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British Pound Sterling (GBP) to Japanese Yen (JPY)

Convert British pounds sterling to Japanese yen at the live mid-market rate. Reverse: JPY to GBP

1 British Pound Sterling =

208 JPY +0.02% today

1 GBP = 208.471 JPY · 1 JPY = 0.00479684 GBP

Mid-market rate, updated 01:35 UTC. Paid plans update as often as every 60 seconds. Get GBP→JPY rates via API

GBP to JPY over the last year

200.00210.00220.00Nov ’25Jan ’26Mar ’26May ’26Jul ’26Sep ’26
52-week high
219.45
52-week low
197.87
52-week average
211.09
Change over the year
+5.36%

Conversion tables

GBP to JPY
GBP JPY
1 GBP 208 JPY
10 GBP 2,085 JPY
100 GBP 20,847 JPY
1,000 GBP 208,471 JPY
10,000 GBP 2,084,707 JPY
50,000 GBP 10,423,535 JPY
100,000 GBP 20,847,071 JPY
JPY to GBP
JPY GBP
1 JPY 0.004797 GBP
10 JPY 0.04797 GBP
100 JPY 0.4797 GBP
1,000 JPY 4.80 GBP
10,000 JPY 47.97 GBP
50,000 JPY 239.84 GBP
100,000 JPY 479.68 GBP

Official GBP/JPY rates

For accounting, tax and customs, rules usually name an official rate: the one a central bank publishes once a day. These banks publish one for this pair.

Get GBP→JPY rates via API

The live rate, the rate on any past day or a whole range, for JPY and 170+ other currencies, as JSON. Free plan included. See the exchange rate API.

curl https://api.currencyapi.com/v3/latest \
  -G -d base_currency=GBP -d currencies=JPY \
  -H "apikey: YOUR-API-KEY"

# the rate on a past day
curl https://api.currencyapi.com/v3/historical \
  -G -d base_currency=GBP -d currencies=JPY \
  -d date=2025-10-02 \
  -H "apikey: YOUR-API-KEY"

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Questions about GBP to JPY

How much is 1 GBP in JPY?

1 British Pound Sterling is 208.471 Japanese yen at the mid-market rate of 2 October 2026, 01:35 UTC, and 1 JPY is 0.00479684 GBP.

What was the GBP to JPY rate over the last year?

Over the last 52 weeks 1 GBP ranged from 197.869 to 219.449 JPY, 211.092 JPY on average.

Which exchange rate is this?

The mid-market rate: the midpoint between what currency markets pay and ask for GBP/JPY, without the margin a bank or card issuer adds, so the rate you are charged is usually a little worse. For accounting and tax, where an official rate is usually required, use the central bank rates below.