To provide a method for producing a (meth)acrylic ester by transesterification reaction by which the precipitation of a solid is hardly caused even if the temperature is lowered, and the formation of byproducts is little.

This method for producing the (meth)acrylic ester by subjecting an alkyl (meth)acrylate, and a 3-20C alcohol or phenols as raw materials to the transesterification reaction comprises using a reaction product obtained by bringing a dialkyltin oxide with a (meth)acrylic acid corresponding to the objective (meth)acrylic ester, as a catalyst.