Euro / UK pound sterling reference exchange rate (units of foreign currency per 1 euro; 2:15 CET) - Euro area - ECB - Daily
This series is part of the dataset: Euro reference exchange rates (ECB)
Download Full Dataset (.xlsx)Latest updates. Based on official statistics released by the ECB, the Euro / UK pound sterling exchange rate was 0.86 on 5 May 2026, the same as on the previous day.
Sample. In this daily series, there are 6,998 observations. The series covers the period extending from January 1999 to May 2026.
History. Take a look at some statistics we calculated on the whole sample: the exchange rate reached a trough of 0.57 on 3 May 2000; it achieved a maximum of 0.98 on 29 December 2008; it averaged 0.79.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Units of foreign currency received in exchange for 1 euro |
|---|---|
| 2026-04-30 | 0.86625 |
| 2026-05-04 | 0.86358 |
| 2026-05-05 | 0.86343 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | ECB reference exchange rate, Euro/UK pound sterling, 2:15 pm (C.E.T.) |
| Country | Euro area |
| Economic concept | Price |
| Data type | Exchange rate |
| Deflation method | Not applicable |
| Seasonally adjusted | No |
| Rescaling | None |
| Frequency | Daily |
| Unit | Units of foreign currency received in exchange for 1 euro |
| Source | European Central Bank |
| Source type | Central bank |
| Data licence | Free use subject to conditions |
| Measure type | Level |
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