Home Exchange Rates GBP Exchange Rates GBP to JPY Exchange Rates
Currency icons

GBP to JPY exchange rates

Convert British pounds sterling to Japanese yen. Get bank-beating foreign currency exchange rates with OFX.

Live rates as at Apr 21, 2025, 1:30 PM (CUT)


Quick select:
1 GBP
10 GBP
100 GBP
1,000 GBP
10,000 GBP
100,000 GBP
1,000,000 GBP
10,000,000 GBP
GBP – British pound sterling
JPY – Japanese yen

1 British pound sterling = 188.698587 Japanese yen

Inverse rate 0.005299

Currency icons
From
GBP – British pound sterling
To
JPY – Japanese yen

GBP/JPY currency chart: 1.00 GBP = 188.5359 JPY

Register in less than 5 minutes

Why Choose OFX

FX specialism

Decades of experience with over US$139bn moved to date

Highly regulated

We're publicly listed and monitored by over 50 state regulators and FinCen

Bank-beating rates

Keep more of your money as it travels around the world

FX to fit you

We offer a range of transfer options to suit your needs or goals

Transfers on your time

Make and track global transfers 24/7: online, in app, or with a real OFXpert

Fix your FX rates

Invested in security

We use advanced technology for fraud prevention and monitoring

GBP Snapshot

  • Currency Name: British pound sterling
  • Currency Code: GBP
  • Currency Symbol: Â£
  • Central Bank: Bank of England
  • Reserve Currency: The British pound is not considered a reserve currency.
  • Safe Haven: The British pound is not considered a safe haven.
  • Countries Used In: UK
  • Major Unit: One British pound
  • Minor Unit: One penny
  • Pennies per British pound: 100
  • Note Denominations: Â£5, £10, £20, £50
  • Coin Denominations: 1p, 2p, 5p, 10p, 20p, 25p, 50p. £1, £2, £5

JPY Snapshot

  • Currency Name: Japanese yen
  • Currency Code: JPY
  • Currency Symbol: Â¥ or 円, 圓
  • Central Bank: Bank of Japan
  • Reserve Currency: The Japanese Yen is not considered a reserve currency.
  • Safe Haven: The Japanese Yen is not considered a safe haven.
  • Countries Used In: Japan
  • Major Unit: One Japanese Yen
  • Minor Unit: One sen
  • Sen per Japanese Yen: 100
  • Note Denominations: 1000, 2000, 5000, 100000
  • Coin Denominations: JPÂ¥1, JPÂ¥5, JPÂ¥10, JPÂ¥50, JPÂ¥100, JPÂ¥500

Previous GBP to JPY Exchange Rates

From
GBP – British pound sterling
To
JPY – Japanese yen
Frequency
Reporting period
1 year

GBP to JPY historical rates

Date1 GBP=
Average194.110722
May 31, 2024196.79573
June 30, 2024200.768211
July 31, 2024202.661377
August 31, 2024189.302914
September 30, 2024189.075155
October 31, 2024195.532822
November 30, 2024195.787054
December 31, 2024194.485557
January 31, 2025193.329548
February 28, 2025190.289954
March 31, 2025192.28279
April 20, 2025189.017548

With offices around the world, we're on-hand to answer questions 24/7

Personal Clients

1-888-288-7354 (Within USA)
+1-415-449-1379 (International)

customer.service@ofx.com

Business Clients

1-888-966-6888 (Within USA)
+1-415-449-1375 (International)

customer.service@ofx.com

Business Development/Partnerships

corporatenorthamerica@ofx.com

San Francisco Office Address

OFX
49 Stevenson Street
13th Floor
San Francisco, CA
94105 USA