A secondary battery 100 includes a positive electrode current collector 221 and a positive electrode mixture layer 223 which is coated over the positive electrode current collector 221. The positive electrode mixture layer 223 includes a positive electrode active material 610, an electrically conductive material 620, and a binder 630. In addition, the positive electrode active material 610 has secondary particles 910 formed by an aggregation of a plurality of primary particles of a lithium transition metal oxide, a hollow portion 920 formed in the secondary particle 910, and through holes 930 penetrating the secondary particles 910 so as to connect the hollow portion 920 and the outside. A ratio (Vbc/Va) of an inner volume Vbc of holes formed inside the positive electrode mixture layer 223 to an apparent volume Va of the positive electrode mixture layer 223 satisfies 0.25≦(Vbc/Va). In addition, in a section of the positive electrode mixture layer 223, a ratio (Vb/Vc) of an inner volume Vb of holes B formed inside the positive electrode active material 610 to an inner volume Vc of holes C formed outside the positive electrode active material 610 satisfies 0.05≦(Vb/Vc)≦2.5.