Japanese Yen → British Pound Sterling

JPY to GBP exchange rate history

Name: JPY 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 JPY was worth 0.0047831 GBP on 2026-10-01 (ECB reference rate). Since 1999 the rate ranged from 0.0039903 (2007-07-20) to 0.0085257 (2011-09-23).

Latest (2026-10-01): 0.0047831
52-week change: -5.22%
All-time high: 0.0085257 2011-09-23
All-time low: 0.0039903 2007-07-20

Monthly average since 1999

0.0083784

0.0040446

1999-012026-10

JPY to GBP by year

Year	Average	High	Low	Close	Change
1999	0.0054535	0.0061408	0.0049615	0.0060518	+13.81%
2000	0.0061384	0.0067122	0.0055881	0.0058371	-3.98%
2001	0.0057242	0.0060216	0.0052545	0.0052762	-9.55%
2002	0.0053282	0.0055648	0.0050839	0.0052295	-0.18%
2003	0.0052859	0.0055539	0.005022	0.0052188	-0.43%
2004	0.0050488	0.0052525	0.0048182	0.0050487	-3.58%
2005	0.0049982	0.0052659	0.0046996	0.0049338	-3.15%
2006	0.0046745	0.0049789	0.004279	0.004279	-13.01%
2007	0.0042456	0.00452	0.0039903	0.0044464	+4.15%
2008	0.0053093	0.0076468	0.0045248	0.0075511	+66.88%
2009	0.0068536	0.0082596	0.006165	0.0066694	-12.11%
2010	0.0073965	0.0079472	0.0066712	0.0079222	+18.75%
2011	0.0078366	0.0085257	0.0071739	0.0083363	+5.21%
2012	0.0079215	0.0085085	0.0071833	0.0071833	-14.40%
2013	0.0065644	0.0071968	0.0057608	0.0057608	-18.34%
2014	0.0057481	0.0060842	0.0052846	0.0053632	-6.87%
2015	0.0054061	0.0056975	0.0051189	0.0055997	+4.25%
2016	0.0068457	0.0079072	0.0056873	0.0069382	+22.00%
2017	0.006926	0.0073065	0.006551	0.0065716	-5.12%
2018	0.0067874	0.0071419	0.0064021	0.0071079	+8.15%
2019	0.0071998	0.0078694	0.0067505	0.0069772	-3.83%
2020	0.0073045	0.0078382	0.0069039	0.0071075	+2.01%
2021	0.0066208	0.0071551	0.0063308	0.0064449	-9.49%
2022	0.0061844	0.0066004	0.0058423	0.0063055	-2.15%
2023	0.0057383	0.0063891	0.0053165	0.0055591	-12.43%
2024	0.0051704	0.0055656	0.0048067	0.0050851	-8.63%
2025	0.0050749	0.0054154	0.0047313	0.0047401	-7.59%
2026	0.004692	0.0048233	0.0045633	0.0047831	+0.91%

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 JPY to GBP exchange rate?

The highest ECB-based JPY to GBP rate since 1999 was 0.0085257 on 2011-09-23. The lowest was 0.0039903 on 2007-07-20.

What is the average JPY to GBP rate?

Since 1999-01-04, 1 JPY has been worth 0.0060298 GBP on average. In the last 52 weeks the average was 0.0047403.

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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