A negative electrode for a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery, said negative electrode comprising a negative-electrode current collector, and a negative-electrode active material layer provided upon the negative-electrode current collector, wherein the negative-electrode active material layer includes a negative-electrode active material and polyvinylpyrrolidone, and an area that extends 10% in the thickness direction from the surface of the reverse side of the negative-electrode active material layer from the negative-electrode current collector has a higher polyvinylpyrrolidone content than an area that extends 10% in the thickness direction from the surface of the negative-electrode current collector side of the negative-electrode active material layer.