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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.

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GBP to USD is at 14-day lows near 1.3406, just 0.7% above its 3-month average of 1.3308, having traded in a very stable 4.0% range from 1.3019 to 1.3543

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1 USD = 0.7459 GBP

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
26 Dec 2025	1.3502	0.5% ▼	2 Week
11 Oct 2025	1.3353	0.6% ▲	3 Month
09 Jan 2025	1.2299	9.3% ▲	1 Year
10 Jan 2021	1.3519	0.6% ▼	5 Year
12 Jan 2016	1.4436	6.9% ▼	10 Year
14 Jan 2006	1.7713	24.1% ▼	20 Year

GBP/USD historic rates & change to 09-Jan-2026

GBP/USD shows a bearish trend as the Bank of England plans rate cuts, expecting to drop to 3.25% by mid-2026. Economic growth is slowing in the UK, predicted at 1.4% for 2026. Currently, GBP/USD sits at 1.3406, just above the 3-month average, but risks loom from Fed rate cuts

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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 * :

GBP	USD
£ 1	$ 1.3407
£ 5	$ 6.7035
£ 10	$ 13.41
£ 20	$ 26.81
£ 50	$ 67.04
£ 100	$ 134.07
£ 250	$ 335.18
£ 500	$ 670.35
£ 1,000	$ 1,341
£ 2,000	$ 2,681
£ 5,000	$ 6,704
£ 10,000	$ 13,407
£ 20,000	$ 26,814
£ 50,000	$ 67,035
£ 100,000	$ 134,070

GBP	USD
£ 0.7459	$ 1
£ 3.7295	$ 5
£ 7.4590	$ 10
£ 14.92	$ 20
£ 37.30	$ 50
£ 74.59	$ 100
£ 186.48	$ 250
£ 372.95	$ 500
£ 745.90	$ 1,000
£ 1,492	$ 2,000
£ 3,730	$ 5,000
£ 7,459	$ 10,000
£ 14,918	$ 20,000
£ 37,295	$ 50,000
£ 74,590	$ 100,000

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*Converted at the current GBP-USD interbank exchange rate. Calculate actual payout amounts for Send Money and Travel Money exchange rates.

Is US dollar (USD) expected to go up or down?

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.