GBP / USD

GBP to USDBritish Pound to US Dollar Exchange Rate

GBP to USD converts British pounds into US dollars, a major sterling pair used for UK–US travel, payments, purchases and business invoices.

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Common GBP to USD conversions

1 GBP
5 GBP
10 GBP
25 GBP
50 GBP
100 GBP
500 GBP
1,000 GBP

Reference-rate snapshots are checked hourly from official-source data via Frankfurter.

GBP to USD conversion context

Pound-to-dollar changes affect the USD value of sterling budgets, salaries and international costs, making trend context useful alongside the current rate.

Use the amount converter for an instant calculation, then compare the current reference rate with the 7-day, 30-day and 90-day range to see whether the pair is near recent highs, lows or its recent average.

How to read the GBP/USD rate

A GBP/USD rate shows how many us dollar units one british pound buys. The inverse rate on this page shows the same relationship in the opposite direction, so you can compare both sides without opening another calculator.