A carbon nanotube dispersion includes a carbon nanotube compound represented by structural formula A and a dispersion medium in which the carbon nanotube is dispersed or dissolved, ##STR00001## wherein a moiety represented by double lines represents a carbon nanotube R.sup.1 represents a hydrogen atom, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group having one or two carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group or a substituted or unsubstituted carbodiimide group, R.sup.2 represents a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group having from 1 to 4 carbon atoms, and m and n each independently represents an integer of 1 or more.