Live rate: 1 GBP = 1.2213 USD (+0.01%)

Inverted: 1 USD = 0.8188 GBP

Provider Exchange Rate Fee Recipient gets Service Notes Action

Live Market Rate

1.2213 0 1.2091 Set Alert Set Alert
Horizon Currency 1.2164

(indicative)

0 1.2164 International Payments and Transfers Experts in international money transfers for business and individuals, delivering industry-beating exchange rates.
CorPay 1.2128

(indicative)

0 1.2128 International Payments and Transfers Indicative Dealing Desk Quote. Rate can only be applied to transfers in excess of £2000 equivalent.
Travel FX 1.2075 0 1.2075 Holiday FX, Cash Delivery A specialist alternative to banks, bureau de change & the Post Office for clients seeking competitive currency exchange rates. A multiple award-winning company, offering free delivery (over £700.00 , no commission charges, payment by Debit Card or Bank Transfer and typically offering the best exchange rates available.

Best Bank Rate

Banks
1.1969

(upper range)

Variable 1.1969 Payments, transfers, holiday money Determined using data on spread charges supplied by IMTI

Worst Bank Rate

Banks
1.1786

(lower range)

Variable 1.1786 Payments, transfers, holiday money Determined using data on spread charges supplied by Money Mover and Accourt

Paypal

Paypal
1.1663 0 1.1663 International Payments and Transfers

Airport Pickup

Moneycorp
1.2030 0 1.2030 Holiday FX, Cash Delivery Booking Online prior to pickup is the key to getting a good rate

Tesco Dollar Exchange Rate

Tesco Euro Exchange Rate
1.1939 0 1.1939 High street travel money provider Best dollar rate on the high street for tourists

Post Office Dollar Exchange Rate

Post Office
1.1918 0 1.1918 High street travel money provider Best dollar rate on the high street for tourists

