Understanding the Table:
The comparison table above helps you see the total cost of your currency transaction by showing the exchange rates offered by different providers. It also makes it easy to spot potential savings from market-leading FX services compared to bank rates.
To see a full list of available providers, simply enter your transaction type, details and click ‘GET RATES’.
British pound (GBP) to US dollar (USD) market data - latest interbank exchange rate, trend, chart & historic rates.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
24 Jun 2025 | 1.3615 | 0.2% ▲ | 2 Week |
09 Apr 2025 | 1.2814 | 6.4% ▲ | 3 Month |
08 Jul 2024 | 1.2815 | 6.4% ▲ | 1 Year |
09 Jul 2020 | 1.2605 | 8.2% ▲ | 5 Year |
11 Jul 2015 | 1.5517 | 12.1% ▼ | 10 Year |
13 Jul 2005 | 1.7606 | 22.5% ▼ | 20 Year |
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 * :
*Converted at the current GBP-USD interbank exchange rate. Calculate actual payout amounts for Send Money and Travel Money exchange rates.
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.
View a full list of exchange rates by selecting your Base (from) currency: