A nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery is obtained in which a potential of a positive-electrode active material in a fully charged condition is 4.4-4.6 V versus metallic lithium and an Li content of the positive-electrode active material at the potential does not exceed 40% of an initial Li content, and which can show improved cycle characteristics and charge-discharge characteristics. The nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery includes a positive electrode containing a positive-electrode active material, a negative electrode containing a negative-electrode active material, and a nonaqueous electrolyte, wherein a potential of the positive electrode active material in a fully charged condition is 4.4-4.6 V versus metallic lithium, an Li content of the Positive-electrode active material at the potential does not exceed 40% of the initial Li content, and the nonaqueous electrolyte contains an ethylene carbonate derivative represented by the following structural formula 1 wherein at least one of X and Y is a halogen;