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Bank of England Euro rate

1 GBP = 1.1659 EUR +0.36%

Published Monday, 28 September 2026 as the daily spot exchange rates against sterling, observed at 16:00 London time.

1 EUR = 0.857706 GBP

GBP to EUR over the last year

1.141.161.18Nov ’25Jan ’26Mar ’26May ’26Jul ’26Sep ’26
52-week high
1.1788
52-week low
1.1314
52-week average
1.1542
Change over the year
+1.92%

Yearly averages

The mean of each year’s publications, 1 GBP in EUR. Open a year for every daily rate and the monthly averages.

YearAverageHighLowPublications
2026 1.1582 1.1788 1.1386 187
2025 1.1673 1.2125 1.1314 253
2024 1.1815 1.2148 1.1536 254
2023 1.1500 1.1734 1.1148 251
2022 1.1732 1.2106 1.1159 250
2021 1.1633 1.1915 1.1032 253
2020 1.1250 1.2046 1.0681 254
2019 1.1403 1.1981 1.0770 253
2018 1.1305 1.1591 1.1000 253
2017 1.1413 1.1957 1.0771 252
2016 1.2233 1.3661 1.1054 253
2015 1.3782 1.4402 1.2727 253
2014 1.2411 1.2866 1.1913 253
2013 1.1776 1.2341 1.1420 253
2012 1.2337 1.2848 1.1778 252
2011 1.1527 1.2036 1.1070 251
2010 1.1664 1.2366 1.0955 253
2009 1.1233 1.1835 1.0407 253
2008 1.2588 1.3493 1.0200 254
2007 1.4619 1.5252 1.3554 253
2006 1.4670 1.4961 1.4257 252
2005 1.4629 1.5098 1.4171 252
2004 1.4739 1.5232 1.4097 254
2003 1.4456 1.5405 1.3824 253
2002 1.5909 1.6420 1.5342 252
2001 1.6087 1.6772 1.5585 253
2000 1.6422 1.7520 1.5665 252
1999 1.5192 1.6096 1.4048 252

This rate via API

The Bank of England EUR rate for any day since 4 January 1999, or every publication in a range of up to a year, as JSON or CSV.

Get a free API key API documentation 
curl https://api.currencyapi.com/v3/official \
  -G -d source=boe -d base_currency=GBP \
  -d currencies=EUR -d date=2026-09-28 \
  -H "apikey: YOUR-API-KEY"

# every publication of 2026
curl https://api.currencyapi.com/v3/official/range \
  -G -d source=boe -d currencies=EUR \
  -d date_from=2026-01-01 -d date_to=2026-12-31 \
  -H "apikey: YOUR-API-KEY"

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Questions about this rate

What is the Bank of England EUR rate today?

On 28 September 2026 the Bank of England published 1 GBP = 1.1659 EUR (1 EUR = 0.857706 GBP).

What was the average EUR rate in 2026?

The average of the 187 publications in 2026 is 1 GBP = 1.15825 EUR, the simple mean of the daily rates.

Is this the rate I must use for tax or accounting?

That depends on your jurisdiction. Many rules name a specific bank and day, for example the rate published on the business day before the transaction. Use the date lookup in the API to get exactly the publication your rule asks for.