GBP to USD Converter (British Pound to US Dollar)

The pound sterling (GBP, symbol £) is the currency of the United Kingdom and is issued as banknotes by the Bank of England, with coins from The Royal Mint. A pound has 100 pence. The pair with the US dollar is nicknamed cable, a leftover from the telegraph cable that once carried the rate across the Atlantic, and it is quoted in dollars per pound.

Starting from pounds, the pair serves British holidaymakers heading to Florida, New York or California, UK shoppers ordering from American retailers, students and graduates taking a job in the United States, and anyone with a pound account who is paying a US landlord, a US tuition bill or a US supplier.

How to use this tool

1. Type an amount in GBP to see it in USD, or type in the USD box to convert the other way.
2. Read the rate line under the boxes: it shows the saved rate and its date.
3. Use the tables below for common amounts, or open the currency converter for any other currency.

Formula

USD amount = GBP amount × rate

GBP amount = USD amount ÷ rate

The rate is the value of 1 GBP in USD in the snapshot of 2026-11-10, read from a table of exchange rates against the US dollar. A bank's buying and selling rates sit on either side of this mid-market figure.

Example

Two conversions at the saved rate:

750 GBP × 1.34283 = 1,007.12 USD

90 USD ÷ 1.34283 = 67.02 GBP

GBP to USD table

Common amounts in GBP converted to USD at the saved rate of 2026-11-10.

USD to GBP table

The other direction, for amounts often quoted in USD.

Pounds in your wallet

Current Bank of England notes are polymer and come in £5, £10, £20 and £50. Coins run 1p, 2p, 5p, 10p, 20p, 50p, £1 and £2. Banks in Scotland and Northern Ireland also issue their own notes, which are accepted widely in the UK but are sometimes refused in other countries, so spend or swap them before you fly.

Paying in dollars with a UK card

American card terminals and restaurant bills may offer to charge your pound card in sterling. That is dynamic currency conversion, and the merchant side chooses the rate. Selecting dollars normally leaves the conversion to your card network, which publishes its own daily rate. Also remember that US prices on menus and shelves normally exclude sales tax, and tipping is expected in many service settings, so the dollar figure on the tag is rarely the full cost.

Pound figures from your card statement may differ from the amount shown here, because your issuer can add a fee for spending abroad.

Quick mental estimate

Multiply GBP by 1.3 for a rough USD figure: 20 GBP → about 26 USD. That factor is 3.2% below the saved rate.

Rates move every day, so recheck the rate line before you rely on a shortcut.