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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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1 GBP = 1.3498 USD

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GBP to USD at 1.3477 is near its 3-month average, having traded in a quite stable 4.1% range from 1.3206 to 1.3746

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1 USD = 0.7409 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
13 Aug 2025	1.3584	0.9% ▼	2 Week
29 May 2025	1.3499	0.3% ▼	3 Month
27 Aug 2024	1.3255	1.6% ▲	1 Year
28 Aug 2020	1.3352	0.8% ▲	5 Year
30 Aug 2015	1.5412	12.7% ▼	10 Year
01 Sep 2005	1.8242	26.2% ▼	20 Year

GBP/USD historic rates & change to 27-Aug-2025

GBP/USD trading around 1.3477 shows stability within a 4.1% range, as analysts point to mixed signals amid a lack of impactful UK data. Positive UK business activity has bolstered the pound, but inflation concerns linger. Experts caution that dollar weakness may persist due to Fed dovish sentiment

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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	$ 1.3498
£ 5	$ 6.7490
£ 10	$ 13.50
£ 20	$ 27.00
£ 50	$ 67.49
£ 100	$ 134.98
£ 250	$ 337.45
£ 500	$ 674.90
£ 1,000	$ 1,350
£ 2,000	$ 2,700
£ 5,000	$ 6,749
£ 10,000	$ 13,498
£ 20,000	$ 26,996
£ 50,000	$ 67,490
£ 100,000	$ 134,980

GBP	USD
£ 0.7409	$ 1
£ 3.7045	$ 5
£ 7.4090	$ 10
£ 14.82	$ 20
£ 37.05	$ 50
£ 74.09	$ 100
£ 185.23	$ 250
£ 370.45	$ 500
£ 740.90	$ 1,000
£ 1,482	$ 2,000
£ 3,705	$ 5,000
£ 7,409	$ 10,000
£ 14,818	$ 20,000
£ 37,045	$ 50,000
£ 74,090	$ 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.