Live rate: 1 GBP = 9.6490 CNY (-0.07%)

Inverted: 1 CNY = 0.1036 GBP

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Comparison Results:

ProviderExchange RateFeeYou GetServiceNotesAction

Live Market Rate

9.649009.6490
Horizon Currency 9.6152

(indicative)

09.6152 International Payments and Transfers Experts in international money transfers for business and individuals, delivering industry-beating exchange rates.
CorPay 9.5815

(indicative)

09.5815 International Payments and Transfers Indicative Dealing Desk Quote. Rate can only be applied to transfers in excess of £2000 equivalent.
wise 9.64900.95%9.5573 Best Multi-Currency Card One currency card for all your travels. Use it instantly as a digital card and top-up from the app, with the mid-market rate. 40+ currencies. Save up to 87% when you spend internationally.
Travel FX 9.364009.3640 Holiday FX, Cash Delivery A specialist alternative to banks, bureau de change & the Post Office for clients seeking competitive currency exchange rates. A multiple award-winning company, offering free delivery (over £700.00), no commission charges, payment by Debit Card or Bank Transfer and typically offering the best exchange rates available.
currencyonlinegroup 9.353309.3533 Best Branch Collection Also offer delivery and cash buyback services. Home delivery orders of £5 and above are accepted, for branch collection the minimum is £500. One of the highest rated companies we survey according to independent rating review providers.
The coventfx 9.086509.0865Holiday FX, Cash Delivery Covent Garden FX is a family-owned and operated Bureau De Change located in the heart of Central London. Established for over 20 years, we offer extremely competitive exchange rates with no commission and no fees.

Best Bank Rate

Banks
9.3788

(upper range)

Variable9.3788 Payments, transfers, holiday money Determined using data on spread charges supplied by IMTI

Worst Bank Rate

Banks
9.3113

(lower range)

Variable9.3113Payments, transfers, holiday money Determined using data on spread charges supplied by Money Mover and Accourt

Paypal

Paypal
9.214809.2148 International Payments and Transfers
For full historical data please visit: GBP/CNY exchange rate history pages for the year 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012

January - 2025

SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
1
2

Open: 9.1320

Close: 9.0380

Mid: 9.0895

3

Open: 9.0370

Close: 9.0940

Mid: 9.0675

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Open: 9.0810

Close: 9.1680

Mid: 9.1330

7

Open: 9.1680

Close: 9.1420

Mid: 9.1735

8

Open: 9.1420

Close: 9.0630

Mid: 9.0990

9

Open: 9.0630

Close: 9.0250

Mid: 9.0280

10

Open: 9.0250

Close: 8.9520

Mid: 8.9890

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Open: 8.9450

Close: 8.9390

Mid: 8.9145

14

Open: 8.9400

Close: 8.9550

Mid: 8.9405

15

Open: 8.9550

Close: 8.9740

Mid: 8.9735

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Open: 8.9740

Close: 8.9730

Mid: 8.9595

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Open: 8.9730

Close: 8.9140

Mid: 8.9445

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Open: 8.9180

Close: 9.0150

Mid: 8.9625

21

Open: 9.0150

Close: 8.9810

Mid: 8.9905

22

Open: 8.9810

Close: 8.9560

Mid: 8.9685

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Open: 8.9560

Close: 9.0030

Mid: 8.9840

24

Open: 9.0030

Close: 9.0440

Mid: 9.0165

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Open: 9.0370

Close: 9.0630

Mid: 9.0490

28

Open: 9.0630

Close: 9.0220

Mid: 9.0350

29

Open: 9.0210

Close: 8.9260

Mid: 8.9755

30

Open: 8.9260

Close: 8.9100

Mid: 8.9265

31

Open: 8.9090

Close: 8.9070

Mid: 8.9320

February - 2025

SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
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Open: 8.8280

Close: 8.9540

Mid: 8.8870

4

Open: 8.9550

Close: 8.9670

Mid: 8.9410

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Open: 8.9670

Close: 9.0930

Mid: 9.0385

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Open: 9.0930

Close: 9.0650

Mid: 9.0605

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Open: 9.0650

Close: 9.0390

Mid: 9.0580

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Open: 9.0330

Close: 9.0300

Mid: 9.0415

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Open: 9.0310

Close: 9.0960

Mid: 9.0560

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Open: 9.0960

Close: 9.0940

Mid: 9.0860

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Open: 9.0940

Close: 9.1600

Mid: 9.1290

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Open: 9.1600

Close: 9.1300

Mid: 9.1665

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Open: 9.1350

Close: 9.1590

Mid: 9.1445

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Open: 9.1590

Close: 9.1800

Mid: 9.1555

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Open: 9.1800

Close: 9.1680

Mid: 9.1735

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Open: 9.1670

Close: 9.1930

Mid: 9.1855

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Open: 9.1930

Close: 9.1590

Mid: 9.1770

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Open: 9.1690

Close: 9.1510

Mid: 9.1745

25

Open: 9.1510

Close: 9.1810

Mid: 9.1655

26

Open: 9.1810

Close: 9.2020

Mid: 9.2570

27

Open: 9.2020

Close: 9.1810

Mid: 9.1800

28

Open: 9.1810

Close: 9.1620

Mid: 9.1735

March - 2025

SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
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2
3

