector Ur, and decomposing the given reference voltage vector into synthesis of two voltages on axes alpha and beta; 2, converting the Ualpha and Ubeta into a three-phase voltage; and 3, according to Umin=Min(Ua, Ub, Uc), Ua'=Ua-Umin, Ub'=Ub-Umin, Uc'=Uc-Umin and U*max=Max(Ua', Ub', Uc', Vdc), obtaining the switching time Ta', Tb' and Tc' of the three-phase voltage: Ta'=Ua'/U*max, Tb'=Ub'/U*max and Tc'=Uc'/U*max. Because multiple times of calculation of trigonometric functions is not needed and the over-modulation area does not need to be judged, the method is simple and convenient to implement, low in calculation frequency and convenient to realize a digital mode, and can be applied to all three-phase inverter systems.