Ranking Snapshot

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Horizon Currency

payments

Bullet 1

Wise

payments

Bullet 1

Revolut

payments, cash

Bullet 1

Global Reach

payments

Bullet 1

Travel FX

holiday cash

Bullet 1

Covent Garden FX

holiday cash

Bullet 1

Moneycorp

payments

Bullet 1

Tesco

cash

Bullet 1

Post Office

cash

Bullet 1

HSBC

representative of high street bank rates

info

About the rankings

GBP/USD Live Chart and Data

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January - 2023

SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
1
2

Open: 1.2097

Close: 1.2047

Mid: 1.2068

3

Open: 1.2047

Close: 1.1967

Mid: 1.1993

4

Open: 1.1967

Close: 1.2055

Mid: 1.2023

5

Open: 1.2055

Close: 1.1912

Mid: 1.1976

6

Open: 1.1912

Close: 1.2094

Mid: 1.1970

7
8
9

Open: 1.2087

Close: 1.2184

Mid: 1.2148

10

Open: 1.2184

Close: 1.2150

Mid: 1.2154

11

Open: 1.2150

Close: 1.2149

Mid: 1.2140

12

Open: 1.2149

Close: 1.2212

Mid: 1.2168

13

Open: 1.2212

Close: 1.2234

Mid: 1.2199

14
15
16

Open: 1.2201

Close: 1.2195

Mid: 1.2231

17

Open: 1.2196

Close: 1.2288

Mid: 1.2235

18

Open: 1.2288

Close: 1.2346

Mid: 1.2346

19

Open: 1.2346

Close: 1.2391

Mid: 1.2355

20

Open: 1.2391

Close: 1.2398

Mid: 1.2370

21
22
23

Open: 1.2398

Close: 1.2379

Mid: 1.2385

24

Open: 1.2379

Close: 1.2339

Mid: 1.2339

25

Open: 1.2338

Close: 1.2403

Mid: 1.2344

26

Open: 1.2403

Close: 1.2410

Mid: 1.2388

27

Open: 1.2410

Close: 1.2396

Mid: 1.2382

28
29
30

Open: 1.2380

Close: 1.2351

Mid: 1.2378

31

Open: 1.2351

Close: 1.2317

Mid: 1.2328

February - 2023

SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
1

Open: 1.2317

Close: 1.2373

Mid: 1.2335

2

Open: 1.2373

Close: 1.2225

Mid: 1.2312

3

Open: 1.2225

Close: 1.2054

Mid: 1.2157

4
5
6

Open: 1.2033

Close: 1.2019

Mid: 1.2042

7

Open: 1.2019

Close: 1.2048

Mid: 1.2028

8

Open: 1.2048

Close: 1.2072

Mid: 1.2074

9

Open: 1.2072

Close: 1.2120

Mid: 1.2125

10

Open: 1.2120

Close: 1.2056

Mid: 1.2093

11
12
13

Open: 1.2060

Close: 1.2139

Mid: 1.2091

14

Open: 1.2139

Close: 1.2175

Mid: 1.2194

15

Open: 1.2174

Close: 1.2034

Mid: 1.2086

16

Open: 1.2034

Close: 1.1989

Mid: 1.2020

17

Open: 1.1990

Close: 1.2042

Mid: 1.1982

18
19
20

Open: 1.2031

Close: 1.2041

Mid: 1.2036

21

Open: 1.2041

Close: 1.2112

Mid: 1.2067

22

Open: 1.2112

Close: 1.2046

Mid: 1.2085

23

Open: 1.2046

Close: 1.2014

Mid: 1.2034

24

Open: 1.2014

Close: 1.1941

Mid: 1.1985

25
26
27

Open: 1.1961

Close: 1.2064

Mid: 1.1994

28

Open: 1.2064

Close: 1.2022

Mid: 1.2080

March - 2023

SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
1

Open: 1.2022

Close: 1.2027

Mid: 1.2027

2

Open: 1.2028

Close: 1.1947

Mid: 1.1981

3

Open: 1.1947

Close: 1.2044

Mid: 1.1996

4
5
6

Open: 1.2025

Close: 1.2027

Mid: 1.2021

7

Open: 1.2027

Close: 1.1827

Mid: 1.1944

8

Open: 1.1827

Close: 1.1845

Mid: 1.1831

9

Open: 1.1845

Close: 1.1925

Mid: 1.1885

10

Open: 1.1925

Close: 1.2033

Mid: 1.2011

11
12
13

Open: 1.2034

Close: 1.2183

Mid: 1.2117

14

Open: 1.2183

Close: 1.2158

Mid: 1.2170

15

Open: 1.2158

Close: 1.2057

Mid: 1.2096

16

Open: 1.2057

Close: 1.2109

Mid: 1.2078

17

Open: 1.2109

Close: 1.2182

Mid: 1.2151

18
19
20

Open: 1.2212

Close: 1.2278

Mid: 1.2226

21

Open: 1.2278

Close: 1.2218

