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GBP/USD exchange rate history (British Pound to US Dollar)

US Dollar per 1 British Pound, calculated from the ECB euro reference rates. Latest: 1.3225 USD on Oct 5, 2026. Below: the last 12 months day by day, monthly averages since 1999, and average, high and low for every year.

Reference rates of October 5, 2026 · Last updated:

Latest (Oct 5, 2026)1.3225
1 day+0.18%
1 month−2.26%
1 year−1.65%
Since 1 January−1.62%

Last 12 months

Last 12 months1.38171.30441.3225Oct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026

12-month high: 1.3817 (Jan 29, 2026) · 12-month low: 1.3044 (Nov 5, 2025)

Long-term trend: monthly averages since 1999

Long-term trend: monthly averages since 19992.07131.12871.3220199920122026

Monthly average, high and low (last 24 months)

MonthAverageHighLow
Oct 20261.32201.32341.3201
Sep 20261.34171.35651.3220
Aug 20261.35421.36561.3446
Jul 20261.33711.35111.3240
Jun 20261.33351.34721.3160
May 20261.34851.36211.3358
Apr 20261.34661.35701.3209
Mar 20261.33421.34511.3230
Feb 20261.35861.37191.3450
Jan 20261.35191.38171.3399
Dec 20251.33821.35031.3204
Nov 20251.31371.32351.3044
Oct 20251.33451.34781.3106
Sep 20251.35021.36451.3355
Aug 20251.34431.35771.3161
Jul 20251.35041.37521.3234
Jun 20251.35511.37231.3391
May 20251.33711.35621.3176
Apr 20251.31341.33831.2778
Mar 20251.29111.29761.2680
Feb 20251.25351.26731.2358
Jan 20251.23401.25471.2117
Dec 20241.26551.27701.2522
Nov 20241.27491.29851.2514

Yearly average, high and low

YearAverageHighLowFirst → last day
2026 (to Oct 5, 2026)1.34451.38171.31601.3443 → 1.3225 (−1.6%)
20251.31841.37521.21171.2417 → 1.3466 (+8.4%)
20241.27861.34021.23161.2645 → 1.2529 (−0.9%)
20231.24341.31121.18381.2054 → 1.2715 (+5.5%)
20221.23601.37211.05961.3496 → 1.2026 (−10.9%)
20211.37591.42121.31921.3638 → 1.3479 (−1.2%)
20201.28391.36491.15981.3195 → 1.3649 (+3.4%)
20191.27611.33811.20341.2640 → 1.3204 (+4.5%)
20181.33521.43221.25621.3563 → 1.2800 (−5.6%)
20171.28821.35881.20651.2292 → 1.3517 (+10.0%)
20161.35501.48691.21481.4765 → 1.2312 (−16.6%)
20151.52881.59121.45911.5440 → 1.4833 (−3.9%)
20141.64771.71641.55241.6491 → 1.5587 (−5.5%)
20131.56431.65421.48641.6292 → 1.6542 (+1.5%)
20121.58451.63001.53071.5488 → 1.6167 (+4.4%)
20111.60361.66861.53081.5497 → 1.5490 (−0.0%)
20101.54521.63381.42691.6142 → 1.5524 (−3.8%)
20091.56681.70141.36311.4429 → 1.6221 (+12.4%)
20081.85382.03411.44711.9814 → 1.4611 (−26.3%)
20072.00212.10641.91781.9703 → 2.0074 (+1.9%)
20061.84241.97701.72261.7226 → 1.9613 (+13.9%)
20051.81911.92531.70901.9098 → 1.7214 (−9.9%)
20041.83261.95261.75131.7850 → 1.9319 (+8.2%)
20031.63431.79201.54981.6022 → 1.7920 (+11.8%)
20021.50281.61211.40721.4433 → 1.6121 (+11.7%)
20011.44001.50671.37711.4922 → 1.4483 (−2.9%)
20001.51511.65411.39861.6154 → 1.4910 (−7.7%)
19991.61781.67501.55111.6578 → 1.6159 (−2.5%)

Records in the ECB data since 1999

Highest: 2.1064 on Nov 8, 2007. Lowest: 1.0596 on Sep 28, 2022.

About these numbers

  • Source: the European Central Bank's euro foreign exchange reference rates (one rate per TARGET working day, usually published around 16:00 CET).
  • GBP/USD is a cross rate calculated by us: ECB rate of USD ÷ ECB rate of GBP. Monthly and yearly values are simple averages, maxima and minima of those daily values.
  • The ECB publishes the reference rates for information purposes only and discourages using them for transactions. Market, bank and card rates differ during the day.

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