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Bank of England Japanese Yen rate

1 GBP = 208.76 JPY +0.29%

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

1 JPY = 0.0047903 GBP

GBP to JPY over the last year

200.00210.00220.00Nov ’25Jan ’26Mar ’26May ’26Jul ’26Sep ’26
52-week high
219.12
52-week low
197.73
52-week average
210.96
Change over the year
+4.65%

Yearly averages

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

YearAverageHighLowPublications
2026 213.19 219.12 207.65 187
2025 197.24 211.19 184.63 253
2024 193.56 207.42 179.19 254
2023 174.92 188.60 155.77 251
2022 161.85 171.13 151.55 250
2021 151.07 157.92 139.72 253
2020 137.03 144.79 127.56 254
2019 139.19 148.39 127.22 253
2018 147.42 155.94 139.92 253
2017 144.54 152.29 136.70 252
2016 147.28 175.24 126.09 253
2015 185.10 195.45 176.11 253
2014 174.16 189.30 165.00 253
2013 152.69 173.56 138.65 253
2012 126.47 139.34 117.57 252
2011 127.75 139.40 117.07 251
2010 135.46 149.31 125.85 253
2009 146.47 162.48 120.36 253
2008 192.36 217.23 130.10 254
2007 235.71 250.11 221.93 253
2006 214.33 233.20 201.09 252
2005 200.16 212.69 189.76 252
2004 198.10 206.84 191.12 254
2003 189.32 199.49 180.85 253
2002 187.87 196.67 180.04 252
2001 174.84 190.87 166.50 253
2000 163.27 178.72 149.69 252
1999 183.94 201.52 162.53 252
1998 216.75 240.22 187.65 253
1997 198.12 217.78 182.16 253
1996 170.00 198.68 156.99 254
1995 148.37 163.83 131.16 252
1994 156.40 168.84 149.64 252
1993 166.73 194.47 149.32 253
1992 223.72 248.49 187.42 254
1991 237.56 261.41 221.69 253
1990 257.38 285.55 234.33 253
1989 225.66 232.04 217.26 252
1988 227.98 236.48 221.13 253
1987 236.50 245.99 228.33 253
1986 246.80 294.59 218.68 253
1985 307.08 339.10 272.12 253
1984 316.80 347.94 290.01 253
1983 359.89 383.79 332.88 252
1982 435.21 465.42 378.41 253
1981 444.57 490.95 407.45 252
1980 525.56 571.81 484.02 254
1979 465.57 550.62 394.16 253
1978 402.60 471.66 358.68 252
1977 467.63 500.32 435.57 252
1976 535.33 621.75 460.04 255
1975 658.06 717.35 612.26 254

This rate via API

The Bank of England JPY rate for any day since 2 January 1975, 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=JPY -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=JPY \
  -d date_from=2026-01-01 -d date_to=2026-12-31 \
  -H "apikey: YOUR-API-KEY"

Japanese Yen at other central banks

Questions about this rate

What is the Bank of England JPY rate today?

On 28 September 2026 the Bank of England published 1 GBP = 208.755 JPY (1 JPY = 0.0047903 GBP).

What was the average JPY rate in 2026?

The average of the 187 publications in 2026 is 1 GBP = 213.188 JPY, 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.