British Pound Sterling → Australian Dollar

GBP to AUD exchange rate history

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

1 GBP was worth 1.904 AUD on 2026-10-01 (ECB reference rate). Since 1999 the rate ranged from 1.4416 (2013-03-12) to 3.0349 (2001-09-27).

Latest (2026-10-01): 1.904
52-week change: -6.59%
All-time high: 3.0349 2001-09-27
All-time low: 1.4416 2013-03-12

Monthly average since 1999

2.8947

1.4578

1999-012026-10

GBP to AUD by year

Year	Average	High	Low	Close	Change
1999	2.5076	2.686	2.3246	2.4806	-7.65%
2000	2.6083	2.8192	2.4569	2.6871	+9.37%
2001	2.785	3.0349	2.615	2.8398	+6.46%
2002	2.7632	2.929	2.5426	2.8526	+1.48%
2003	2.5139	2.8457	2.3363	2.3839	-16.23%
2004	2.4917	2.6714	2.3445	2.4763	+4.71%
2005	2.3864	2.4896	2.2815	2.3506	-4.06%
2006	2.4453	2.5308	2.3331	2.4856	+5.82%
2007	2.3902	2.5434	2.2394	2.285	-7.81%
2008	2.1868	2.5872	2.0375	2.1285	-5.36%
2009	1.9903	2.2547	1.7369	1.8025	-12.88%
2010	1.6817	1.8119	1.5195	1.5261	-14.36%
2011	1.554	1.6388	1.4797	1.5232	+0.26%
2012	1.5304	1.6133	1.4608	1.5577	+2.74%
2013	1.6227	1.8556	1.4416	1.8499	+19.16%
2014	1.8259	1.9183	1.7287	1.9038	+2.23%
2015	2.0369	2.2054	1.8398	2.0297	+6.68%
2016	1.8237	2.0873	1.5894	1.7048	-16.96%
2017	1.6805	1.7846	1.604	1.7297	+1.04%
2018	1.7857	1.8647	1.7155	1.8132	+4.65%
2019	1.836	1.9393	1.7654	1.88	+4.17%
2020	1.8612	2.0494	1.7433	1.7681	-6.29%
2021	1.8326	1.9094	1.7459	1.8583	+5.19%
2022	1.779	1.9201	1.6533	1.7694	-5.13%
2023	1.8733	1.9883	1.7255	1.8714	+5.65%
2024	1.937	2.0227	1.8636	2.0227	+8.54%
2025	2.0445	2.1296	1.9645	2.0148	+0.77%
2026	1.9115	2.0161	1.8634	1.904	-5.18%

Source: European Central Bank euro reference rates, cross rates calculated through the euro. Official ECB rates: ECB exchange rates.

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Frequently asked questions

What was the highest GBP to AUD exchange rate?

The highest ECB-based GBP to AUD rate since 1999 was 3.0349 on 2001-09-27. The lowest was 1.4416 on 2013-03-12.

What is the average GBP to AUD rate?

Since 1999-01-04, 1 GBP has been worth 2.0613 AUD on average. In the last 52 weeks the average was 1.94.

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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