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British pounds sterling to US dollars today

1,000 gbp
1,281.50 usd

£1.000 GBP = $1.282 USD

Mid-market exchange rate at 20:59
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1 GBP to USDLast 30 daysLast 90 days
High1.28151.2815
Low1.26211.2351
Average1.26991.2624
Change0.19%1.51%
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1 GBP to USD stats

The performance of GBP to USD in the last 30 days saw a 30 day high of 1.2815 and a 30 day low of 1.2621. This means the 30 day average was 1.2699. The change for GBP to USD was 0.19.

The performance of GBP to USD in the last 90 days saw a 90 day high of 1.2815 and a 90 day low of 1.2351. This means the 90 day average was 1.2624. The change for GBP to USD was 1.51.

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Conversion rates British Pound Sterling / US Dollar
1 GBP1.28150 USD
5 GBP6.40750 USD
10 GBP12.81500 USD
20 GBP25.63000 USD
50 GBP64.07500 USD
100 GBP128.15000 USD
250 GBP320.37500 USD
500 GBP640.75000 USD
1000 GBP1,281.50000 USD
2000 GBP2,563.00000 USD
5000 GBP6,407.50000 USD
10000 GBP12,815.00000 USD
Conversion rates US Dollar / British Pound Sterling
1 USD0.78034 GBP
5 USD3.90168 GBP
10 USD7.80336 GBP
20 USD15.60672 GBP
50 USD39.01680 GBP
100 USD78.03360 GBP
250 USD195.08400 GBP
500 USD390.16800 GBP
1000 USD780.33600 GBP
2000 USD1,560.67200 GBP
5000 USD3,901.68000 GBP
10000 USD7,803.36000 GBP