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US Dollar (USD) to Kenyan Shilling (KES)

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

1 US Dollar =

129.73 KES 0.00% today

1 USD = 129.726 KES · 1 KES = 0.00770858 USD

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

USD to KES over the last year

129.00130.00Nov ’25Jan ’26Mar ’26May ’26Jul ’26Sep ’26
52-week high
130.29
52-week low
128.35
52-week average
129.28
Change over the year
+0.27%

Conversion tables

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
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

Get USD→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.

curl https://api.currencyapi.com/v3/latest \
  -G -d base_currency=USD -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=USD -d currencies=KES \
  -d date=2025-10-01 \
  -H "apikey: YOUR-API-KEY"

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Questions about USD to KES

How much is 1 USD in KES?

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

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

Over the last 52 weeks 1 USD ranged from 128.347 to 130.288 KES, 129.282 KES on average.

Which exchange rate is this?

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