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Pound to Yen (GBP/JPY) Exchange Rate History

Explore Pound to Yen historical exchange rates from 6 September 2017 to 5 August 2026. Use the interactive chart to compare daily, weekly, monthly and yearly GBP/JPY movements.

Live GBP/JPY rate
Latest close212.276765 August 2026
Previous close212.14454Previous trading day
1-month change-2.23%Against one month ago
1-year change+7.85%Against one year ago
52-week high219.6106515 Jul 2026
52-week low196.099005 Aug 2025
12-month average209.12574Average daily close
Range position68.8%Within the 52-week range

Over the last 12 months, GBP/JPY traded between 196.09900 and 219.61065, with an average closing rate of 209.12574. The Pound gained 7.85% against the Yen over the period. The strongest rate was recorded on 15 July 2026, while the weakest was recorded on 5 August 2025.

GBP/JPY Historical Exchange Rate Chart

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Year-by-Year GBP/JPY Performance

YearOpenHighLowCloseChange
2026 YTD210.94239219.61065207.24848212.27676+0.63%
2025196.82200211.58826184.38300210.94239+7.17%
2024179.27800208.12000178.74200196.69500+9.72%
2023157.97600188.66600155.33600179.54700+13.65%
2022155.67500172.11800148.97300158.50300+1.82%
2021140.72400158.21100139.50400155.65900+10.61%
2020144.03300144.94700123.96900141.13700-2.01%
2019139.67800148.86700126.53800144.04200+3.12%
2018152.06500156.59700139.48600139.67800-8.15%
2017142.32700153.40100141.33400152.14400+6.90%

Monthly Pound to Yen Exchange Rate History

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During August 2026, GBP/JPY opened at 212.60446 and closed at 212.27676. The monthly average was 211.99109. The highest rate was 212.89968 on 3 August 2026, while the lowest was 209.63223 on 3 August 2026.

DateOpenHighLowClose
5 Aug 2026212.11813212.54395211.71413212.27676
4 Aug 2026211.52288212.32055211.18440212.14454
3 Aug 2026212.60446212.89968209.63223211.55197

During July 2026, GBP/JPY opened at 215.49242 and closed at 212.28082. The monthly average was 217.23262. The highest rate was 219.61065 on 15 July 2026, while the lowest was 212.28082 on 31 July 2026.

DateOpenHighLowClose
31 Jul 2026215.62023216.29524212.28082212.28082
30 Jul 2026218.29591218.68485212.44610215.64268
29 Jul 2026217.72940218.54139217.19678218.30603
28 Jul 2026217.65952217.98458217.54467217.71395
27 Jul 2026218.45380218.51897217.48742217.66159
24 Jul 2026218.10600218.47424217.97816218.33225
23 Jul 2026218.13563218.60462217.99344218.14321
22 Jul 2026218.32739218.41920217.84269218.15304
21 Jul 2026218.24420218.71988217.53501218.32498
20 Jul 2026218.52142218.82991218.06268218.25730
17 Jul 2026218.85655218.94434218.00729218.49093
16 Jul 2026219.42967219.52496218.68314218.84167
15 Jul 2026217.26905219.61065217.12074219.42815
14 Jul 2026216.83519217.31775216.75496217.26905
13 Jul 2026216.70828217.30877216.68118216.82176
10 Jul 2026217.79913217.80932216.47202216.76494
9 Jul 2026217.70166218.00277217.41663217.78458
8 Jul 2026216.70221217.83173216.54544217.70272
7 Jul 2026217.10808217.20851216.37110216.65251
6 Jul 2026215.59160217.16440215.59160217.11845
3 Jul 2026215.35745215.52701214.85281215.42812
2 Jul 2026215.84616216.07053214.72008215.35984
1 Jul 2026215.49242215.94479215.13019215.87176

During June 2026, GBP/JPY opened at 214.36181 and closed at 215.48996. The monthly average was 214.24512. The highest rate was 215.74624 on 30 June 2026, while the lowest was 212.46735 on 19 June 2026.

