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European Central Bank British Pound Sterling rate

1 EUR = 0.85718 GBP −0.08%

Published Tuesday, 29 September 2026 as the euro foreign exchange reference rates.

1 GBP = 1.16662 EUR

EUR to GBP over the last year

0.860.88Nov ’25Jan ’26Mar ’26May ’26Jul ’26Sep ’26
52-week high
0.88460
52-week low
0.84873
52-week average
0.86641
Change over the year
−1.86%

Yearly averages

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

YearAverageHighLowPublications
2026 0.86338 0.87630 0.84873 190
2025 0.85679 0.88460 0.82530 255
2024 0.84662 0.86645 0.82428 256
2023 0.86979 0.89338 0.85110 255
2022 0.85276 0.90268 0.82388 257
2021 0.85960 0.90635 0.83923 258
2020 0.88970 0.92985 0.82985 257
2019 0.87777 0.92830 0.83415 255
2018 0.88471 0.90680 0.86280 255
2017 0.87667 0.92965 0.83430 255
2016 0.81948 0.90485 0.73235 257
2015 0.72584 0.78420 0.69630 256
2014 0.80612 0.83830 0.77730 255
2013 0.84926 0.87890 0.81075 255
2012 0.81087 0.84815 0.77835 256
2011 0.86788 0.90500 0.83155 257
2010 0.85784 0.91140 0.81040 258
2009 0.89094 0.96100 0.84255 256
2008 0.79628 0.97855 0.74130 256
2007 0.68434 0.73480 0.65485 255
2006 0.68173 0.70060 0.66800 255
2005 0.68380 0.70725 0.66240 257
2004 0.67866 0.70880 0.65560 259
2003 0.69199 0.72350 0.64950 255
2002 0.62883 0.65050 0.60920 255
2001 0.62187 0.64080 0.59730 254
2000 0.60948 0.64020 0.57110 255
1999 0.65874 0.71220 0.62150 259

This rate via API

The European Central Bank GBP 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=ecb -d base_currency=EUR \
  -d currencies=GBP -d date=2026-09-29 \
  -H "apikey: YOUR-API-KEY"

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

British Pound Sterling at other central banks

Questions about this rate

What is the European Central Bank GBP rate today?

On 29 September 2026 the European Central Bank published 1 EUR = 0.85718 GBP (1 GBP = 1.16662 EUR).

What was the average GBP rate in 2026?

The average of the 190 publications in 2026 is 1 EUR = 0.863378 GBP, 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.