British Pound (GBP)

The British Pound is the official currency of United Kingdom.

Currency Details

Currency Code GBP
Symbol £
Minor Unit Penny (1/100)
Countries United Kingdom, Jersey, Guernsey, Isle of Man, Gibraltar, Falkland Islands, Saint Helena
Central Bank Bank of England

Official GBP Central Bank Rates

Live rates on this page are mid-market rates. For tax filings, customs valuations, audits, and compliant invoicing you often need the official reference rate published by Bank of England instead. AllRatesToday serves Bank of England published rates as JSON, with history and a free latest-rates tier.

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Coins & Banknotes

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Frequently Asked Questions

The ISO 4217 currency code for the British Pound is GBP. This three-letter code is used internationally in banking, finance, and commerce to identify the British Pound.
The British Pound (GBP) is the official currency of United Kingdom, Jersey, Guernsey, Isle of Man, Gibraltar, Falkland Islands, Saint Helena. It is managed by the Bank of England.
The symbol for the British Pound is £. The minor unit is the Penny (1/100).
The British Pound (GBP) is managed by the Bank of England. The central bank is responsible for monetary policy, issuing banknotes and coins, and maintaining the stability of the currency.
Yes. The AllRatesToday API returns live GBP mid-market rates against 160+ currencies as JSON: call GET /api/v1/rates?source=GBP&target=USD with your API key. The same endpoint converts amounts, returns a past date or a date range, and can answer in CSV, XML or Excel. A free API key is available.
Yes. Add time=YYYY-MM-DD for a single past date, or from= and to= for a daily series, to the /api/v1/rates request for GBP. Charts for the last 7 days to 1 year are also available via /api/historical-rates with a period parameter.
Yes. GET /api/v1/central-bank/boe/latest returns the rates as published by Bank of England, with history for past dates. Use it when an invoice, tax return, customs declaration or audit requires the official rate rather than a market rate.

GBP Exchange Rate API

Get live British Pound (GBP) exchange rates in your app, spreadsheet or backend with one HTTPS request. The AllRatesToday API returns GBP mid-market rates against 160+ currencies as JSON, converts amounts, serves past dates and date ranges, and also returns the official rate published by Bank of England.

Endpoints for GBP

What you needRequest
Latest GBP/USD rateGET /api/v1/rates?source=GBP&target=USD
GBP against several currenciesGET /api/v1/rates?source=GBP&target=USD,EUR,JPY
Convert an amount from GBPGET /api/v1/rates?source=GBP&target=USD&amount=1000
GBP rate on a past dateGET /api/v1/rates?source=GBP&target=USD&time=2026-06-30
GBP rate history for a date rangeGET /api/v1/rates?source=GBP&target=USD&from=2026-01-01&to=2026-06-30
GBP rates as CSV, XML or ExcelGET /api/v1/rates?source=GBP&target=USD,EUR,JPY&format=csv
Official Bank of England rateGET /api/v1/central-bank/boe/latest

Send your key as Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY.

Example request

cURL

curl "https://allratestoday.com/api/v1/rates?source=GBP&target=USD" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"

JavaScript (npm install @allratestoday/sdk)

import AllRatesToday from '@allratestoday/sdk';

const client = new AllRatesToday('YOUR_API_KEY');
const rate = await client.getRate('GBP', 'USD');
console.log(rate);

Python (pip install allratestoday)

from allratestoday import AllRatesToday

client = AllRatesToday(api_key="YOUR_API_KEY")
rate = client.get_rate("GBP", "USD")
print(rate)

Example response

[
  {
    "rate": 0.0000,
    "source": "GBP",
    "target": "USD",
    "time": "2026-11-01T12:00:00Z"
  }
]

The rate value above is filled in from the live GBP/USD rate when the page loads.

What developers build with GBP rates

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