DateOpenHighLowClose
30 Jun 2026214.60499215.74624214.35647215.48996
29 Jun 2026213.50669214.77234213.41021214.60781
26 Jun 2026213.38716213.81102213.23064213.47027
25 Jun 2026212.95899213.72589212.81934213.36822
24 Jun 2026213.29680213.49389212.56750212.95435
23 Jun 2026214.03100214.20428212.99649213.31190
22 Jun 2026213.22244214.66102213.22244214.05401
19 Jun 2026212.94507213.55102212.46735213.50010
18 Jun 2026213.61817214.06414212.52768212.94238
17 Jun 2026215.38651215.43930213.24684213.61279
16 Jun 2026214.98754215.53482214.55119215.39428
15 Jun 2026215.14506215.36778214.89610214.96712
12 Jun 2026214.81328215.01914214.57212214.85383
11 Jun 2026214.49654214.93926213.88440214.81392
10 Jun 2026214.47044215.22057214.33616214.50169
9 Jun 2026213.57653214.78668213.50590214.44902
8 Jun 2026213.80731214.02889212.95383213.57460
5 Jun 2026214.76351215.60374213.53668213.89498
4 Jun 2026214.76749215.15874214.47321214.76590
3 Jun 2026215.21904215.37076214.60310214.76692
2 Jun 2026214.87601215.51751214.81380215.22352
1 Jun 2026214.36181214.99615214.19128214.87500

During May 2026, GBP/JPY opened at 213.54721 and closed at 214.38236. The monthly average was 213.43629. The highest rate was 214.68824 on 25 May 2026, while the lowest was 210.79270 on 6 May 2026.

DateOpenHighLowClose
29 May 2026214.12775214.61890213.60009214.38236
28 May 2026214.07431214.14050213.32411214.13056
27 May 2026214.27179214.47246214.03131214.08514
26 May 2026214.52710214.68018214.08486214.27188
25 May 2026214.29118214.68824214.05644214.51726
22 May 2026213.61190214.03545213.47929213.97140
21 May 2026213.45529213.80673213.29905213.60462
20 May 2026213.04956213.60146212.73465213.44416
19 May 2026213.39341213.47958212.74548213.05889
18 May 2026211.42990213.53547211.38629213.38221
15 May 2026212.09217212.09217211.31057211.52877
14 May 2026213.53600213.70872211.89835212.06645
13 May 2026213.41295213.69199212.90734213.55288
12 May 2026213.91539214.20329212.75810213.42012
11 May 2026213.25041214.42589213.25041213.92024
8 May 2026212.63907213.69039212.56172213.58153
7 May 2026212.73442213.12389212.30607212.61141
6 May 2026213.94573214.22670210.79270212.72378
5 May 2026212.73336214.05765212.56749213.96702
4 May 2026213.09902213.62165211.91822212.69630
1 May 2026213.54721214.04109211.83933213.24503

During April 2026, GBP/JPY opened at 210.02512 and closed at 213.57585. The monthly average was 214.14948. The highest rate was 216.59542 on 30 April 2026, while the lowest was 209.95203 on 1 April 2026.

DateOpenHighLowClose
30 Apr 2026216.08956216.59542210.55575213.57585
29 Apr 2026215.79025216.28209215.50970216.09671
28 Apr 2026215.74808215.83786214.98628215.81333
27 Apr 2026215.65774215.86358215.53127215.74746
24 Apr 2026215.12762215.77637214.96069215.68450
23 Apr 2026215.31211215.73162214.94895215.14416
22 Apr 2026215.30096215.65846214.93595215.30563
21 Apr 2026214.94761215.41165214.64453215.30394
20 Apr 2026214.59196215.09133214.33818214.94757
17 Apr 2026215.33973215.67093214.05343214.54465
16 Apr 2026215.56196215.71873215.14233215.35116
15 Apr 2026215.57408215.90841215.21766215.56156
14 Apr 2026215.20276215.78223214.91890215.57564
13 Apr 2026213.88042215.38585213.82377215.20412
10 Apr 2026213.65377214.58376213.56519214.26426
9 Apr 2026212.48190213.85220212.44925213.67632
8 Apr 2026212.70214213.14013212.16288212.48826
7 Apr 2026211.32415212.76586211.24945212.73930
6 Apr 2026210.70027211.54846210.62800211.35226
3 Apr 2026211.01387211.32558210.51753210.78311
2 Apr 2026211.12608211.29472210.38634211.01219
1 Apr 2026210.02512211.50707209.95203211.11657

During March 2026, GBP/JPY opened at 209.97884 and closed at 210.01619. The monthly average was 211.81584. The highest rate was 213.30407 on 26 March 2026, while the lowest was 209.19416 on 5 March 2026.

