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 reference data published by the ECB, the Euro / UK pound sterling exchange rate was 0.86 on 3 February 2026, compared to 0.87 on the previous day. This represents a reduction of 1.15 percent.
Sample. There are 6,936 data points overall in the daily time series presented in the graph above. The series covers the time range extending from January 1999 to February 2026.
History. Have a look at some descriptive statistics we computed on the full sample: the exchange rate hit a trough of 0.57 on 3 May 2000; it attained a maximum of 0.98 on 29 December 2008; it averaged 0.78.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Units of foreign currency received in exchange for 1 euro |
|---|---|
| 2026-01-30 | 0.8662 |
| 2026-02-02 | 0.8658 |
| 2026-02-03 | 0.8623 |
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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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