The present invention relates to a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery comprising an anode capable of doping with and dedoping from lithium, a cathode and a nonaqueous electrolyte. The anode includes a carbon material, a polymer material and an Sn-containing compound expressed by a below general formula (1) SnM.sup.1.sub.xM.sup.2.sub.yM.sup.3.sub.z (1) (In the formula, M.sup.1 designates at least one kind of material selected from Co and Cu, and M.sup.2 designates at least one kind of material selected from Cr, Fe, Mn, Nb, Mo, W, B and P. M.sup.3 designates at least one kind of material selected from In, Ag, Zn and Al. x, y and z are respectively represented by 0.1