1 GBP = 173.79 KES
Updated Oct 26, 2026, 3:47 AM UTC
since 2003
The Kenyan Shilling to British Pound exchange rate is 0.005754 (Oct 26, 2026, 3:47 AM UTC): 1 KES buys 0.005754 GBP, and 1 GBP buys 173.793 KES. That is 0.06% below the previous close. Over the last 52 weeks it has traded between 0.0056544 GBP (January 29, 2026) and 0.0059702 GBP (November 4, 2025). It is 2.0% lower than a year ago. Over the last ten years it has fallen 30%. The highest daily close since 2003 was 0.009536 GBP on March 12, 2009.
Uses the live mid-market rate. Physical metal, cards and money transfers usually cost more.
| KES | GBP |
|---|---|
| 100 | 0.5754 |
| 500 | 2.8770 |
| 1,000 | 5.7540 |
| 2,500 | 14.3849 |
| 5,000 | 28.7698 |
| 10,000 | 57.5396 |
| 25,000 | 143.849 |
| 50,000 | 287.698 |
| 100,000 | 575.396 |
| 500,000 | 2,876.98 |
| 1,000,000 | 5,753.96 |
| GBP | KES |
|---|---|
| 1 | 173.793 |
| 5 | 868.967 |
| 10 | 1,737.93 |
| 25 | 4,344.84 |
| 50 | 8,689.67 |
| 100 | 17,379.34 |
| 250 | 43,448.36 |
| 500 | 86,896.71 |
| 1,000 | 173,793.42 |
| 5,000 | 868,967.11 |
| 10,000 | 1,737,934.23 |
| Year | Open | High | Low | Close | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0.0058075 | 0.0059154 | 0.0056544 | 0.005754 | −0.8% |
| 2025 | 0.0062833 | 0.0064196 | 0.005659 | 0.0058019 | −6.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0050434 | 0.0063508 | 0.0048177 | 0.0062271 | +23.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0067726 | 0.0068729 | 0.0050214 | 0.0050415 | −25.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0066068 | 0.0078808 | 0.006467 | 0.0067937 | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0067838 | 0.0068684 | 0.0064964 | 0.0066152 | −1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0076061 | 0.0083379 | 0.006648 | 0.0067123 | −11.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0077428 | 0.0081686 | 0.0074802 | 0.0075402 | −2.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0072965 | 0.0079479 | 0.0069664 | 0.0077428 | +6.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0080904 | 0.0081709 | 0.0072186 | 0.0072671 | −9.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0066609 | 0.0082721 | 0.0066609 | 0.0080047 | +20.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0070889 | 0.0075839 | 0.0061798 | 0.0066596 | −6.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0069968 | 0.0072651 | 0.0067494 | 0.0070889 | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0073216 | 0.0080185 | 0.0069968 | 0.0069968 | −4.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0077376 | 0.0079105 | 0.0072298 | 0.0073216 | −5.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0080009 | 0.0082086 | 0.006013 | 0.0077274 | −3.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0083303 | 0.0093844 | 0.0077125 | 0.0080022 | −2.9% |
| 2009 | 0.008797 | 0.009536 | 0.0077488 | 0.0082376 | −6.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0079154 | 0.0089474 | 0.0069149 | 0.008797 | +11.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0076936 | 0.0082647 | 0.0072165 | 0.0079154 | +7.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0080625 | 0.0081137 | 0.0072217 | 0.0073969 | −7.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0067088 | 0.0080843 | 0.0067088 | 0.0080292 | +16.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0073669 | 0.0074008 | 0.0063479 | 0.0068913 | −6.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0076552 | 0.0076884 | 0.0073669 | 0.0073669 | — |
From daily closes (UTC). The current year runs to the latest close.
| Month | Average | High | Low | Close | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2026 | 0.0058393 | 0.0059024 | 0.005754 | 0.005754 | −1.6% |
| Sep 2026 | 0.0058001 | 0.0058868 | 0.0057396 | 0.0058467 | +1.7% |
| Aug 2026 | 0.0057534 | 0.0057953 | 0.0057022 | 0.005751 | −0.9% |
| Jul 2026 | 0.0058272 | 0.0058786 | 0.0057694 | 0.0058037 | −1.4% |
| Jun 2026 | 0.0058387 | 0.0059154 | 0.0057794 | 0.0058869 | +1.6% |
| May 2026 | 0.0057779 | 0.0058372 | 0.0057257 | 0.0057956 | +0.3% |
| Apr 2026 | 0.0057869 | 0.005878 | 0.0057353 | 0.0057774 | −1.1% |
| Mar 2026 | 0.0058394 | 0.0058885 | 0.0057543 | 0.0058411 | +1.4% |
| Feb 2026 | 0.005747 | 0.0058203 | 0.005655 | 0.0057588 | +1.5% |
| Jan 2026 | 0.0057753 | 0.0058306 | 0.0056544 | 0.0056746 | −2.2% |
| Dec 2025 | 0.0058314 | 0.005903 | 0.0057502 | 0.0058019 | −1.2% |
| Nov 2025 | 0.0059305 | 0.0059702 | 0.0058662 | 0.005875 | −1.3% |
The Kenyan Shilling to British Pound exchange rate is 0.005754 (Oct 26, 2026, 3:47 AM UTC): 1 KES buys 0.005754 GBP, and 1 GBP buys 173.793 KES. That is 0.06% below the previous close.
10,000 KES is 57.5396 GBP at the live rate (Oct 26, 2026, 3:47 AM UTC), and 10,000 GBP is 1,737,934.23 KES.
The highest daily close in our data since 2003 is 0.009536 GBP, on March 12, 2009. The lowest is 0.0048177 GBP, on January 26, 2024.
KES/GBP is a cross rate: the KES price in US dollars divided by the GBP price in US dollars. Both legs update continuously from interbank, exchange and central-bank sources, so KES/GBP moves when either market moves.
Yes. Call /latest with base=GBP and currencies=KES 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=GBP¤cies=KES"{
"success": true,
"base": "GBP",
"rates": {
"KES": 173.7934228,
"GBPKES": 0.00575395768
}
}rates.KES is how much KES one GBP buys; rates.GBPKES is the price of one KES in GBP.