DateOpenHighLowClose
31 Mar 2026210.55408211.21784209.65321210.01619
30 Mar 2026212.12491212.12491210.20573210.54251
27 Mar 2026212.99062213.08788212.24304212.65258
26 Mar 2026212.99682213.30407212.71683212.99214
25 Mar 2026212.91218213.21048212.64263212.99022
24 Mar 2026212.78220212.98414212.29452212.93352
23 Mar 2026212.21962213.29916211.60128212.77589
20 Mar 2026212.01699212.75726211.77207212.38757
19 Mar 2026211.98887212.34204210.82834212.01605
18 Mar 2026212.27852212.71870211.80825211.97422
17 Mar 2026211.85380212.47373211.64717212.26252
16 Mar 2026211.36447212.10466210.83284211.84567
13 Mar 2026212.60941212.81687211.07923211.47046
12 Mar 2026212.89844213.03022212.44720212.59292
11 Mar 2026212.17516213.30332212.13957212.88272
10 Mar 2026211.93113212.40572211.60647212.17244
9 Mar 2026210.76645212.17133210.67537211.90900
6 Mar 2026210.44936211.66825210.29961211.66060
5 Mar 2026209.86743210.60040209.19416210.44239
4 Mar 2026210.64440210.65735209.49622209.87638
3 Mar 2026210.87269211.34428209.26209210.68583
2 Mar 2026209.97884211.36072209.35124210.86671

During February 2026, GBP/JPY opened at 212.28490 and closed at 210.41026. The monthly average was 210.54214. The highest rate was 215.00194 on 4 February 2026, while the lowest was 207.24848 on 17 February 2026.

DateOpenHighLowClose
27 Feb 2026210.27741210.81588209.81611210.41026
26 Feb 2026211.74270211.74270210.22855210.29411
25 Feb 2026210.40945212.11259210.11583211.74270
24 Feb 2026208.73799210.84017208.72227210.39701
23 Feb 2026208.87158209.22281208.16269208.74744
20 Feb 2026208.89702209.65839208.41321208.91570
19 Feb 2026208.75741209.52702208.08150208.86108
18 Feb 2026207.69802209.20148207.65253208.77643
17 Feb 2026209.25465209.25465207.24848207.71900
16 Feb 2026208.53304209.68422208.52282209.26078
13 Feb 2026208.07091209.31987208.01168208.45758
12 Feb 2026208.79867209.54503207.63788208.07202
11 Feb 2026210.61806210.63493208.19056208.82155
10 Feb 2026213.62929213.71995210.49333210.62309
9 Feb 2026214.02636214.02636212.16682213.63395
6 Feb 2026212.02044214.05517211.61686214.03636
5 Feb 2026214.11475214.24896211.81272212.02003
4 Feb 2026213.41184215.00194213.40011214.07873
3 Feb 2026212.57835213.49455212.56012213.39624
2 Feb 2026212.28490212.73383211.31688212.57875

During January 2026, GBP/JPY opened at 210.94239 and closed at 211.89237. The monthly average was 211.97356. The highest rate was 214.84952 on 23 January 2026, while the lowest was 209.62981 on 26 January 2026.

