💱 🇬🇧 GBP vs 🇺🇸 USD
Is the British pound strong against the US dollar?
About the same as a year ago: the pound buys 0.9% less US dollar than it did in September 2025.
1 GBP = 1.3395 USDweekly close, September 21, 2026
1 month−1.7%
6 months+0.2%
1 year−0.9%
2 years+2.2%
Plus means one pound buys more US dollar than it did then (good for you); minus means it buys less.
What it means for living costs
One person, all-in (everyday costs plus a 1-bedroom city-centre rent), converted to GBP at today's rate.
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Data last updated · Source: Frankfurter (ECB) where available, else fawazahmed0 currency-api; non-USD bases via USD cross-rates