Euro → British Pound Sterling

EUR to GBP exchange rate history

Name: EUR to GBP daily exchange rates since 1999-01-04
Creator: European Central Bank
License: https://www.ecb.europa.eu/services/disclaimer/html/index.en.html

1 EUR was worth 0.85373 GBP on 2026-10-01 (ECB reference rate). Since 1999 the rate ranged from 0.5711 (2000-05-03) to 0.97855 (2008-12-29).

Latest (2026-10-01): 0.85373
52-week change: -1.92%
All-time high: 0.97855 2008-12-29
All-time low: 0.5711 2000-05-03

Monthly average since 1999

0.91966

0.58933

1999-012026-10

EUR to GBP by year

Year	Average	High	Low	Close	Change
1999	0.65874	0.7122	0.6215	0.6217	-12.57%
2000	0.60948	0.6402	0.5711	0.6241	-0.08%
2001	0.62187	0.6408	0.5973	0.6085	-3.64%
2002	0.62883	0.6505	0.6092	0.6505	+3.88%
2003	0.69199	0.7235	0.6495	0.7048	+8.10%
2004	0.67866	0.7088	0.6556	0.70505	-0.06%
2005	0.6838	0.70725	0.6624	0.6853	-3.10%
2006	0.68173	0.7006	0.668	0.6715	-2.18%
2007	0.68434	0.7348	0.65485	0.73335	+8.89%
2008	0.79628	0.97855	0.7413	0.9525	+28.49%
2009	0.89094	0.961	0.84255	0.8881	-7.59%
2010	0.85784	0.9114	0.8104	0.86075	-3.44%
2011	0.86788	0.905	0.83155	0.8353	-3.02%
2012	0.81087	0.84815	0.77835	0.8161	-2.28%
2013	0.84926	0.8789	0.81075	0.8337	+2.42%
2014	0.80612	0.8383	0.7773	0.7789	-5.95%
2015	0.72584	0.7842	0.6963	0.73395	-5.90%
2016	0.81948	0.90485	0.73235	0.85618	+16.00%
2017	0.87667	0.92965	0.8343	0.88723	+4.21%
2018	0.88471	0.9068	0.8628	0.89453	+0.56%
2019	0.87777	0.9283	0.83415	0.8508	-5.64%
2020	0.8897	0.92985	0.82985	0.89903	+5.98%
2021	0.8596	0.90635	0.83923	0.84028	-6.80%
2022	0.85276	0.90268	0.82388	0.88693	+5.42%
2023	0.86979	0.89338	0.8511	0.86905	-1.95%
2024	0.84662	0.86645	0.82428	0.82918	-4.30%
2025	0.85679	0.8846	0.8253	0.8726	+4.98%
2026	0.86328	0.8763	0.84873	0.85373	-2.08%

Source: European Central Bank euro reference rates. Official ECB rates: ECB exchange rates.

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Frequently asked questions

What was the highest EUR to GBP exchange rate?

The highest ECB-based EUR to GBP rate since 1999 was 0.97855 on 2008-12-29. The lowest was 0.5711 on 2000-05-03.

What is the average EUR to GBP rate?

Since 1999-01-04, 1 EUR has been worth 0.78655 GBP on average. In the last 52 weeks the average was 0.86629.

Where does this data come from?

From the daily euro foreign exchange reference rates of the European Central Bank. Rates between two non-euro currencies are calculated through the euro. For live and intraday rates, use the currencyapi API.

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