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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
30 Jun 2025
1.3731
1.8% ▼
2 Week
15 Apr 2025
1.3232
1.9% ▲
3 Month
14 Jul 2024
1.2967
3.9% ▲
1 Year
15 Jul 2020
1.2592
7% ▲
5 Year
17 Jul 2015
1.5604
13.6% ▼
10 Year
19 Jul 2005
1.7390
22.5% ▼
20 Year
GBP/USD historic rates & change to 14-Jul-2025
GBP/USD has been volatile, recently hitting 14-day lows around 1.3492, just above the 3-month avg. Analysts highlight that GBP's recovery is constrained by ongoing fiscal concerns in the UK, while the USD is bolstered by safe-haven demand and Fed rate outlook. Investors should stay alert to shifts in both currencies
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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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