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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
04 Nov 2025
1.3021
1% ▲
2 Week
20 Aug 2025
1.3466
2.3% ▼
3 Month
18 Nov 2024
1.2679
3.7% ▲
1 Year
19 Nov 2020
1.3247
0.7% ▼
5 Year
21 Nov 2015
1.5191
13.4% ▼
10 Year
23 Nov 2005
1.7212
23.6% ▼
20 Year
GBP/USD historic rates & change to 18-Nov-2025
GBP/USD under pressure as the pound trades at ~1.3149, 1.7% below the 3-month avg. Analysts cite UK fiscal concerns, including a £20B budget shortfall and potential BoE rate cuts. Watch for upcoming budget announcements and US economic data that could impact this volatile pair
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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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United Arab Emirates dirham to Indian rupee
AED to INR at 24.14 is just above its 3-month average, having traded in a very stable 2.2% range from 23.69 to 24.20
AUD to GBP is at 7-day lows near 0.4935, just 0.9% above its 3-month average of 0.4892, having traded in a quite stable 4.2% range from 0.4782 to 0.4985
AUD to USD is at 7-day lows near 0.6491, just 0.8% below its 3-month average of 0.6545, having traded in a quite stable 4.1% range from 0.6421 to 0.6685
USD to CAD is at 7-day highs near 1.4051, just 0.9% above its 3-month average of 1.393, having traded in a very stable 2.8% range from 1.3738 to 1.4117
USD to SGD is at 7-day highs near 1.3031, just 0.9% above its 3-month average of 1.292, having traded in a very stable 2.5% range from 1.2759 to 1.3079