1 KES = 0.051344 CNY
Updated Oct 26, 2026, 3:33 AM UTC
since 2003
The Chinese Yuan to Kenyan Shilling exchange rate is 19.4764 (Oct 26, 2026, 3:33 AM UTC): 1 CNY buys 19.4764 KES, and 1 KES buys 0.051344 CNY. That is 0.09% below the previous close. Over the last 52 weeks it has traded between 17.9126 KES (November 3, 2025) and 19.4932 KES (October 25, 2026). It is 8.4% higher than a year ago. Over the last ten years it has risen 33%. The highest daily close since 2003 was 22.7194 KES on January 26, 2024.
Uses the live mid-market rate. Physical metal, cards and money transfers usually cost more.
| CNY | KES |
|---|---|
| 1 | 19.4764 |
| 5 | 97.3818 |
| 10 | 194.764 |
| 25 | 486.909 |
| 50 | 973.818 |
| 100 | 1,947.64 |
| 250 | 4,869.09 |
| 500 | 9,738.18 |
| 1,000 | 19,476.36 |
| 5,000 | 97,381.79 |
| 10,000 | 194,763.57 |
| KES | CNY |
|---|---|
| 10 | 0.51344 |
| 50 | 2.5672 |
| 100 | 5.1344 |
| 250 | 12.8361 |
| 500 | 25.6722 |
| 1,000 | 51.3443 |
| 2,500 | 128.361 |
| 5,000 | 256.722 |
| 10,000 | 513.443 |
| 50,000 | 2,567.22 |
| 100,000 | 5,134.43 |
| Year | Open | High | Low | Close | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 18.3151 | 19.4932 | 18.2093 | 19.4764 | +6.5% |
| 2025 | 17.5587 | 18.3264 | 17.4378 | 18.2831 | +4.1% |
| 2024 | 21.8996 | 22.7194 | 17.3687 | 17.5590 | −20.0% |
| 2023 | 17.7572 | 21.9632 | 17.7157 | 21.9567 | +23.8% |
| 2022 | 17.6445 | 18.0986 | 16.4134 | 17.7425 | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 16.8219 | 17.7455 | 16.2091 | 17.6547 | +5.7% |
| 2020 | 14.4662 | 16.9304 | 14.1206 | 16.6952 | +15.7% |
| 2019 | 14.7031 | 14.9661 | 14.1054 | 14.4279 | −1.7% |
| 2018 | 15.6553 | 16.0110 | 14.3040 | 14.6704 | −6.2% |
| 2017 | 14.4774 | 15.6620 | 14.4774 | 15.6435 | +7.1% |
| 2016 | 15.3780 | 15.6087 | 14.4251 | 14.6116 | −6.4% |
| 2015 | 14.6189 | 16.5582 | 14.2879 | 15.6087 | +7.1% |
| 2014 | 14.1196 | 14.6073 | 13.6297 | 14.5806 | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 13.8214 | 14.2792 | 13.3011 | 14.2716 | +5.3% |
| 2012 | 13.2385 | 13.8403 | 12.7621 | 13.5592 | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 12.2388 | 16.6308 | 11.7029 | 13.2490 | +8.7% |
| 2010 | 10.8926 | 12.1955 | 10.5178 | 12.1927 | +11.2% |
| 2009 | 11.3258 | 11.8513 | 10.3785 | 10.9619 | −3.9% |
| 2008 | 8.6636 | 11.6037 | 8.3624 | 11.4026 | +32.3% |
| 2007 | 8.8314 | 9.0172 | 8.2990 | 8.6167 | −2.4% |
| 2006 | 8.9217 | 9.2281 | 8.3641 | 8.8314 | −1.5% |
| 2005 | 9.4297 | 9.4660 | 8.6702 | 8.9651 | −1.2% |
| 2004 | 9.1458 | 9.8836 | 9.0748 | 9.0748 | −0.8% |
| 2003 | 9.1458 | 9.2183 | 9.0915 | 9.1519 | — |
From daily closes (UTC). The current year runs to the latest close.
| Month | Average | High | Low | Close | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2026 | 19.2688 | 19.4932 | 19.1078 | 19.4764 | +1.4% |
| Sep 2026 | 19.1556 | 19.2173 | 19.1088 | 19.2005 | +0.5% |
| Aug 2026 | 19.0539 | 19.1125 | 18.9476 | 19.1125 | +0.5% |
| Jul 2026 | 18.9401 | 19.0156 | 18.8612 | 19.0156 | +0.4% |
| Jun 2026 | 18.9556 | 19.0173 | 18.8595 | 18.9345 | −0.3% |
| May 2026 | 18.8743 | 18.9913 | 18.7620 | 18.9913 | +1.2% |
| Apr 2026 | 18.8046 | 18.9576 | 18.7094 | 18.7635 | +0.1% |
| Mar 2026 | 18.6143 | 18.7867 | 18.3845 | 18.7366 | −0.3% |
| Feb 2026 | 18.5409 | 18.7950 | 18.3971 | 18.7950 | +2.0% |
| Jan 2026 | 18.3796 | 18.5079 | 18.2093 | 18.4281 | +0.8% |
| Dec 2025 | 18.1840 | 18.3264 | 18.0768 | 18.2831 | +0.4% |
| Nov 2025 | 18.0627 | 18.2034 | 17.9126 | 18.2034 | +1.0% |
The Chinese Yuan to Kenyan Shilling exchange rate is 19.4764 (Oct 26, 2026, 3:33 AM UTC): 1 CNY buys 19.4764 KES, and 1 KES buys 0.051344 CNY. That is 0.09% below the previous close.
100 CNY is 1,947.64 KES at the live rate (Oct 26, 2026, 3:33 AM UTC), and 100 KES is 5.1344 CNY.
The highest daily close in our data since 2003 is 22.7194 KES, on January 26, 2024. The lowest is 8.2990 KES, on May 21, 2007.
CNY/KES is a cross rate: the CNY price in US dollars divided by the KES price in US dollars. Both legs update continuously from interbank, exchange and central-bank sources, so CNY/KES moves when either market moves.
Yes. Call /latest with base=KES and currencies=CNY for the live rate, /convert to convert an amount, and /timeframe for daily history since 2003. A free API key is enough to start.
curl "https://metalapi.com/api/v1/latest?api_key=YOUR_API_KEY&base=KES¤cies=CNY"{
"success": true,
"base": "KES",
"rates": {
"CNY": 0.05134430403,
"KESCNY": 19.47635709
}
}rates.CNY is how much CNY one KES buys; rates.KESCNY is the price of one CNY in KES.