US Dollar → British Pound Sterling

USD to GBP exchange rate history

Name: USD 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 USD was worth 0.75565 GBP on 2026-10-01 (ECB reference rate). Since 1999 the rate ranged from 0.47474 (2007-11-08) to 0.94373 (2022-09-28).

Latest (2026-10-01): 0.75565
52-week change: +1.78%
All-time high: 0.94373 2022-09-28
All-time low: 0.47474 2007-11-08

Monthly average since 1999

0.88614

0.48281

1999-012026-10

USD to GBP by year

Year	Average	High	Low	Close	Change
1999	0.61828	0.64471	0.59702	0.61885	+2.60%
2000	0.66136	0.71499	0.60457	0.67071	+8.35%
2001	0.69466	0.72618	0.66369	0.69046	+3.03%
2002	0.66654	0.71066	0.62029	0.62029	-10.47%
2003	0.61248	0.64525	0.55804	0.55804	-10.59%
2004	0.54595	0.571	0.51213	0.51762	-7.61%
2005	0.55037	0.58512	0.51939	0.58091	+10.94%
2006	0.54355	0.5805	0.50581	0.50987	-12.17%
2007	0.49967	0.52144	0.47474	0.49817	-1.85%
2008	0.54507	0.69102	0.49162	0.68441	+35.61%
2009	0.64064	0.73365	0.58775	0.61648	-11.05%
2010	0.64779	0.70083	0.61208	0.64418	+3.98%
2011	0.62384	0.65325	0.59931	0.64557	+0.05%
2012	0.63127	0.6533	0.61352	0.61854	-4.20%
2013	0.63974	0.67279	0.60452	0.60452	-1.51%
2014	0.60736	0.64415	0.5826	0.64155	+5.80%
2015	0.65432	0.68534	0.62846	0.67415	+4.09%
2016	0.74091	0.82316	0.67253	0.81224	+19.93%
2017	0.77696	0.82885	0.73596	0.73979	-9.07%
2018	0.74995	0.79606	0.69823	0.78125	+5.96%
2019	0.78421	0.83099	0.74734	0.75734	-4.27%
2020	0.77964	0.86219	0.73265	0.73265	-3.33%
2021	0.72702	0.75802	0.70363	0.7419	+1.18%
2022	0.81213	0.94373	0.72882	0.83155	+12.23%
2023	0.80463	0.8447	0.76267	0.78647	-5.20%
2024	0.78233	0.81196	0.74619	0.79813	+0.92%
2025	0.75919	0.82526	0.72718	0.74264	-7.78%
2026	0.74371	0.75986	0.72376	0.75565	+1.58%

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 USD to GBP exchange rate?

The highest ECB-based USD to GBP rate since 1999 was 0.94373 on 2022-09-28. The lowest was 0.47474 on 2007-11-08.

What is the average USD to GBP rate?

Since 1999-01-04, 1 USD has been worth 0.67229 GBP on average. In the last 52 weeks the average was 0.74589.

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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