One pound was worth increasingly more Japanese yen as 2024 progressed, leading to the highest values since 2012. The GBP/JPY currency pair is not as widely traded on the global forex market as other coins, but does reflect the impact of a weakening yen. The Japanese economy suffers from a growing trade deficit, and also has a sizable difference between domestic and foreign interest rates.
British pound sterling (GBP) to Japanese yen (JPY) exchange rate from January 2012 to June 4, 2024
Characteristic
GBP/JPY exchange rate
Jun 04, 2024
197.66
Jun 03, 2024
199.87
May 2024
200.4
Apr 2024
197.11
Feb 2024
189.32
Jan 2024
186.32
Nov 2023
187.05
Oct 2023
184.31
Aug 2023
184.43
Jul 2023
182.62
Jun 2023
183.34
May 2023
173.3
Mar 2023
163.77
Feb 2023
163.71
Jan 2023
160.27
Nov 2022
166.41
Oct 2022
170.56
Sep 2022
161.54
Aug 2022
161.5
Jul 2022
162.04
Jun 2022
165.25
May 2022
162.14
Apr 2022
163.21
Mar 2022
159.83
Feb 2022
154.31
Jan 2022
154.75
Dec 2021
155.69
Nov 2021
150.41
Oct 2021
156.08
Sep 2021
149.9
Aug 2021
151.32
Jul 2021
152.49
Jun 2021
153.62
May 2021
155.65
Apr 2021
150.95
Mar 2021
152.53
Feb 2021
148.49
Jan 2021
143.4
Dec 2020
141.16
Nov 2020
138.9
Oct 2020
135.41
Sep 2020
136.17
Aug 2020
141.56
Jul 2020
138.48
Jun 2020
133.81
May 2020
133.07
Apr 2020
134.95
Mar 2020
133.53
Feb 2020
138.55
Jan 2020
143.05
Dec 2019
144.09
Nov 2019
141.63
Oct 2019
139.78
Sep 2019
132.83
Aug 2019
129.21
Jul 2019
132.2
Jun 2019
136.93
May 2019
136.76
Apr 2019
145.2
Mar 2019
144.44
Feb 2019
147.69
Jan 2019
142.7
Dec 2018
139.77
Nov 2018
144.72
Oct 2018
144.17
Sep 2018
148.1
Aug 2018
143.92
Jul 2018
146.81
Jun 2018
146.15
May 2018
144.7
Apr 2018
150.54
Mar 2018
148.92
Feb 2018
146.77
Jan 2018
154.94
Dec 2017
152.24
Nov 2017
152.18
Oct 2017
150.91
Sep 2017
150.66
Aug 2017
142.17
Jul 2017
145.67
Jun 2017
146.34
May 2017
142.75
Apr 2017
144.39
Mar 2017
139.82
Feb 2017
139.58
Jan 2017
141.86
Dec 2016
144.17
Nov 2016
143.1
Oct 2016
128.31
Sep 2016
131.48
Aug 2016
135.86
Jul 2016
134.97
Jun 2016
137.42
May 2016
160.23
Apr 2016
155.39
Mar 2016
161.61
Feb 2016
156.77
Jan 2016
172.41
Dec 2015
177.3
Nov 2015
185.28
Oct 2015
186.08
Sep 2015
181.28
Aug 2015
185.96
Jul 2015
193.59
Jun 2015
192.37
May 2015
189.74
Apr 2015
183.17
Mar 2015
177.97
Feb 2015
184.43
Jan 2015
176.94
Dec 2014
186.38
Nov 2014
185.58
Oct 2014
179.62
Sep 2014
177.75
Aug 2014
172.69
Jul 2014
173.55
Jun 2014
173.26
May 2014
170.48
Apr 2014
172.48
Mar 2014
171.94
Feb 2014
170.44
Jan 2014
167.66
Dec 2013
174.33
Nov 2013
167.59
Oct 2013
157.75
Sep 2013
158.94
Aug 2013
152.21
Jul 2013
148.81
Jun 2013
150.77
May 2013
152.68
Apr 2013
151.29
Mar 2013
143.22
Feb 2013
140.41
Jan 2013
145.12
Dec 2012
140.82
Nov 2012
132.09
Oct 2012
128.67
Sep 2012
125.92
Aug 2012
124.34
Jul 2012
122.43
Jun 2012
125.28
May 2012
120.68
Apr 2012
129.49
Mar 2012
132.55
Feb 2012
129.17
Jan 2012
120.08
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Statista. (June 5, 2024). British pound sterling (GBP) to Japanese yen (JPY) exchange rate from January 2012 to June 4, 2024 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1336033/exchange-rate-pound-sterling-japanese-yen/
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