USD to GBP Exchange Rate History

Yearly and monthly average United States Dollar/British Pound Sterling rates since 1999, with charts.

USD to GBP Chart

United States Dollar to British Pound Sterling, 1999–2026
USD to GBP exchange rate history chart, 1999 to 2026.

USD 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.

USD to GBP Rate by Year

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

USD/GBP averaged 0.73946 GBP per USD in September 2026, up 0.14% from August. Across 1999–2026 the yearly average has been 0.67297 GBP per USD, and the biggest single-year move came in 2008, when the rate rose 35.61%.

Year Average High Low Change
2026 0.74322 0.75986 0.72376 −0.48%
2025 0.75919 0.82526 0.72718 −7.78%
2024 0.78233 0.81196 0.74619 +0.92%
2023 0.80463 0.84470 0.76267 −5.20%
2022 0.81213 0.94373 0.72882 +12.23%
2021 0.72702 0.75802 0.70363 +1.18%
2020 0.77964 0.86219 0.73265 −3.33%
2019 0.78421 0.83099 0.74734 −4.27%
2018 0.74995 0.79606 0.69823 +5.96%
2017 0.77696 0.82885 0.73596 −9.07%
2016 0.74091 0.82316 0.67254 +19.93%
2015 0.65432 0.68534 0.62846 +4.09%
2014 0.60736 0.64415 0.58261 +5.80%
2013 0.63974 0.67279 0.60453 −1.51%
2012 0.63127 0.65330 0.61352 −4.20%
2011 0.62384 0.65325 0.59931 +0.05%
2010 0.64779 0.70083 0.61208 +3.98%
2009 0.64064 0.73365 0.58775 −11.05%
2008 0.54507 0.69102 0.49162 +35.61%
2007 0.49967 0.52144 0.47474 −1.85%
2006 0.54355 0.58050 0.50581 −12.17%
2005 0.55037 0.58512 0.51939 +10.94%
2004 0.54595 0.57101 0.51213 −7.61%
2003 0.61248 0.64525 0.55804 −10.59%
2002 0.66654 0.71066 0.62029 −10.47%
2001 0.69466 0.72618 0.66369 +3.03%
2000 0.66136 0.71499 0.60457 +8.35%
1999 0.61828 0.64471 0.59702 +2.60%

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.

USD to GBP in 2026 by Month

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

Month Average High Low
September 2026 0.73946 0.74167 0.73720
August 2026 0.73844 0.74372 0.73229
July 2026 0.74791 0.75528 0.74015
June 2026 0.74994 0.75986 0.74225
May 2026 0.74159 0.74862 0.73416
April 2026 0.74265 0.75708 0.73691
March 2026 0.74953 0.75586 0.74345
February 2026 0.73607 0.74347 0.72893
January 2026 0.73977 0.74632 0.72376

See 2026 in detail with a daily chart

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