The GBP/USD exchange rate rose to 1.3586 on July 24, 2025, up 0.05% from the previous session. Over the past month, the British Pound has weakened 0.76%, but it's up by 5.69% over the last 12 months. British Pound - values, historical data, forecasts and news - updated on July of 2025.

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 November 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 22, 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' pocketsIt is not just European holidaymakers 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 USD/EGP exchange rate rose to 49.0900 on July 23, 2025, up 0.04% from the previous session. Over the past month, the Egyptian Pound has strengthened 1.92%, but it's down by 1.66% over the last 12 months. Egyptian Pound - values, historical data, forecasts and news - updated on July of 2025.

As of June 2021, one U.S. dollar was worth on average 15.75 Egyptian pounds. Overall, the monthly exchange rate dropped during the period under review, with its highest in June 2019 at 16.82 Egyptian pound per U.S. dollar. The lowest level was recorded in December 2020 at 15.59 Egyptian pound per U.S. dollar. In November 2016, the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) floated the Egyptian pound which caused the value of the currency to drop then by almost 50 percent. This was part of an attempt to stabilize the economy and shortages in foreign currency inflows as well as increasing the competitiveness of Egyptian exports through a lower valued currency.

The US dollar index of February 2025 was higher than it was in 2024, although below the peak in late 2022. This reveals itself in a historical graphic on the past 50 years, measuring the relative strength of the U.S. dollar. This metric is different from other FX graphics that compare the U.S. dollar against other currencies. The history of the DXY Index The index shown here – often referred to with the code DXY, or USDX – measures the value of the U.S. dollar compared to a basket of six other foreign currencies. This basket includes the euro, the Swiss franc, the Japanese yen, the Canadian dollar, the British pound, and the Swedish króna. The index was created in 1973, after the arrival of the petrodollar and the dissolution of the Bretton Woods Agreement. Today, most of these currencies remain connected to the United States' largest trade partners. The relevance of the DXY Index The index focuses on trade and the strength of the U.S. dollar against specific currencies. It less on inflation or devaluation, which is measured in alternative metrics like the Big Mac Index. Indeed, as the methodology behind the DXY Index has only been updated once – when the euro arrived in 1999 – some argue this composition is not accurate to the current state of the world. The price development of the U.S. dollar affects many things, including commodity prices in general.

In May 2023, the monthly average price for sheep meat in Egypt was 298.19 Egyptian pounds (9.64 U.S. dollars) per kilogram, recording a slight increase of 11.87 percent from the preceding month. A drastic drop in prices can be noticed starting October 2019, as a result of the government's response to a severe recession in the Egyptian meat market. This was conducted by increasing the supply of meat imports from Sudan and Brazil. The price kept dropping until February 2021, were it reached 139.76 Egyptian pounds (4.52 U.S. dollars), before starting to increase again.

The USD/GHS exchange rate was unchanged at 10.4502 on July 23, 2025. Over the past month, the Ghanaian Cedi has weakened 1.00%, but it's up by 32.58% over the last 12 months. Ghanaian Cedi - values, historical data, forecasts and news - updated on July of 2025.