British Pound Sterling → US Dollar

GBP to USD exchange rate history

Name: GBP to USD 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 1.3234 USD on 2026-10-01 (ECB reference rate). Since 1999 the rate ranged from 1.0596 (2022-09-28) to 2.1064 (2007-11-08).

Latest (2026-10-01): 1.3234
52-week change: -1.75%
All-time high: 2.1064 2007-11-08
All-time low: 1.0596 2022-09-28

Monthly average since 1999

2.0713

1.1287

1999-012026-10

GBP to USD by year

Year	Average	High	Low	Close	Change
1999	1.6178	1.675	1.5511	1.6159	-2.53%
2000	1.5151	1.6541	1.3986	1.4909	-7.71%
2001	1.44	1.5067	1.3771	1.4483	-2.94%
2002	1.5029	1.6121	1.4072	1.6121	+11.70%
2003	1.6343	1.792	1.5498	1.792	+11.85%
2004	1.8326	1.9526	1.7513	1.9319	+8.23%
2005	1.8191	1.9253	1.709	1.7214	-9.86%
2006	1.8423	1.977	1.7227	1.9613	+13.85%
2007	2.0021	2.1064	1.9178	2.0074	+1.88%
2008	1.8538	2.0341	1.4471	1.4611	-26.26%
2009	1.5668	1.7014	1.3631	1.6221	+12.42%
2010	1.5452	1.6338	1.4269	1.5524	-3.83%
2011	1.6036	1.6686	1.5308	1.549	-0.05%
2012	1.5845	1.6299	1.5307	1.6167	+4.38%
2013	1.5643	1.6542	1.4864	1.6542	+1.53%
2014	1.6477	1.7164	1.5524	1.5587	-5.48%
2015	1.5288	1.5912	1.4591	1.4833	-3.93%
2016	1.355	1.4869	1.2148	1.2312	-16.62%
2017	1.2882	1.3588	1.2065	1.3517	+9.97%
2018	1.3351	1.4322	1.2562	1.28	-5.63%
2019	1.2761	1.3381	1.2034	1.3204	+4.46%
2020	1.2839	1.3649	1.1598	1.3649	+3.44%
2021	1.3759	1.4212	1.3192	1.3479	-1.17%
2022	1.236	1.3721	1.0596	1.2026	-10.90%
2023	1.2434	1.3112	1.1838	1.2715	+5.49%
2024	1.2786	1.3401	1.2316	1.2529	-0.91%
2025	1.3184	1.3752	1.2117	1.3466	+8.44%
2026	1.3447	1.3817	1.316	1.3234	-1.56%

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 USD exchange rate?

The highest ECB-based GBP to USD rate since 1999 was 2.1064 on 2007-11-08. The lowest was 1.0596 on 2022-09-28.

What is the average GBP to USD rate?

Since 1999-01-04, 1 GBP has been worth 1.5172 USD on average. In the last 52 weeks the average was 1.3408.

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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