GBP/JPY exchange rate
British pound to Japanese yen
Price history
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Key statistics
- 1 week
- +0.72%
- 1 month
- +1.18%
- 1 year
- +3.63%
- 52-week high
- 219.140 Jul 16, 2026
- 52-week low
- 200.530 Nov 5, 2025
- Average daily move
- 0.33% · 69 pips
- Typical weekly range
- 0.91%
GBP/JPY at a glance
GBP/JPY closed at 210.720 on Oct 16, 2026, up 0.69% on the previous session. Over the past year the pair traded between a low of 200.530 on Nov 5, 2025 and a high of 219.140 on Jul 16, 2026, and it is up 3.63% over twelve months.
On an average day GBP/JPY moves about 0.33% (69 pips), and in a typical week it covers a range of around 0.91% from high to low.
What moves GBP/JPY
British pound (GBP)
Set by the Bank of England (BoE). The British pound is one of the most volatile majors; reacts strongly to UK inflation, wage data and Bank of England guidance.
Japanese yen (JPY)
Set by the Bank of Japan (BoJ). The Japanese yen is a traditional safe haven that often strengthens when markets are stressed; driven by the gap between Japanese and foreign interest rates.
When the GBP strengthens against the JPY, GBP/JPY rises. Interest-rate differences between the two central banks are usually the biggest long-term driver.
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All pairsRates are European Central Bank reference rates published each business day; they are not dealing prices. Statistics use daily closes since Oct 1, 2021.