Convert USD to KES (US Dollar to Kenyan Shilling live rate)

As of 3 November 2026, 1 US Dollar (USD) is worth 129.98 Kenyan Shilling (KES) at the mid-market exchange rate.

100 US Dollar converts to about 12,998.10 Kenyan Shilling at the current mid-market rate. For 1,000 USD the figure is about 129,980.97 KES.

The live USD to KES rate is 129.98. CurrenciesLive refreshes rates from interbank data every few minutes and shows the mid-market value, which is the midpoint between buy and sell prices.

No one can predict the best day to convert with certainty. Rates react to central bank decisions, inflation data and market sentiment, so short term moves are close to random. What you can control is the margin: compare each provider's rate against the mid-market rate shown here, because a 2% margin on a 1,000 USD transfer costs about 2,599.62 KES.

Daily history is only available for the major currencies covered by the European Central Bank reference feed. For USD/KES the live rate and the conversion table above are updated continuously, but no chart is shown.

The US Dollar is currently worth 129.98 Kenyan Shilling. Daily history is not published for this pair in the European Central Bank feed, so the live rate above is the best available reference.

No. Banks and money transfer providers usually add a margin of roughly 0.5% to 3% on top of the mid-market rate, and many also charge a fixed fee. That margin is the gap between the rate shown here and the rate you are offered.

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