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GBP to KES

British Pound Sterling (GBP) to Kenyan Shilling (KES)

Convert British pounds sterling to Kenyan shillings at the live mid-market rate. Reverse: KES to GBP

Amount

From

1 British Pound Sterling =

171.18 KES −0.51% today

1 GBP = 171.176 KES · 1 KES = 0.00584193 GBP

Mid-market rate, updated 22:11 UTC. Paid plans update as often as every 60 seconds. Get GBP→KES rates via API

GBP to KES over the last year

52-week high: 178.52
52-week low: 168.27
52-week average: 173.34
Change over the year: −1.85%

Conversion tables

GBP to KES
GBP	KES
1 GBP	171.18 KES
10 GBP	1,711.76 KES
100 GBP	17,117.63 KES
1,000 GBP	171,176.26 KES
10,000 GBP	1,711,762.55 KES
50,000 GBP	8,558,812.76 KES
100,000 GBP	17,117,625.52 KES

KES to GBP
KES	GBP
1 KES	0.005842 GBP
10 KES	0.05842 GBP
100 KES	0.5842 GBP
1,000 KES	5.84 GBP
10,000 KES	58.42 GBP
50,000 KES	292.10 GBP
100,000 KES	584.19 GBP

Get GBP→KES rates via API

The live rate, the rate on any past day or a whole range, for KES and 170+ other currencies, as JSON. Free plan included. See the exchange rate API.

Get a free API key API documentation

curl https://api.currencyapi.com/v3/latest \
  -G -d base_currency=GBP -d currencies=KES \
  -H "apikey: YOUR-API-KEY"

# the rate on a past day
curl https://api.currencyapi.com/v3/historical \
  -G -d base_currency=GBP -d currencies=KES \
  -d date=2025-10-01 \
  -H "apikey: YOUR-API-KEY"

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Questions about GBP to KES

How much is 1 GBP in KES?

1 British Pound Sterling is 171.176 Kenyan shillings at the mid-market rate of 1 October 2026, 22:11 UTC, and 1 KES is 0.00584193 GBP.

What was the GBP to KES rate over the last year?

Over the last 52 weeks 1 GBP ranged from 168.273 to 178.523 KES, 173.341 KES on average.

Which exchange rate is this?

The mid-market rate: the midpoint between what currency markets pay and ask for GBP/KES, without the margin a bank or card issuer adds, so the rate you are charged is usually a little worse.