The USD/KES exchange rate was unchanged at 129.1500 on May 8, 2026. Over the past month, the Kenyan Shilling has strengthened 0.08%, and is up by 0.08% over the last 12 months. Historically, the USDKES reached an all time high of 163.00 in January of 2024.

The Kenyan Shilling is expected to trade at 129.06 by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. Looking forward, we estimate it to trade at 128.58 in 12 months time.



Crosses Price Day Year Date
USDKES 129.1500 0 0% -0.08% May/08
EURKES 151.9566 0.5192 0.34% 4.48% May/08
GBPKES 175.7499 0.6561 0.37% 2.20% May/08
AUDKES 93.4555 0.3500 0.38% 12.67% May/08
NZDKES 76.9876 0.2983 0.39% 0.73% May/08
KESJPY 1.2129 -0.0022 -0.18% 7.86% May/08
KESCNY 0.0526 -0.0001 -0.15% -6.03% May/08
KESCHF 0.0060 -0.00002 -0.30% -6.27% May/08
KESCAD 0.0106 0.00003 0.29% -1.60% May/08
KESMXN 0.1333 -0.0008 -0.58% -11.43% May/08
KESINR 0.7303 0.0004 0.06% 9.64% May/08
KESBRL 0.0380 -0.0003 -0.82% -13.36% May/08
KESRUB 0.5753 -0.0027 -0.47% -9.77% May/08
KESKRW 11.3423 0.0479 0.42% 4.35% May/08
KESIDR 134.3631 0.0464 0.03% 4.92% May/08
KESARS 10.8053 -0.0002 -0.002% 25.48% May/08
KESCZK 0.1599 -0.0006 -0.39% -6.89% May/08
KESDKK 0.0492 -0.0002 -0.36% -4.37% May/08
KESHUF 2.3376 -0.0192 -0.82% -16.38% May/08
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Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Kenya Inflation Rate 5.60 4.40 percent Apr 2026
United States Inflation Rate 3.30 2.40 percent Mar 2026
United States Fed Funds Interest Rate 3.75 3.75 percent Apr 2026
Kenya Interest Rate 8.75 8.75 percent Apr 2026
United States Unemployment Rate 4.30 4.30 percent Apr 2026
Kenya Unemployment Rate 5.40 5.50 percent Dec 2025

Kenyan Shilling
The USDKES spot exchange rate specifies how much one currency, the USD, is currently worth in terms of the other, the KES. While the USDKES spot exchange rate is quoted and exchanged in the same day, the USDKES forward rate is quoted today but for delivery and payment on a specific future date.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
129.15 129.15 163.00 5.00 2001 - 2026 Daily