JPY to GBP Exchange Rate History

Yearly and monthly average Japanese Yen/British Pound Sterling rates since 1999, with charts.

JPY to GBP Chart

Japanese Yen to British Pound Sterling, 1999–2026
JPY to GBP exchange rate history chart, 1999 to 2026.

JPY to GBP rate on a specific date

Pick any date back to 1999 to see that day’s mid-market rate. Weekends and holidays use the closest earlier trading day.

JPY to GBP Rate by Year

Average, high and low mid-market rates for 1 Japanese Yen in British Pound Sterling, every year since 1999. Click a year for its monthly breakdown.

JPY/GBP averaged 0.0047460 GBP per JPY in September 2026, up 2.06% from August. Across 1999–2026 the yearly average has been 0.0060167 GBP per JPY, and the biggest single-year move came in 2008, when the rate rose 66.88%.

Year Average High Low Change
2026 0.0046850 0.0048230 0.0045630 +1.39%
2025 0.0050750 0.0054150 0.0047310 −7.59%
2024 0.0051700 0.0055660 0.0048070 −8.63%
2023 0.0057380 0.0063890 0.0053160 −12.43%
2022 0.0061840 0.0066000 0.0058420 −2.15%
2021 0.0066210 0.0071550 0.0063310 −9.49%
2020 0.0073040 0.0078380 0.0069040 +2.01%
2019 0.0072000 0.0078690 0.0067510 −3.83%
2018 0.0067870 0.0071420 0.0064020 +8.15%
2017 0.0069260 0.0073070 0.0065510 −5.12%
2016 0.0068460 0.0079070 0.0056870 +22.00%
2015 0.0054060 0.0056970 0.0051190 +4.25%
2014 0.0057480 0.0060840 0.0052850 −6.87%
2013 0.0065640 0.0071970 0.0057610 −18.34%
2012 0.0079210 0.0085080 0.0071830 −14.40%
2011 0.0078370 0.0085260 0.0071740 +5.21%
2010 0.0073970 0.0079470 0.0066710 +18.75%
2009 0.0068540 0.0082600 0.0061650 −12.11%
2008 0.0053090 0.0076470 0.0045250 +66.88%
2007 0.0042460 0.0045200 0.0039900 +4.15%
2006 0.0046740 0.0049790 0.0042790 −13.01%
2005 0.0049980 0.0052660 0.0047000 −3.15%
2004 0.0050490 0.0052520 0.0048180 −3.59%
2003 0.0052860 0.0055540 0.0050220 −0.43%
2002 0.0053280 0.0055650 0.0050840 −0.18%
2001 0.0057240 0.0060220 0.0052550 −9.55%
2000 0.0061380 0.0067120 0.0055880 −3.98%
1999 0.0054530 0.0061410 0.0049610 +13.81%

Change compares each year’s closing rate with its opening rate. Source: European Central Bank euro foreign exchange reference rates. First and last years may be partial.

JPY to GBP in 2026 by Month

Monthly average, high and low mid-market rates for 1 Japanese Yen in British Pound Sterling this year, newest first.

Month Average High Low
September 2026 0.0047460 0.0048100 0.0046140
August 2026 0.0046500 0.0047380 0.0046070
July 2026 0.0046020 0.0046510 0.0045630
June 2026 0.0046660 0.0046990 0.0046450
May 2026 0.0046870 0.0047220 0.0046610
April 2026 0.0046690 0.0047440 0.0046280
March 2026 0.0047240 0.0047640 0.0046970
February 2026 0.0047440 0.0048230 0.0046540
January 2026 0.0047210 0.0047530 0.0046740

See 2026 in detail with a daily chart

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