Graph and download economic data for U.S. / U.K. Foreign Exchange Rate in the United Kingdom (USUKFXUKM) from Jan 1791 to Jan 2017 about academic data, United Kingdom, exchange rate, and rate.

United Kingdom Sterling Exchange Rate: Australian Dollar data was reported at 1.747 AUD/GBP in Nov 2018. This records a decrease from the previous number of 1.790 AUD/GBP for Oct 2018. United Kingdom Sterling Exchange Rate: Australian Dollar data is updated monthly, averaging 2.061 AUD/GBP from Jan 1975 (Median) to Nov 2018, with 527 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 2.982 AUD/GBP in Sep 2001 and a record low of 1.294 AUD/GBP in Oct 1976. United Kingdom Sterling Exchange Rate: Australian Dollar data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Bank of England. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United Kingdom – Table UK.M007: Foreign Exchange Rates.

Daily foreign exchange operations by the Bank of England between 1952 and 1995. Copied from manuscript records at the Bank of England archive. There is a "read me" tab with more details on the data. The data is linked to the following publication which you can cite if using the data Naef, Alain. 2022. An Exchange Rate History of the United Kingdom: 1945–1992. Studies in Macroeconomic History. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/an-exchange-rate-history-of-the-united-kingdom/68B7E57D9884394B815C76D48ACD3FB6. If you just want to use the data to run econometrics or as a control variable, there is a ready to use tab with the plain simple data. If you do so, be aware that Black Wednesday (16 September 1992) is an outlier by many standard deviations. If you want to dig more, there are more granular forms of data. The licence is public domain, so no restrictions whatsoever.

United Kingdom Sterling Exchange Rate: Monthly Avg: US Dollar data was reported at 1.291 USD/GBP in Nov 2018. This records a decrease from the previous number of 1.301 USD/GBP for Oct 2018. United Kingdom Sterling Exchange Rate: Monthly Avg: US Dollar data is updated monthly, averaging 1.624 USD/GBP from Jan 1975 (Median) to Nov 2018, with 527 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 2.419 USD/GBP in Mar 1975 and a record low of 1.093 USD/GBP in Feb 1985. United Kingdom Sterling Exchange Rate: Monthly Avg: US Dollar data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Bank of England. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United Kingdom – Table UK.M007: Foreign Exchange Rates.

In the middle of 2025, the Bank of England had roughly *** billion British pounds worth of assets on their balance sheet, out of which foreign exchange reserves amounted to approximately *** billion British pounds. The base rate and the deposit rate in August 2025 stood at **** percent, and the lending rate (or operational lending facility) at *** percent.

This table contains 27 series, with data starting from 1981 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years). This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (1 item: Canada) Type of currency (27 items: Australian dollar, monthly average; Brazilian real, monthly average; Chinese renminbi, monthly average; European euro, monthly average; ...).

Graph and download economic data for U.S. Dollars to U.K. Pound Sterling Spot Exchange Rate (DEXUSUK) from 1971-01-04 to 2025-11-28 about United Kingdom, exchange rate, currency, rate, and USA.

United Kingdom Sterling Exchange Rate: Monthly Avg: Hong Kong data was reported at 10.197 HKD/GBP in Oct 2018. This records a decrease from the previous number of 10.237 HKD/GBP for Sep 2018. United Kingdom Sterling Exchange Rate: Monthly Avg: Hong Kong data is updated monthly, averaging 12.114 HKD/GBP from Jan 1977 (Median) to Oct 2018, with 502 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 16.101 HKD/GBP in Nov 2007 and a record low of 7.955 HKD/GBP in Mar 1977. United Kingdom Sterling Exchange Rate: Monthly Avg: Hong Kong data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Bank of England. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United Kingdom – Table UK.M007: Foreign Exchange Rates.

