The present invention relates to a nonaqueous electrolyte battery comprising: a cathode including a positive active material; an negative including a negative active material and a nonaqueous electrolyte, wherein assuming that the first charging capacity of the positive active material per gram is Cc [mAh/g], the weight of the positive active material is Cw [g], the first charging capacity of the negative active material per gram is Ac [mAh/g], the first discharging capacity is Ad [mAh/g] and the weight of the negative active material is Aw [g], the value of X [%] represented by a formula 16 is located within a range expressed by 20.ltoreq.X.ltoreq.50..times..times..times..times..times. ##EQU00001## Thus, the deterioration of a capacity due to charging and discharging cycles is suppressed.