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Central Bank of Kenya KES exchange rates today
Every base currency quoted against KES
Rate history
KES per 1 USD · buy, sell, mid and spread
No rate data for this period yet.
Mid is the average of buy and sell. Spread (right axis) is the gap between them as a % of mid.
| Base currency | Buy | Sell | Spread | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
AED |
35.37 | 35.37 |
0.0%
|
1 hour, 51 minutes ago |
AUD |
91.00 | 91.00 |
0.0%
|
1 hour, 51 minutes ago |
CAD |
92.93 | 92.93 |
0.0%
|
1 hour, 51 minutes ago |
CHF |
158.79 | 158.79 |
0.0%
|
1 hour, 51 minutes ago |
CNY |
19.48 | 19.48 |
0.0%
|
1 hour, 51 minutes ago |
DKK |
19.49 | 19.49 |
0.0%
|
1 hour, 51 minutes ago |
EUR |
145.73 | 145.73 |
0.0%
|
1 hour, 51 minutes ago |
GBP |
174.82 | 174.82 |
0.0%
|
1 hour, 51 minutes ago |
HKD |
16.56 | 16.56 |
0.0%
|
1 hour, 51 minutes ago |
INR |
1.37 | 1.37 |
0.0%
|
1 hour, 51 minutes ago |
JPY |
0.82 | 0.82 |
0.0%
|
1 hour, 51 minutes ago |
NOK |
13.96 | 13.96 |
0.0%
|
1 hour, 51 minutes ago |
SAR |
34.61 | 34.61 |
0.0%
|
1 hour, 51 minutes ago |
SEK |
13.27 | 13.27 |
0.0%
|
1 hour, 51 minutes ago |
SGD |
101.71 | 101.71 |
0.0%
|
1 hour, 51 minutes ago |
USD |
129.91 | 129.91 |
0.0%
|
1 hour, 51 minutes ago |
ZAR |
7.92 | 7.92 |
0.0%
|
1 hour, 51 minutes ago |
Central Bank of Kenya KES rate explained
Central Bank of Kenya quotes KES against USD, EUR, GBP, AED and 13 more. Every rate is the amount of KES for 1 unit of that base currency. Buy is what you receive when you send or sell 1 unit to Central Bank of Kenya; sell is what you pay to buy 1 unit.
USD
Central Bank of Kenya USD to KES:
1 USD gets you about 129.91 KES; buying 1 USD costs about 129.91 KES.
EUR
Central Bank of Kenya EUR to KES:
1 EUR gets you about 145.73 KES; buying 1 EUR costs about 145.73 KES.
GBP
Central Bank of Kenya GBP to KES:
1 GBP gets you about 174.82 KES; buying 1 GBP costs about 174.82 KES.
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Central Bank of Kenya also quotes KES against AED, AUD, CAD, CHF, CNY, DKK, HKD, INR, JPY, NOK, SAR, SEK, SGD and ZAR. Their buy, sell and spread are in the table above.
Each base currency is an independent quote from Central Bank of Kenya. They aren't conversions of each other, so compare them on their own terms rather than assuming one currency's quote translates to another.
Common questions
Q
What is the Central Bank of Kenya USD to KES rate today?
Central Bank of Kenya pays about 129.91 KES for 1 USD (buy) and charges about 129.91 KES to sell you 1 USD (sell).
Central Bank of Kenya pays about 129.91 KES for 1 USD (buy) and charges about 129.91 KES to sell you 1 USD (sell).
Q
What is the difference between the buy and sell rate?
The buy rate is what you receive in KES when you send or sell a unit of the base currency; the sell rate is what you pay in KES to get one. The gap between them is the spread, shown in the table for each base currency.
The buy rate is what you receive in KES when you send or sell a unit of the base currency; the sell rate is what you pay in KES to get one. The gap between them is the spread, shown in the table for each base currency.
Q
Why does Central Bank of Kenya show more than one KES rate?
Central Bank of Kenya quotes KES against 17 different base currencies (USD, EUR, GBP, AED, AUD, CAD, CHF, CNY, DKK, HKD, INR, JPY, NOK, SAR, SEK, SGD and ZAR). Each row in the table is its own rate.
Central Bank of Kenya quotes KES against 17 different base currencies (USD, EUR, GBP, AED, AUD, CAD, CHF, CNY, DKK, HKD, INR, JPY, NOK, SAR, SEK, SGD and ZAR). Each row in the table is its own rate.
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How does Central Bank of Kenya compare with other KES providers?
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