Official exchange rate
Convert Kenyan Shilling to US Dollar
1 KES = 0.007727 USDofficial rate · 2026-09KES +4.1% vs USD (1y)
Official KES/USD rate from WORLD BANK GEM SIGNALS. Retrieved September 9, 2026.
Converter
1 KES = 0.007727 USD1 USD = 129.42 KES
Official rate vs market rate
This is the official rate reported by WORLD BANK GEM SIGNALS for 2026-09. Bank and parallel-market rates may differ. The API includes the source and retrieval date.
KES per USD over time
Annual period-average official rate. A rising line means the KES has weakened against the US dollar.
KES/USD history
| Year | KES per USD |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 129.3 |
| 2024 | 134.82 |
| 2023 | 139.85 |
| 2022 | 117.87 |
| 2021 | 109.64 |
| 2020 | 106.45 |
| 2019 | 101.99 |
| 2018 | 101.3 |
| 2017 | 103.41 |
| 2016 | 101.5 |
Get this rate via API
The first request returns available official-rate snapshots; the second returns available annual period averages. Both use KES per USD. For the reverse conversion, divide 1 by the rate.
curl "https://api.africa-api.com/v1/data?country_code=KE&metric_key=official_exchange_rate_latest_lcu_per_usd" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $AFRICA_API_KEY"curl "https://api.africa-api.com/v1/data?country_code=KE&metric_key=official_exchange_rate_lcu_per_usd" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $AFRICA_API_KEY"Convert US Dollars to other African currencies
More Kenya economic data