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People's Bank of China British Pound Sterling rate

1 GBP = 8.9172 CNY +0.19%

Published Tuesday, 29 September 2026 as the rMB central parity rates (published by CFETS on behalf of the PBoC).

1 CNY = 0.112143 GBP

GBP to CNY over the last year

8.908.9258.958.975
52-week high
8.9863
52-week low
8.9007
52-week average
8.9375
Change over the year
โˆ’0.77%

Yearly averages

The mean of each yearโ€™s publications, 1 GBP in CNY. Open a year for every daily rate and the monthly averages.

YearAverageHighLowPublications
2026 8.9375 8.9863 8.9007 5

This rate via API

The People's Bank of China GBP rate for any day since 22 September 2026, or every publication in a range of up to a year, as JSON or CSV.

curl https://api.currencyapi.com/v3/official \
  -G -d source=pboc -d base_currency=GBP \
  -d currencies=CNY -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=pboc -d currencies=GBP \
  -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 People's Bank of China GBP rate today?

On 29 September 2026 the People's Bank of China published 1 GBP = 8.9172 CNY (1 CNY = 0.112143 GBP).

What was the average GBP rate in 2026?

The average of the 5 publications in 2026 is 1 GBP = 8.9375 CNY, 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.