United Kingdom Sterling Exchange Rate: Monthly Avg: Euro data was reported at 1.137 GBP/EUR in Nov 2025. This records a decrease from the previous number of 1.147 GBP/EUR for Oct 2025. United Kingdom Sterling Exchange Rate: Monthly Avg: Euro data is updated monthly, averaging 1.242 GBP/EUR from Jan 1999 (Median) to Nov 2025, with 323 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1.700 GBP/EUR in Oct 2000 and a record low of 1.087 GBP/EUR in Mar 2009. United Kingdom Sterling Exchange Rate: Monthly Avg: Euro data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Bank of England. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United Kingdom – Table UK.M: Foreign Exchange Rates.

Daily open, high, low, close and mid GBP/EUR rates with monthly and yearly summaries.

Key information about United Kingdom Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import

• United Kingdom Foreign Exchange Reserves equaled 1.7 Months of Import in Dec 2024, compared with the ratio of 1.5 in the previous month
• UK Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import data is updated monthly, available from Jul 1999 to Dec 2024
• The data reached an all-time high of 3.9 in May 2020 and a record low of 0.7 in Jul 2008

CEIC calculates Foreign Exchange Reserves as Months of Import from monthly Foreign Exchange Reserves and monthly Imports. Foreign Exchange Reserves is calculated as the sum of Foreign Currency Reserves and Other Reserve Assets, which include other financial instruments denominated in foreign currency. The Bank of England provides Foreign Exchange Reserves in USD. UK Trade Info provides Imports in local currency. Federal Reserve Board average market exchange rate is used for currency conversions. Foreign Exchange Reserves excludes Bank of England Foreign Exchange Reserves, as they are not considered part of UK Official Reserve Assets. However, Bank of England foreign currency assets may be used in case of foreign exchange intervention for monetary policy objectives.


Further information about United Kingdom Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import

• In the latest reports, UK Foreign Exchange Reserves was measured at 112.5 USD bn in Jan 2025
• Its Money Supply M2 increased 2.2 % YoY in Dec 2024
• UK Domestic Credit reached 4,866.2 USD bn in Dec 2024, representing an drop of 1.3 % YoY
• The country's Non Performing Loans Ratio stood at 1.0 % in Dec 2022, compared with the ratio of 1.0 % in the previous year
• Household Debt of UK reached 3,076.4 USD bn in Sep 2024, accounting for 81.6 % of the country's Nominal GDP

A ranked comparison of GBP to EUR all-in rates, fees and delivered amounts for common transfer amounts.

United Kingdom Sterling Exchange Rate: Monthly Avg: New Zealand Dollar data was reported at 1.991 NZD/GBP in Oct 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 1.980 NZD/GBP for Sep 2018. United Kingdom Sterling Exchange Rate: Monthly Avg: New Zealand Dollar data is updated monthly, averaging 2.499 NZD/GBP from Jan 1975 (Median) to Oct 2018, with 526 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 3.624 NZD/GBP in Oct 2000 and a record low of 1.698 NZD/GBP in Oct 1976. United Kingdom Sterling Exchange Rate: Monthly Avg: New Zealand Dollar data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Bank of England. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United Kingdom – Table UK.M007: Foreign Exchange Rates.

United Kingdom Sterling Exchange Rate: Monthly Avg: Swiss Franc data was reported at 1.293 CHF/GBP in Oct 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 1.264 CHF/GBP for Sep 2018. United Kingdom Sterling Exchange Rate: Monthly Avg: Swiss Franc data is updated monthly, averaging 2.381 CHF/GBP from Jan 1975 (Median) to Oct 2018, with 526 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 6.063 CHF/GBP in Apr 1975 and a record low of 1.218 CHF/GBP in Oct 2016. United Kingdom Sterling Exchange Rate: Monthly Avg: Swiss Franc data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Bank of England. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United Kingdom – Table UK.M007: Foreign Exchange Rates.

