A light-emitting element and a method for manufacturing the light-emitting element are provided in the present disclosure. The light-emitting element includes: an anode layer and a cathode layer arranged opposite to each other, a light-emitting layer disposed between the anode layer and the cathode layer, a hole transport layer disposed between the light-emitting layer and the anode layer, an electron transport layer disposed between the light-emitting layer and the cathode layer, and at least one metal nanofilm layer including metal nanostructures, the metal nanofilm layer being arranged between the anode layer and the cathode layer and spaced apart from the light-emitting layer at at least one film layer.