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Kenyan Shilling (KES) to CFA Franc BEAC (XAF)

Convert Kenyan shillings to CFA francs BEAC at the live mid-market rate. Reverse: XAF to KES

1 Kenyan Shilling =

4 XAF −0.07% today

1 KES = 4.49387 XAF · 1 XAF = 0.222525 KES

Mid-market rate, updated 07:18 UTC. Paid plans update as often as every 60 seconds. Get KES→XAF rates via API

KES to XAF over the last year

4.304.404.50Nov ’25Jan ’26Mar ’26May ’26Jul ’26Sep ’26
52-week high
4.5351
52-week low
4.2252
52-week average
4.3697
Change over the year
+4.02%

Conversion tables

KES to XAF
KES XAF
1 KES 4 XAF
10 KES 45 XAF
100 KES 449 XAF
1,000 KES 4,494 XAF
10,000 KES 44,939 XAF
50,000 KES 224,693 XAF
100,000 KES 449,387 XAF
XAF to KES
XAF KES
1 XAF 0.2225 KES
10 XAF 2.23 KES
100 XAF 22.25 KES
1,000 XAF 222.53 KES
10,000 XAF 2,225.25 KES
50,000 XAF 11,126.27 KES
100,000 XAF 22,252.54 KES

Get KES→XAF rates via API

The live rate, the rate on any past day or a whole range, for XAF 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=XAF \
  -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=XAF \
  -d date=2025-10-04 \
  -H "apikey: YOUR-API-KEY"

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Questions about KES to XAF

How much is 1 KES in XAF?

1 Kenyan Shilling is 4.49387 CFA francs BEAC at the mid-market rate of 4 October 2026, 07:18 UTC, and 1 XAF is 0.222525 KES.

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

Over the last 52 weeks 1 KES ranged from 4.22515 to 4.53515 XAF, 4.36974 XAF on average.

Which exchange rate is this?

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