A water-based composition with excellent anticorrosion effect is provided. A water-based composition comprises: compounds or salts thereof or their solvent complexes shown in the following general formula (1) [where X represents halogen atoms]; and quaternary ammonium type surfactants.提供具有優異的防腐效果的水性組合物。一種水性組合物,含有:下述通式(1)[式中,X表示鹵原子]所示的化合物或其鹽或者它們的溶劑合物;和季銨型表面活性劑。