USD to GBP — 2008

0.684415GBP

for 1 US Dollar on 31 December 2008 · opened the year at 0.504698

35.61% over 2008

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

Today: 1 USD = 0.750617 GBP (PayerPay indicative rate, includes our margin)

2008 at a glance

1 USD in GBP
Measure	Rate	When
Opened	0.504698 GBP	2 January 2008
Closed	0.684415 GBP	31 December 2008
Highest	0.691020 GBP	30 December 2008
Lowest	0.491622 GBP	13 March 2008
Average	0.545067 GBP	256 trading days
Change	+35.61% GBP	open to close

Month by month

USD to GBP, 2008▲ 35.61%

1 USD in GBP, month by month, 2008
Month	Open	Close	High	Low	Change
January	0.504698	0.502824	0.513223	0.501958	-0.37%
February	0.503425	0.504516	0.514738	0.503425	+0.22%
March	0.503848	0.503289	0.505725	0.491622	-0.11%
April	0.503704	0.508462	0.508529	0.499618	+0.94%
May	0.503946	0.506835	0.515187	0.503946	+0.57%
June	0.509954	0.502569	0.514052	0.502569	-1.45%
July	0.501363	0.505381	0.508785	0.497530	+0.80%
August	0.505875	0.546318	0.546318	0.505875	+7.99%
September	0.555126	0.552541	0.569901	0.538776	-0.47%
October	0.562389	0.616838	0.647111	0.562389	+9.68%
November	0.621510	0.652078	0.678343	0.621510	+4.92%
December	0.667473	0.684415	0.691020	0.650588	+2.54%

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Common questions

How did USD to GBP change in 2008?

From 0.504698 GBP per USD on 2 January 2008 to 0.684415 on 31 December 2008: +35.61% over the year, with an average of 0.545067 across 256 trading days.

What were the high and low of USD to GBP in 2008?

High: 0.691020 on 30 December 2008. Low: 0.491622 on 13 March 2008.

About these rates

The rates on this page are European Central Bank euro reference rates, converted through the US dollar into a cross rate, one reading per trading day. Days from 28 September 2026 onward come from PayerPay's own daily record. They are reference rates published for information, not an offer to transact — PayerPay's indicative rate today is 1 USD = 0.750617 GBP, and it includes our margin. The final rate for a transfer is confirmed in your order.

Source: European Central Bank. Corrections: support@payerpay.io.

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