GBP to USD — 2012

1.6167USD

for 1 Pound Sterling on 31 December 2012 · opened the year at 1.5488

4.38% over 2012

European Central Bank reference rate
256 trading days
Reference rate, not an offer

Today: 1 GBP = 1.3201 USD (PayerPay indicative rate, includes our margin)

2012 at a glance

1 GBP in USD
Measure	Rate	When
Opened	1.5488 USD	2 January 2012
Closed	1.6167 USD	31 December 2012
Highest	1.6299 USD	19 December 2012
Lowest	1.5307 USD	1 June 2012
Average	1.5845 USD	256 trading days
Change	+4.38% USD	open to close

Month by month

GBP to USD, 2012▲ 4.38%

1 GBP in USD, month by month, 2012
Month	Open	Close	High	Low	Change
January	1.5488	1.5778	1.5778	1.5311	+1.87%
February	1.5851	1.5930	1.5930	1.5670	+0.50%
March	1.5944	1.6016	1.6016	1.5623	+0.45%
April	1.6027	1.6254	1.6254	1.5831	+1.42%
May	1.6170	1.5506	1.6176	1.5506	-4.11%
June	1.5307	1.5605	1.5762	1.5307	+1.95%
July	1.5661	1.5669	1.5732	1.5443	+0.05%
August	1.5617	1.5858	1.5867	1.5550	+1.55%
September	1.5885	1.6202	1.6261	1.5881	+2.00%
October	1.6131	1.6111	1.6187	1.5984	-0.12%
November	1.6155	1.6016	1.6155	1.5837	-0.86%
December	1.6078	1.6167	1.6299	1.6009	+0.55%

← 2011 · All GBP to USD history · USD to GBP in 2012 · 2013 →

Moving money, not just converting?

Get paid abroad, send money home

PayerPay gives you payment details in your own name and pays out through the methods your family already uses. See where we send money.

All destinations

Common questions

How did GBP to USD change in 2012?

From 1.5488 USD per GBP on 2 January 2012 to 1.6167 on 31 December 2012: +4.38% over the year, with an average of 1.5845 across 256 trading days.

What were the high and low of GBP to USD in 2012?

High: 1.6299 on 19 December 2012. Low: 1.5307 on 1 June 2012.

Data and reuse

The series, statistics and tables on this page are PayerPay's compilation (one reading per trading day; days from 28 September 2026 onward from our own record). They may not be copied, scraped or republished in ready form; quoting a figure with attribution and a link is fine. See the terms of use. These are reference rates for information, not an offer — PayerPay's indicative rate today is 1 GBP = 1.3201 USD, including our margin; the final rate for a transfer is confirmed in your order. Corrections: support@payerpay.io.

Source: European Central Bank.

Who we are

PayerPay is operated by PAYER PAY INTERNATIONAL INC (Company ID BC1526086), registered with the Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada under MSB registration C100001025 and with the Bank of Canada under the Retail Payment Activities Act. Payment details are issued through licensed banking partners.