Open: 9.1670

Close: 9.2540

Mid: 9.2135

4

Open: 9.2540

Close: 9.2960

Mid: 9.2675

5

Open: 9.2960

Close: 9.3510

Mid: 9.3170

6

Open: 9.3510

Close: 9.3400

Mid: 9.3485

7

Open: 9.3410

Close: 9.3490

Mid: 9.3575

8
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Open: 9.3430

Close: 9.3470

Mid: 9.3405

11

Open: 9.3470

Close: 9.4020

Mid: 9.3785

12

Open: 9.4020

Close: 9.3830

Mid: 9.4010

13

Open: 9.3820

Close: 9.3750

Mid: 9.3725

14

Open: 9.3750

Close: 9.3630

Mid: 9.3640

15
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Open: 9.3620

Close: 9.3970

Mid: 9.3800

18

Open: 9.3970

Close: 9.3980

Mid: 9.3905

19

Open: 9.3980

Close: 9.4030

Mid: 9.3860

20

Open: 9.4020

Close: 9.3990

Mid: 9.3840

21

Open: 9.3990

Close: 9.3620

Mid: 9.3760

22
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Open: 9.3480

Close: 9.3740

Mid: 9.3750

25

Open: 9.3740

Close: 9.3940

Mid: 9.3850

26

Open: 9.3940

Close: 9.3540

Mid: 9.3730

27

Open: 9.3540

Close: 9.7380

Mid: 9.7075

28

Open: 9.7380

Close: 9.4020

Mid: 9.5720

29
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Open: 9.3950

Close: 9.3760

Mid: 9.3930

April - 2025

SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
1

Open: 9.3760

Close: 9.3950

Mid: 9.3740

2

Open: 9.3950

Close: 9.4470

Mid: 9.4165

3

Open: 9.4480

Close: 9.5350

Mid: 9.5110

4

Open: 9.5350

Close: 9.3790

Mid: 9.4565

5
6
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Open: 9.3530

Close: 9.2980

Mid: 9.3360

8

Open: 9.2980

Close: 9.3680

Mid: 9.3450

9

Open: 9.3690

Close: 9.4250

Mid: 9.3980

10

Open: 9.4250

Close: 9.4840

Mid: 9.4745

11

Open: 9.4840

Close: 9.5340

Mid: 9.5415

12
13
14

Open: 9.5370

Close: 9.6450

Mid: 9.5870

15

Open: 9.6440

Close: 9.6790

Mid: 9.6595

16

Open: 9.7230

Close: 9.7290

Mid: 9.7385

17

Open: 9.7290

Close: 9.6830

Mid: 9.7085

18

Open: 9.6830

Close: 9.6830

Mid: 9.6830

19
20
21

Open: 9.6910

Close: 9.7560

Mid: 9.7420

22

Open: 9.7560

Close: 9.7470

Mid: 9.7580

23

Open: 9.7470

Close: 9.6590

Mid: 9.7045

24

Open: 9.6590

Close: 9.7240

Mid: 9.6925

25

Open: 9.7240

Close: 9.7020

Mid: 9.7000

26
27
28

Open: 9.7010

Close: 9.7960

Mid: 9.7385

29

Open: 9.7960

Close: 9.7470

Mid: 9.7720

30

Open: 9.7460

Close: 9.6910

Mid: 9.7160

May - 2025

SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
1

Open: 9.6910

Close: 9.6560

Mid: 9.6735

2

Open: 9.6560

Close: 9.6480

Mid: 9.6675

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Compare Exchange Rates:

Know What the Best Exchange Rate Looks Like

Benchmark the exchange rate market with Pound Sterling Live's custom currency rate comparison tool with built-in algorithms to find the best rates in the market.

Why

Banks and financial institutions buy and sell currency from each other - these sizeable institutions are 'the market' and the rate they transact at is the 'market rate'. The difference between how much a currency is purchased and sold is the spread, which is essentially the difference between the buy and sell price.

But, when currency is sold by banks to retail customers that spread widens significantly and the profit on the transaction is therefore substantially larger.

Therefore when we focus on the transfer fee when sending money abroad we often miss the biggest cost: the exchange rate spread.

Foreign exchange providers have essentially recognised this and they enter the market to transfer money at tighter spreads, thereby saving potentially significant amounts of money for their clients simply by providing better exchange rates.

For example, the transfer of £100K into euros is expected to attract a rate that delivers between €112,480 and €113,296 with the UK's leading high street banks. But FCA authorised providers will provide a rate that delivers between €115,510 and €115,740 (using rates on 05/07/21).

Taking the time to work with a FCA regulated currency provider could therefore result in the delivery of an extra euros amount of between €2444 and €3030.

Safety is Everything

Pound Sterling Live only works with foreign exchange payment companies that are FCA Authorised. This is important: FCA regulations and oversight requires the money they transfer on your behalf to be protected through a process known as 'safeguarding'. Safeguarding requires the payments company to keep your money separate from their own money in a top-tier bank. Therefore if the provider comes under stress your money should be protected.