The GBP/USD exchange rate rose to 1.3437 on July 18, 2025, up 0.05% from the previous session. Over the past month, the British Pound has weakened 0.20%, but it's up by 4.08% over the last 12 months. British Pound - values, historical data, forecasts and news - updated on July of 2025.

When converted to the value of one British pound Sterling in 2019, goods and services that cost one pound in 1210 would cost just over two thousand pounds in 2019, meaning that one pound in 1210 was worth approximately two thousand times more than it is today. This data can be used to calculate how much goods and services from the years shown would cost today, by multiplying the price from then by the number shown in the graph. For example, an item that cost 50 pounds in 1970 would theoretically cost 780 pounds in 2019's money.

The GBP/USD exchange rate fell to 1.3407 on June 19, 2025, down 0.09% from the previous session. Over the past month, the British Pound has strengthened 0.10%, and is up by 5.90% over the last 12 months. British Pound - values, historical data, forecasts and news - updated on June of 2025.

The USD to GBP exchange rate history reveals a notably strong dollar against pound in 2022, with values being higher than during COVID-19 or Brexit. In January 2021, for example, one U.S. dollar could buy less than 0.80 British pounds. This had changed to a value of 0.74 British pounds by July 15, 2025. Before that time, the exchange rate grew especially during the summer of 2022 - in the wake of war in Ukraine as well as uncertainty surrounding the UK government's inflation response - as exchange rates reached the highest value since 2012.

The GBP/USD exchange rate rose to 1.3482 on June 20, 2025, up 0.13% from the previous session. Over the past month, the British Pound has strengthened 0.46%, and is up by 6.65% over the last 12 months. British Pound - values, historical data, forecasts and news - updated on June of 2025.

During 2022, the GBP/USD exchange rate reached its lowest value ever recorded, after the UK government announced its initial plans to combat inflation. Prices did increase again after these plans were turned back shortly after. As of July 15, 2025, one pound was valued at roughly 1.34 U.S. dollars.What affects an exchange rateThere are several factors that can affect an exchange rate. In terms of the current situation, the political and economic standings surrounding Brexit is probably the largest driver in the current form of the British pound. Other factors include inflation and interest rates, public debts, deficits as well as the country's export prices to import prices ratio.British pound to EuroSince the United Kingdom (UK) held a referendum on its European Union membership in June 2016, the British pound's (GBP) standing against the Euro has also been affected. During the first half of 2020, the British pound against the Euro weakened overall.

The pound to euro history reveals that exchange rates in 2022 were not as low as they were during 2008 or since the Brexit referendum. Since the United Kingdom (UK) held a referendum on its European Union membership in June 2016, the British pound (GBP) weakened against the euro. From a high of 1.43 at the end of Nov 2015, the GBP to EUR exchange rate has remained below 1.2 since July 2016, sitting at 1.11 as of October 2020. By July 15, 2025, values had reached 1.15 euros per pound. The euro to pound exchange rate can be found on a different page.Hitting UK citizens' pockets It is not just European holiday makers that are hit when the British pound to Euro exchange rate falls. The average UK consumer also feels the pinch as inflation rates often rise to cover the shortfall of the pound. When the inflation rate rises, the price of imported goods goes up and the consumer ends up paying more. GBP to U.S. dollarSince 2016's referendum, the British pound (GBP) fell across the exchange. The GBP's fall against the Euro was also reflected against the U.S. dollar where the exchange rate in May 2016 (pre-referendum) of 1.46 dollars to the pound has fallen significantly.

The value of ** British pound value banknotes issued by the Bank of England in the United Kingdom (UK) fluctuated significantly from 2003/2004 to 2020/2021. Issued banknotes with ** British pound value in reached a value total of over *** billion British pounds in ***. The lowest value of ** British pound banknotes issued in one year was over *** billion British pounds of notes, in 2013/14 and the highest was over *** billion British pounds in 2017/18.

Euro British Pound Exchange Rate - EUR GBP: 26 years of historical data from 1999 to 2025.

