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GBP to USD Market Data
British pound (GBP) to US dollar (USD) market data - latest interbank exchange rate, trend, chart & historic rates.
Is the GBP to USD Exchange Rate Likely to Improve?
Predicting exchange rate movements is always challenging, as they’re influenced by a wide range of economic and geopolitical factors. One useful way to assess the current value of the British pound against the US dollar is to review how the GBP/USD rate has changed over time.
The table below shows the percentage change in the GBP to USD exchange rate across various timeframes—from the past 2 weeks to the last 20 years:
Date
GBP/USD
Change
Period
05 Nov 2025
1.3052
0.7% ▲
2 Week
21 Aug 2025
1.3418
2.1% ▼
3 Month
19 Nov 2024
1.2694
3.5% ▲
1 Year
20 Nov 2020
1.3286
1.1% ▼
5 Year
22 Nov 2015
1.5187
13.5% ▼
10 Year
24 Nov 2005
1.7234
23.8% ▼
20 Year
GBP/USD historic rates & change to 19-Nov-2025
GBP/USD faces downward pressure, now at $1.3146, 1.7% below its 3-month avg. Analysts caution that upcoming UK budget uncertainties and potential BOE rate cuts may drive further declines. Investors should watch inflation data closely, as it could impact exchange rates ahead
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GBP to USD Conversion: What Is Your Money Worth?
To help you understand the real-world value of the current exchange rate, the table below shows how much British pound are worth in US dollar across a range of amounts.
This gives a quick view of what you’d get when converting different GBP amounts at today’s rate * :
This is always a difficult question as exchange rates are influenced by many factors, so a good method to consider the US dollar current value is to look the USD performance against a range of other currencies over various time periods.
The following table looks at the performance of the USD exchange rate against selections of other currencies over time periods from the previous 2 days back to the last 5 years.
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