Mid: 1.2231

22

Open: 1.2218

Close: 1.2269

Mid: 1.2272

23

Open: 1.2269

Close: 1.2287

Mid: 1.2303

24

Open: 1.2287

Close: 1.2232

Mid: 1.2242

25
26
27

Open: 1.2237

Close: 1.2288

Mid: 1.2256

28

Open: 1.2288

Close: 1.2341

Mid: 1.2315

29

Open: 1.2341

Close: 1.2315

Mid: 1.2332

30

Open: 1.2315

Close: 1.2387

Mid: 1.2343

31

Open: 1.2387

Close: 1.2333

Mid: 1.2374

April - 2023

SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
1
2
3

Open: 1.2337

Close: 1.2417

Mid: 1.2349

4

Open: 1.2417

Close: 1.2501

Mid: 1.2460

5

Open: 1.2501

Close: 1.2462

Mid: 1.2474

6

Open: 1.2462

Close: 1.2439

Mid: 1.2450

7

Open: 1.2439

Close: 1.2418

Mid: 1.2423

8
9
10

Open: 1.2424

Close: 1.2383

Mid: 1.2394

11

Open: 1.2382

Close: 1.2425

Mid: 1.2419

12

Open: 1.2425

Close: 1.2485

Mid: 1.2447

13

Open: 1.2485

Close: 1.2523

Mid: 1.2508

14

Open: 1.2523

Close: 1.2415

Mid: 1.2473

15
16
17

Open: 1.2414

Close: 1.2376

Mid: 1.2396

18

Open: 1.2377

Close: 1.2425

Mid: 1.2409

19

Open: 1.2425

Close: 1.2440

Mid: 1.2434

20

Open: 1.2440

Close: 1.2443

Mid: 1.2436

21

Open: 1.2443

Close: 1.2442

Mid: 1.2408

22
23
24

Open: 1.2425

Close: 1.2486

Mid: 1.2449

25

Open: 1.2486

Close: 1.2411

Mid: 1.2447

26

Open: 1.2411

Close: 1.2470

Mid: 1.2459

27

Open: 1.2470

Close: 1.2498

Mid: 1.2468

28

Open: 1.2498

Close: 1.2568

Mid: 1.2516

29
30

May - 2023

SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
1

Open: 1.2559

Close: 1.2496

Mid: 1.2525

2

Open: 1.2496

Close: 1.2467

Mid: 1.2474

3

Open: 1.2467

Close: 1.2564

Mid: 1.2527

4

Open: 1.2565

Close: 1.2573

Mid: 1.2574

5

Open: 1.2573

Close: 1.2632

Mid: 1.2607

6
7
8

Open: 1.2630

Close: 1.2619

Mid: 1.2641

9

Open: 1.2619

Close: 1.2621

Mid: 1.2609

10

Open: 1.2621

Close: 1.2626

Mid: 1.2641

11

Open: 1.2625

Close: 1.2512

Mid: 1.2569

12

Open: 1.2511

Close: 1.2449

Mid: 1.2493

13
14
15

Open: 1.2458

Close: 1.2528

Mid: 1.2490

16

Open: 1.2529

Close: 1.2486

Mid: 1.2506

17

Open: 1.2487

Close: 1.2487

Mid: 1.2466

18

Open: 1.2487

Close: 1.2409

Mid: 1.2442

19

Open: 1.2409

Close: 1.2446

Mid: 1.2438

20
21
22

Open: 1.2452

Close: 1.2437

Mid: 1.2443

23

Open: 1.2437

Close: 1.2415

Mid: 1.2410

24

Open: 1.2415

Close: 1.2365

Mid: 1.2414

25

Open: 1.2365

Close: 1.2321

Mid: 1.2347

26

Open: 1.2321

Close: 1.2348

Mid: 1.2353

27
28
29

Open: 1.2348

Close: 1.2356

Mid: 1.2354

30

Open: 1.2355

Close: 1.2413

Mid: 1.2387

31

Open: 1.2413

Close: 1.2442

Mid: 1.2396

June - 2023

SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
1

Open: 1.2441

Close: 1.2527

Mid: 1.2471

2

Open: 1.2527

Close: 1.2451

Mid: 1.2493

3
4
5

Open: 1.2454

Close: 1.2436

Mid: 1.2412

6

Open: 1.2436

Close: 1.2424

Mid: 1.2425

7

Open: 1.2425

Close: 1.2437

Mid: 1.2447

8

Open: 1.2437

Close: 1.2560

Mid: 1.2498

9

Open: 1.2560

Close: 1.2580

Mid: 1.2562

10
11
12

Open: 1.2573

Close: 1.2512

Mid: 1.2543

13

Open: 1.2512

Close: 1.2612

Mid: 1.2566

14

Open: 1.2613

Close: 1.2664

Mid: 1.2650

15

Open: 1.2664

Close: 1.2785

Mid: 1.2708

16

Open: 1.2784

Close: 1.2823

Mid: 1.2809

17
18
19

Open: 1.2819

Close: 1.2786

Mid: 1.2804

20

Open: 1.2794

Close: 1.2765

Mid: 1.2760

21

Open: 1.2765

Close: 1.2768

Mid: 1.2747

22

Open: 1.2768

Close: 1.2748

Mid: 1.2781

23

Open: 1.2748

Close: 1.2716

