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Kenyan Shilling (KES) to Laotian Kip (LAK)

Convert Kenyan shillings to Laotian Kip at the live mid-market rate. Reverse: LAK to KES

1 Kenyan Shilling =

172 LAK −0.07% today

1 KES = 172.493 LAK · 1 LAK = 0.00579734 KES

Mid-market rate, updated 09:47 UTC. Paid plans update as often as every 60 seconds. Get KES→LAK rates via API

KES to LAK over the last year

165.00170.00175.00Nov ’25Jan ’26Mar ’26May ’26Jul ’26Sep ’26
52-week high
174.67
52-week low
164.76
52-week average
169.03
Change over the year
+3.38%

Conversion tables

KES to LAK
KES LAK
1 KES 172 LAK
10 KES 1,725 LAK
100 KES 17,249 LAK
1,000 KES 172,493 LAK
10,000 KES 1,724,930 LAK
50,000 KES 8,624,652 LAK
100,000 KES 17,249,303 LAK
LAK to KES
LAK KES
1 LAK 0.005797 KES
10 LAK 0.05797 KES
100 LAK 0.5797 KES
1,000 LAK 5.80 KES
10,000 LAK 57.97 KES
50,000 LAK 289.87 KES
100,000 LAK 579.73 KES

Get KES→LAK rates via API

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

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

# the rate on a past day
curl https://api.currencyapi.com/v3/historical \
  -G -d base_currency=KES -d currencies=LAK \
  -d date=2025-10-04 \
  -H "apikey: YOUR-API-KEY"

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Questions about KES to LAK

How much is 1 KES in LAK?

1 Kenyan Shilling is 172.493 Laotian Kip at the mid-market rate of 4 October 2026, 09:47 UTC, and 1 LAK is 0.00579734 KES.

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

Over the last 52 weeks 1 KES ranged from 164.76 to 174.67 LAK, 169.033 LAK on average.

Which exchange rate is this?

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