DateOpenHighLowClose
30 Jan 2026211.47793212.47054211.34848211.89237
29 Jan 2026211.67512212.15261210.09085211.48155
28 Jan 2026210.83099212.01424210.07557211.65461
27 Jan 2026211.12296211.75356210.12305210.76809
26 Jan 2026212.00894212.04984209.62981211.12126
23 Jan 2026213.95157214.84952212.10309212.47489
22 Jan 2026212.62910214.00347212.40410213.97802
21 Jan 2026212.57606212.73429211.64254212.64744
20 Jan 2026212.24457213.48165211.90555212.57918
19 Jan 2026211.15653212.39465210.90922212.26148
16 Jan 2026212.21579212.24913211.40498211.71015
15 Jan 2026212.93556213.30760212.02508212.20141
14 Jan 2026213.73833214.09950212.56842212.93556
13 Jan 2026212.73370214.27891212.73370213.72967
12 Jan 2026211.79792213.00926211.68021212.70696
9 Jan 2026210.77245212.05261210.77245211.68057
8 Jan 2026210.89465211.15151210.33076210.79305
7 Jan 2026211.49810211.75504210.81298210.91821
6 Jan 2026211.94470212.13553211.34393211.52299
5 Jan 2026210.95733211.99717210.51898211.98420
2 Jan 2026211.17179211.44402210.75478211.17361
1 Jan 2026210.94239211.34099210.76969211.20317

During December 2025, GBP/JPY opened at 206.41375 and closed at 210.94239. The monthly average was 208.86046. The highest rate was 211.58826 on 22 December 2025, while the lowest was 205.21014 on 1 December 2025.

DateOpenHighLowClose
31 Dec 2025210.61584211.09459210.26797210.94239
30 Dec 2025210.73081211.09528210.45334210.63727
29 Dec 2025211.21346211.34201210.45595210.77008
26 Dec 2025210.87347211.48631210.64010211.37618
25 Dec 2025210.52957210.91143210.11978210.86265
24 Dec 2025211.03822211.09883210.14159210.52957
23 Dec 2025211.33947211.33947210.36024211.03766
22 Dec 2025210.88837211.58826210.64265211.30907
19 Dec 2025208.21857211.08595208.21857211.04472
18 Dec 2025207.94845208.96720207.87722208.25163
17 Dec 2025207.79083208.40057207.09343207.96360
16 Dec 2025207.42401207.98567206.77890207.80155
15 Dec 2025208.35514208.42652207.10228207.40065
12 Dec 2025208.27713208.74132207.90108208.27700
11 Dec 2025208.53595208.62838207.93418208.28683
10 Dec 2025208.60755208.89592208.24201208.54119
9 Dec 2025207.71025208.93334207.62022208.63852
8 Dec 2025206.96288207.80701206.60849207.68955
5 Dec 2025206.66314207.29228206.23133207.23912
4 Dec 2025207.03302207.36039206.38257206.68641
3 Dec 2025205.92223207.35031205.79536207.05275
2 Dec 2025205.48255206.25898205.39615205.97886
1 Dec 2025206.41375206.42463205.21014205.47326

During November 2025, GBP/JPY opened at 202.24800 and closed at 206.79176. The monthly average was 203.98344. The highest rate was 207.21860 on 26 November 2025, while the lowest was 199.07000 on 4 November 2025.

DateOpenHighLowClose
28 Nov 2025206.94365207.20033206.17487206.79176
27 Nov 2025206.91217207.18964206.43887206.95459
26 Nov 2025205.52455207.21860205.36789206.92819
25 Nov 2025205.64163205.98492205.01157205.52455
24 Nov 2025205.20017205.89608205.05760205.64650
21 Nov 2025205.91525206.04669204.34911204.89569
20 Nov 2025205.04115206.84902204.81789205.90540
19 Nov 2025204.50179205.35609203.99171205.02577
18 Nov 2025204.27976204.73674203.71713204.50316
17 Nov 2025203.43111204.53153203.14834204.24688
14 Nov 2025203.39164203.82061202.38831203.38133
12 Nov 2025203.27600204.07800202.97300203.86400
11 Nov 2025202.78900203.57400202.60900203.32500
10 Nov 2025202.98200203.28400202.32800202.70300
9 Nov 2025202.32800203.24100201.77700203.06600
6 Nov 2025200.93900202.10000200.65200201.96600
5 Nov 2025201.09200201.38400200.30600201.11600
4 Nov 2025200.10000201.24600199.07000201.14000
3 Nov 2025202.70000202.73000199.87800200.07300
2 Nov 2025202.24800202.80400201.95800202.61200

During October 2025, GBP/JPY opened at 198.21100 and closed at 202.54600. The monthly average was 202.42632. The highest rate was 205.32800 on 7 October 2025, while the lowest was 197.49000 on 1 October 2025.

