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Bank of England US Dollar rate

1 GBP = 1.3251 USD +0.04%

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

1 USD = 0.75466 GBP

GBP to USD over the last year

1.301.3251.351.375Nov ’25Jan ’26Mar ’26May ’26Jul ’26Sep ’26
52-week high
1.3790
52-week low
1.3042
52-week average
1.3412
Change over the year
−1.25%

Yearly averages

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

YearAverageHighLowPublications
2026 1.3452 1.3790 1.3148 187
2025 1.3186 1.3733 1.2152 253
2024 1.2783 1.3413 1.2331 254
2023 1.2434 1.3116 1.1837 251
2022 1.2362 1.3734 1.0745 250
2021 1.3757 1.4211 1.3206 253
2020 1.2837 1.3649 1.1492 254
2019 1.2765 1.3343 1.2062 253
2018 1.3353 1.4328 1.2527 253
2017 1.2888 1.3596 1.2065 252
2016 1.3542 1.4798 1.2133 253
2015 1.5286 1.5884 1.4642 253
2014 1.6477 1.7169 1.5522 253
2013 1.5644 1.6528 1.4831 253
2012 1.5851 1.6270 1.5285 252
2011 1.6030 1.6648 1.5340 251
2010 1.5460 1.6372 1.4305 253
2009 1.5665 1.6964 1.3668 253
2008 1.8528 2.0310 1.4376 254
2007 2.0022 2.1081 1.9255 253
2006 1.8430 1.9807 1.7261 252
2005 1.8189 1.9311 1.7114 252
2004 1.8323 1.9492 1.7559 254
2003 1.6353 1.7905 1.5497 253
2002 1.5035 1.6095 1.4092 252
2001 1.4400 1.5047 1.3726 253
2000 1.5151 1.6521 1.4003 252
1999 1.6180 1.6759 1.5528 252
1998 1.6574 1.7192 1.6147 253
1997 1.6382 1.7058 1.5781 253
1996 1.5618 1.7120 1.4962 254
1995 1.5783 1.6412 1.5277 252
1994 1.5329 1.6428 1.4608 252
1993 1.5015 1.5932 1.4182 253
1992 1.7665 2.0036 1.5030 254
1991 1.7685 1.9980 1.6025 253
1990 1.7864 1.9755 1.5942 253
1989 1.6383 1.8265 1.5115 252
1988 1.7796 1.8967 1.6630 253
1987 1.6392 1.8870 1.4702 253
1986 1.4672 1.5535 1.3770 253
1985 1.2976 1.4904 1.0420 253
1984 1.3364 1.4915 1.1580 253
1983 1.5158 1.6242 1.4169 252
1982 1.7489 1.9275 1.5845 253
1981 2.0254 2.4260 1.7680 252
1980 2.3281 2.4546 2.1397 254
1979 2.1225 2.3290 1.9794 253
1978 1.9197 2.0957 1.8080 252
1977 1.7455 1.9185 1.7010 252
1976 1.8046 2.0342 1.5669 255
1975 2.2198 2.4337 2.0169 254

This rate via API

The Bank of England USD 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=USD -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=USD \
  -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 USD rate today?

On 28 September 2026 the Bank of England published 1 GBP = 1.3251 USD (1 USD = 0.75466 GBP).

What was the average USD rate in 2026?

The average of the 187 publications in 2026 is 1 GBP = 1.34517 USD, 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.