The GBP/USD exchange rate rose to 1.3432 on July 18, 2025, up 0.01% from the previous session. Over the past month, the British Pound has weakened 0.24%, but it's up by 4.04% over the last 12 months. British Pound - values, historical data, forecasts and news - updated on July of 2025.

This statistic shows the exchange rate of Pound Sterling (GBP) against the Euro (EUR) between June 20th and July 25th, 2016. The data displays a stable rate of exchange until the day after the UK’s EU Referendum, referred to as Brexit (June 23rd), at which point the value of the pound against the euro began to drop.

Graph and download economic data for U.S. Dollars to U.K. Pound Sterling Spot Exchange Rate (DEXUSUK) from 1971-01-04 to 2025-07-11 about United Kingdom, exchange rate, currency, rate, and USA.

The GBP/USD exchange rate rose to 1.3727 on June 29, 2025, up 0.11% from the previous session. Over the past month, the British Pound has strengthened 1.99%, and is up by 8.55% over the last 12 months. British Pound - values, historical data, forecasts and news - updated on June of 2025.

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USD to UK Pound Exchange Rate: 54 years of historical data from 1971 to 2025.

The value of 50 British pound banknotes issued by the Bank of England in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2003/2004 to 2020/2021 fluctuated significantly. The 50 British pound notes were valued at a total of 146 million British pounds of notes as of 2020/2021. The highest value of 50 British pound banknotes issued in one year was more than 4.46 billion British pounds in 2012/2013.

By the end of 2019, forex trades involving the British pound in the United Kingdom had grown by nearly ** percent compared to the turnover in 2016. The daily volume of the British pound on UK foreign exchange markets now amounted to around *** trillion U.S. dollars in 2019, by far the highest value over the period surveyed. The forex - or foreign exchange market - turnover per day is a figure that is not often measured, only once every three years. No figures are available for 2020, for instance.

The GBP/USD exchange rate fell to 1.3538 on July 11, 2025, down 0.31% from the previous session. Over the past month, the British Pound has weakened 0.56%, but it's up by 4.23% over the last 12 months. British Pound - values, historical data, forecasts and news - updated on July of 2025.

This report analyses the exchange rate between the Great British Pound (GBP) and the Euro (EUR). Along with the US dollar-to-GBP exchange rate, the euro exchange rate is one of the most important rates for the UK economy. With reference to Office for National Statistics (ONS) data, the European Union accounted for 47.2% of UK goods exports – value at current market prices, seasonally adjusted – in 2020, while the EU bloc was the origin of 53% of UK imports in the corresponding year. Historical data in respect to the GBP-EUR exchange rate, as analysed in this report, is sourced from the Bank of England (BoE). Meanwhile, estimates are afforded by IBISWorld, with reference to the conditioning assumptions for the sterling effective exchange rate as published by the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR). The figures represent the annual average exchange rate over each financial year (i.e., April through March) and are expressed as the representative euro (€) value equal to one pound sterling (£).

The average exchange rate of the euro to the pound nearly reached 0.9 GBP over the course of 2022, a figure lower than in previous years. This according to a comparison between average monthly and daily exchange rates. Figures changed especially in the second half of 2022, after the British government first announced its inflation plans. By July 15, 2025, however, one euro was valued at 0.87 British pounds. The pound to euro exchange rate can be found on a different page.EstablishmentThe euro, which was established in 1992, introduced in non-physical form in 1999 and finally rolled out in 2002, is used by 19 of the 27 member states of the European Union. This group of 19 countries is otherwise known as the eurozone or euro area. By 2018, the total value of euro currency in circulation was almost 1.2 trillion euros, or over 3.4 thousand euros per capita.Euro to GBPBetween 2000 and 2009, the average annual exchange rate of the euro to the British pound sterling noted a steep increase. In 2009, the euro to British pound sterling annual average exchange rate was equal to 0.89, which meant that one euro could buy 0.89 British pounds. By 2016, this value had decreased to a value of 0.82, which again meant that one euro could buy 0.88 British pounds. The Brexit referendum is the likely reason for the noted increase in value of euro to British pound sterling from 2017 onwards. The overall strengthening of the euro against the British pound following the referendum result, in June 2016, can be seen in the monthly exchange rate.