USD/KES Converter — US Dollar to Kenyan Shilling Live Exchange Rate
The live USD/KES exchange rate is 129.46000 (US Dollar to Kenyan Shilling), updated in real time. Convert any amount with the free currency converter below, or get USD/KES over a REST or WebSocket API in JSON or XML, updated approximately every second.
- Ask
- 129.47300
- High
- 0.00000
- Low
- 0.00000
- Open
- 129.52508
- Close
- n/a
- Spread
- 0.01300
Last updated 08:24:14 UTC, 29 Jun 2026. Rates on this page are cached briefly; query the API for sub-second updates.
Convert US Dollar to Kenyan Shilling
Enter an amount to convert USD/KES at the live exchange rate. Switch currencies to convert anything else.
Convert US Dollar to Kenyan Shilling — common amounts
Popular USD/KES conversions at the current live rate, in both directions.
| 1 USD | KSh129.46 |
| 5 USD | KSh647.30 |
| 10 USD | KSh1,294.60 |
| 25 USD | KSh3,236.50 |
| 50 USD | KSh6,473.00 |
| 100 USD | KSh12,946.00 |
| 500 USD | KSh64,730.00 |
| 1,000 USD | KSh129,460.00 |
| 1 KES | $0.007724 |
| 5 KES | $0.0386 |
| 10 KES | $0.0772 |
| 25 KES | $0.1931 |
| 50 KES | $0.3862 |
| 100 KES | $0.7724 |
| 500 KES | $3.86 |
| 1,000 KES | $7.72 |
Rates as of 08:24 UTC, 29 Jun 2026.
About USD/KES
The USD/KES pair tells you how many Kenyan Shilling one US Dollar buys. The US Dollar (USD) is the world's primary reserve currency and the most traded currency on the foreign exchange market; the Kenyan Shilling (KES) is the currency of Kenya, a leading East African financial hub. When USD/KES rises, the US Dollar is strengthening relative to the Kenyan Shilling.
Live-Rates streams the USD/KES rate in real time alongside 150+ other instruments. The quote above shows the current bid and ask; the difference between them is the spread. For programmatic access, use the API example below.
Get USD/KES via API
GET https://www.live-rates.com/api/price?key=YOUR_KEY&rate=USDKES
[
{
"currency": "USD/KES",
"rate": 129.46000,
"bid": 129.46000,
"ask": 129.47300,
"high": 0.00000,
"low": 0.00000,
"open": 129.52508,
"close": "n/a",
"timestamp": 1782721454908
}
]
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