The invention discloses a single-phase soft-switching and high-gain boost converter for distributed photovoltaic power generation. The converter comprises a single-phase Booster circuit unit working in an input current continuous mode, a transformer voltage doubling circuit unit and an output circuit unit which are connected in turn, wherein the single-phase Booster circuit unit working in the input current continuous mode consists of an input filtering inductor, two power switching tubes, a parallel capacitor and a clamping capacitor; the transformer voltage doubling circuit unit consists of a transformer provided with two windings, a blocking capacitor, a voltage doubling capacitor and a freewheel diode; the output circuit unit consists of an output diode and an output capacitor; and an output circuit is connected with a load. The converter has the advantages of realizing zero voltage switch-on and switch-off of a first power switching tube and a second power switching tube, and reducing input current ripple along with simple circuit structure, convenient control and suitability for high efficiency conversion occasions of solar energy distributed power generation.