Mid: 1.2718

24
25
26

Open: 1.2709

Close: 1.2712

Mid: 1.2718

27

Open: 1.2712

Close: 1.2749

Mid: 1.2732

28

Open: 1.2749

Close: 1.2635

Mid: 1.2680

29

Open: 1.2636

Close: 1.2612

Mid: 1.2629

30

Open: 1.2612

Close: 1.2699

Mid: 1.2663

July - 2023

SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
1
2
3

Open: 1.2686

Close: 1.2691

Mid: 1.2691

4

Open: 1.2691

Close: 1.2714

Mid: 1.2712

5

Open: 1.2714

Close: 1.2704

Mid: 1.2712

6

Open: 1.2704

Close: 1.2740

Mid: 1.2727

7

Open: 1.2740

Close: 1.2840

Mid: 1.2788

8
9
10

Open: 1.2834

Close: 1.2860

Mid: 1.2810

11

Open: 1.2861

Close: 1.2933

Mid: 1.2896

12

Open: 1.2933

Close: 1.2988

Mid: 1.2952

13

Open: 1.2988

Close: 1.3135

Mid: 1.3062

14

Open: 1.3136

Close: 1.3091

Mid: 1.3116

15
16
17

Open: 1.3089

Close: 1.3074

Mid: 1.3080

18

Open: 1.3073

Close: 1.3035

Mid: 1.3077

19

Open: 1.3036

Close: 1.2939

Mid: 1.2956

20

Open: 1.2940

Close: 1.2868

Mid: 1.2902

21

Open: 1.2868

Close: 1.2854

Mid: 1.2860

22
23
24

Open: 1.2856

Close: 1.2821

Mid: 1.2841

25

Open: 1.2826

Close: 1.2902

Mid: 1.2857

26

Open: 1.2902

Close: 1.2943

Mid: 1.2918

27

Open: 1.2941

Close: 1.2796

Mid: 1.2889

28

Open: 1.2796

Close: 1.2847

Mid: 1.2825

29
30
31

Open: 1.2841

Close: 1.2835

Mid: 1.2851

August - 2023

SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
1

Open: 1.2835

Close: 1.2776

Mid: 1.2791

2

Open: 1.2776

Close: 1.2709

Mid: 1.2743

3

Open: 1.2710

Close: 1.2708

Mid: 1.2675

4

Open: 1.2709

Close: 1.2750

Mid: 1.2741

5
6
7

Open: 1.2751

Close: 1.2783

Mid: 1.2751

8

Open: 1.2784

Close: 1.2748

Mid: 1.2735

9

Open: 1.2748

Close: 1.2720

Mid: 1.2747

10

Open: 1.2719

Close: 1.2674

Mid: 1.2744

11

Open: 1.2675

Close: 1.2697

Mid: 1.2702

12
13
14

Open: 1.2690

Close: 1.2683

Mid: 1.2666

15

Open: 1.2685

Close: 1.2703

Mid: 1.2714

16

Open: 1.2705

Close: 1.2729

Mid: 1.2727

17

Open: 1.2731

Close: 1.2746

Mid: 1.2745

18

Open: 1.2747

Close: 1.2734

Mid: 1.2728

19
20
21

Open: 1.2733

Close: 1.2757

Mid: 1.2739

22

Open: 1.2756

Close: 1.2734

Mid: 1.2760

23

Open: 1.2733

Close: 1.2722

Mid: 1.2689

24

Open: 1.2725

Close: 1.2599

Mid: 1.2660

25

Open: 1.2601

Close: 1.2577

Mid: 1.2601

26
27
28

Open: 1.2586

Close: 1.2600

Mid: 1.2589

29

Open: 1.2602

Close: 1.2644

Mid: 1.2609

30

Open: 1.2644

Close: 1.2720

Mid: 1.2682

31

Open: 1.2721

Close: 1.2672

Mid: 1.2694

September - 2023

SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
1

Open: 1.2673

Close: 1.2588

Mid: 1.2645

2
3
4

Open: 1.2589

Close: 1.2628

Mid: 1.2615

5

Open: 1.2628

Close: 1.2566

Mid: 1.2580

6

Open: 1.2565

Close: 1.2507

Mid: 1.2535

7

Open: 1.2507

Close: 1.2472

Mid: 1.2477

8

Open: 1.2472

Close: 1.2461

Mid: 1.2483

9
10
11

Open: 1.2478

Close: 1.2509

Mid: 1.2511

12

Open: 1.2509

Close: 1.2496

Mid: 1.2495

13

Open: 1.2492

Close: 1.2490

Mid: 1.2473

14

Open: 1.2490

Close: 1.2409

Mid: 1.2452

15

Open: 1.2409

Close: 1.2385

Mid: 1.2412

16
17
18

Open: 1.2383

Close: 1.2385

Mid: 1.2390

19

Open: 1.2383

Close: 1.2392

Mid: 1.2397

20

Open: 1.2393

Close: 1.2345

Mid: 1.2377

21

Open: 1.2344

Close: 1.2295

Mid: 1.2296

22

Open: 1.2296

Close: 1.2237

Mid: 1.2265

23
24
25

Open: 1.2260

Close: 1.2212

Mid: 1.2227

26
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