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Kenyan Shilling (KES) to US Dollar (USD)

Convert Kenyan shillings to US dollars at the live mid-market rate. Reverse: USD to KES

1 Kenyan Shilling =

0.007709 USD 0.00% today

1 KES = 0.00770858 USD · 1 USD = 129.726 KES

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

KES to USD over the last year

0.00770.007750.0078Nov ’25Jan ’26Mar ’26May ’26Jul ’26Sep ’26
52-week high
0.0077914
52-week low
0.0076753
52-week average
0.0077351
Change over the year
−0.27%

Conversion tables

KES to USD
KES USD
1 KES 0.007709 USD
10 KES 0.07709 USD
100 KES 0.7709 USD
1,000 KES 7.71 USD
10,000 KES 77.09 USD
50,000 KES 385.43 USD
100,000 KES 770.86 USD
USD to KES
USD KES
1 USD 129.73 KES
10 USD 1,297.26 KES
100 USD 12,972.56 KES
1,000 USD 129,725.60 KES
10,000 USD 1,297,256.05 KES
50,000 USD 6,486,280.23 KES
100,000 USD 12,972,560.46 KES

Get KES→USD rates via API

The live rate, the rate on any past day or a whole range, for USD 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=USD \
  -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=USD \
  -d date=2025-10-01 \
  -H "apikey: YOUR-API-KEY"

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Questions about KES to USD

How much is 1 KES in USD?

1 Kenyan Shilling is 0.00770858 US dollars at the mid-market rate of 1 October 2026, 22:11 UTC, and 1 USD is 129.726 KES.

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

Over the last 52 weeks 1 KES ranged from 0.00767532 to 0.0077914 USD, 0.00773508 USD on average.

Which exchange rate is this?

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