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Laotian Kip (LAK) to Kenyan Shilling (KES)

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

1 Laotian Kip =

0.005797 KES +0.07% today

1 LAK = 0.00579734 KES · 1 KES = 172.493 LAK

Mid-market rate, updated 06:34 UTC. Paid plans update as often as every 60 seconds. Get LAK→KES rates via API

LAK to KES over the last year

0.00570.00580.00590.006Nov ’25Jan ’26Mar ’26May ’26Jul ’26Sep ’26
52-week high
0.0060694
52-week low
0.0057251
52-week average
0.0059177
Change over the year
−3.27%

Conversion tables

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
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 8,624,651 LAK
100,000 KES 17,249,301 LAK

Get LAK→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=LAK -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=LAK -d currencies=KES \
  -d date=2025-10-04 \
  -H "apikey: YOUR-API-KEY"

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Questions about LAK to KES

How much is 1 LAK in KES?

1 Laotian Kip is 0.00579734 Kenyan shillings at the mid-market rate of 4 October 2026, 06:34 UTC, and 1 KES is 172.493 LAK.

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

Over the last 52 weeks 1 LAK ranged from 0.00572508 to 0.00606944 KES, 0.00591773 KES on average.

Which exchange rate is this?

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