United Kingdom Sterling Exchange Rate: Japanese Yen data was reported at 143.555 JPY/GBP in Oct 2018. This records a decrease from the previous number of 148.146 JPY/GBP for Sep 2018. United Kingdom Sterling Exchange Rate: Japanese Yen data is updated monthly, averaging 201.990 JPY/GBP from Jan 1975 (Median) to Oct 2018, with 526 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 709.181 JPY/GBP in Jan 1975 and a record low of 119.637 JPY/GBP in Dec 2011. United Kingdom Sterling Exchange Rate: Japanese Yen data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Bank of England. The data is categorized under Global Database’s UK – Table UK.M007: Foreign Exchange Rates.

United Kingdom Sterling Exchange Rate: Monthly Avg: Canadian Dollar data was reported at 1.703 CAD/GBP in Nov 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 1.692 CAD/GBP for Oct 2018. United Kingdom Sterling Exchange Rate: Monthly Avg: Canadian Dollar data is updated monthly, averaging 2.061 CAD/GBP from Jan 1975 (Median) to Nov 2018, with 527 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 2.862 CAD/GBP in Jan 1981 and a record low of 1.479 CAD/GBP in Feb 1985. United Kingdom Sterling Exchange Rate: Monthly Avg: Canadian Dollar data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Bank of England. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United Kingdom – Table UK.M007: Foreign Exchange Rates.

Foreign Exchange Rate: Bank of Kenya: Avg: UK Pound Sterling data was reported at 132.079 KES/GBP in Nov 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 131.643 KES/GBP for Oct 2018. Foreign Exchange Rate: Bank of Kenya: Avg: UK Pound Sterling data is updated monthly, averaging 132.584 KES/GBP from Jan 2000 (Median) to Nov 2018, with 227 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 161.543 KES/GBP in Sep 2015 and a record low of 110.293 KES/GBP in Jun 2001. Foreign Exchange Rate: Bank of Kenya: Avg: UK Pound Sterling data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Central Bank of Kenya. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Kenya – Table KE.M006: Foreign Exchange Rate.

United Kingdom Sterling Exchange Rate: Monthly Avg: Japanese Yen data was reported at 146.653 JPY/GBP in Oct 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 146.341 JPY/GBP for Sep 2018. United Kingdom Sterling Exchange Rate: Monthly Avg: Japanese Yen data is updated monthly, averaging 201.265 JPY/GBP from Jan 1975 (Median) to Oct 2018, with 526 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 707.797 JPY/GBP in Jan 1975 and a record low of 119.362 JPY/GBP in Jan 2012. United Kingdom Sterling Exchange Rate: Monthly Avg: Japanese Yen data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Bank of England. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United Kingdom – Table UK.M007: Foreign Exchange Rates.

Foreign Exchange Rate: Bank of Mexico: United States Dollar data was reported at 19.378 MXN/USD in Mar 2019. This records an increase from the previous number of 19.261 MXN/USD for Feb 2019. Foreign Exchange Rate: Bank of Mexico: United States Dollar data is updated monthly, averaging 12.339 MXN/USD from Jan 2000 (Median) to Mar 2019, with 231 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 20.791 MXN/USD in Jan 2017 and a record low of 9.016 MXN/USD in Mar 2002. Foreign Exchange Rate: Bank of Mexico: United States Dollar data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Bank of Mexico. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Mexico – Table MX.M005: Foreign Exchange Rates.

Foreign Exchange Rate: Central Bank of Iran (CBI): End of Period: US Dollar data was reported at 630,914.000 USD/IRR in Nov 2025. This records an increase from the previous number of 569,984.000 USD/IRR for Oct 2025. Foreign Exchange Rate: Central Bank of Iran (CBI): End of Period: US Dollar data is updated monthly, averaging 9,825.000 USD/IRR from Mar 1992 (Median) to Nov 2025, with 404 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 630,914.000 USD/IRR in Nov 2025 and a record low of 1,439.000 USD/IRR in Oct 1992. Foreign Exchange Rate: Central Bank of Iran (CBI): End of Period: US Dollar data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Central Bank of the Islamic Republic of Iran. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Iran – Table IR.M: Foreign Exchange Rates.