DateOpenHighLowClose
30 Oct 2025202.68800202.93000201.85200202.54600
29 Oct 2025201.44600203.26700200.99000202.70600
28 Oct 2025201.91200201.98200200.56800201.53200
27 Oct 2025203.86300203.92400201.67200201.88200
26 Oct 2025203.69700204.24800203.54000203.86600
23 Oct 2025203.28900203.98900203.09000203.50400
22 Oct 2025202.89100203.79600202.82000203.34900
21 Oct 2025203.10400203.27100201.92400202.96400
20 Oct 2025202.06500203.53200201.82000203.11400
19 Oct 2025202.09800203.11400201.82600202.09400
16 Oct 2025202.08200202.26900200.68500202.26000
15 Oct 2025202.46400203.43800201.72000202.11000
14 Oct 2025202.20600202.72200201.59600202.48000
13 Oct 2025202.94800203.52000201.33400202.21800
12 Oct 2025202.74800203.24600202.47100203.06600
9 Oct 2025203.46300203.75800201.85400201.95400
8 Oct 2025204.72300204.88700203.31600203.66600
7 Oct 2025204.05800205.32800203.76000204.67000
6 Oct 2025202.71600204.07000202.11800203.92400
5 Oct 2025200.82700202.82800200.23800202.75200
2 Oct 2025197.90600198.87300197.74600198.80600
1 Oct 2025198.21100198.61800197.49000197.91600

During September 2025, GBP/JPY opened at 199.38200 and closed at 198.20900. The monthly average was 199.65132. The highest rate was 201.27200 on 17 September 2025, while the lowest was 197.92400 on 30 September 2025.

DateOpenHighLowClose
30 Sep 2025198.76700199.22300197.92400198.20900
29 Sep 2025199.58800199.77700198.58400198.90100
28 Sep 2025200.28400200.42400199.34200199.58600
25 Sep 2025199.91900200.51800199.70000200.36600
24 Sep 2025200.21600200.34400199.62100199.89600
23 Sep 2025199.66500200.25700199.46400200.25200
22 Sep 2025199.64400199.96800199.15600199.71800
21 Sep 2025199.31800199.79800199.20800199.63000
18 Sep 2025200.52000200.61600199.21200199.31000
17 Sep 2025200.27600201.27200200.04600200.59300
16 Sep 2025199.97400200.36200199.48200200.27600
15 Sep 2025200.36800200.72200199.79000199.85400
14 Sep 2025200.16200200.75200199.92600200.45200
11 Sep 2025199.84000200.49100199.67000200.20600
10 Sep 2025199.47200200.13100199.33400199.85000
9 Sep 2025199.30600199.81100199.21200199.53200
8 Sep 2025199.82500199.90000198.79600199.40000
7 Sep 2025200.10800200.34800199.36100199.83200
4 Sep 2025199.47300199.79400198.67800199.11600
3 Sep 2025199.02400199.82400198.77400199.49000
2 Sep 2025198.64400199.72800198.48600199.15400
1 Sep 2025199.38200200.27400198.32400198.70600

How to Read the GBP/JPY Rate

GBP is the base currency and JPY is the quote currency. A rate of 212.27676 means one GBP was worth 212.27676 JPY at the latest daily close.

About This Exchange Rate Data

  • Rate type: indicative mid-market foreign-exchange rates.
  • Coverage: 2,316 daily observations from 6 September 2017 to 5 August 2026.
  • Daily fields: open, high, low and close where direct OHLC history is available.
  • Weekends and holidays: omitted when no market observation is available.
  • Consumer rates: bank, card, cash and transfer-provider rates may differ because of margins and fees.
  • Updates: the page reflects the latest completed daily history stored by Currency News.

GBP/JPY Exchange Rate History FAQs

What is the latest recorded rate?

The latest daily close is 212.27676, recorded on 5 August 2026.

What was the highest rate over the past year?

The highest rate in the rolling 12-month period was 219.61065 on 15 July 2026.

What was the lowest rate over the past year?

The lowest rate in the rolling 12-month period was 196.09900 on 5 August 2025.

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